THE UNDERGROUND CONCOURSE |
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This is a rectangular area leading southeast from the foot of the escalators from the mainline concourse, towards the passage to the Circle and District Line Platforms. A passage leads left (northeast) towards the Bakerloo Line platforms. The gate line is divided into three sections:
Travelex, money exchange, closed? pillar, one metre out tourist information and hotel reservation counter pillar and wall juts out quick ticket machine on corner fare information Oyster card vending machine ticket machine Oyster card top-up machine fast ticket machine ticket machine fast ticket machine 2 ticket machines blank door queuing system for 3 ticket sales windows |
The windows are numbered from 1 to 3, from the left, you follow the barrier then turn left towards the windows.
3 automatic entrances (for Bakerloo Line) gate line retreats southeast 2 automatic entrances (for Circle and District lines) manual gate assistance booth gate line returns with a manual gate on the southwest side 5 automatic exits Gate line turns right, northwest Automatic exit |
2 phones passage to lift serving all floors |
defibrillator mainline departures board |
pillar, out one metre WH Smith pillar wall juts out, about five metres before the up escalator fire extinguishers |
Southeast of the ticket machines are two pillars which divide the walkway into thirds:
3 billboards blank door wall with billboards passage leaving northeast to Bakerloo Line |
Tube map 2 billboards passage leaving southeast to Circle and District lines |
wall with blank door billboards blank door billboards gate line |
Note that, as the gate line retreats southeast, there's a pillar in that corner, inside the gate line.
There are two pillars in line with the northeast wall of the passage to the Circle and District lines.
PADDINGTON UNDERGROUND STATION
© 2008, Terry Robinson