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The Science Museum entrance to South Kensington station is notorious for being a long underground walk -- maybe 500 metres.

Mike Scott | 07.03.15 - 7:20 a.m. | #

It is nice to be underground if it's raining or blowing a gale. Next step, perhaps a travolator link to Euston. (Or to appeal to DG's favourites, a cable car from the gardens in front of Euston to the public - waste of - space in front of Kings Cross)

100andthirty | 07.03.15 - 7:36 a.m. | #

The subterranean passage linking South Ken to the museums in Albertopolis. Science Museum entrance is at the end of the passage.

Nick A | 07.03.15 - 7:40 a.m. | #

Waterloo main entrance to Northern/Bakerloo via Jubilee If you DON'T use the travellator, that's got to be at least 4 minute, more.

Geofftech | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 7:46 a.m. | #

Rearest of the rear entrances of the Jubilee at Canary Wharf. It you have an aversion to escalators and just use steps, that's also a good 3+ minutes.

Geofftech | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 7:48 a.m. | #

And Oxford Circus to Central Line isn't quick either. And that's it.. i'm out. (Was also going to say South Ken, obvs. which is longer than Kings Cross)

Geofftech | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 7:51 a.m. | #

Well at least you get some pretty things to gawp at.

Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 7:52 a.m. | #

Maybe they should have reopened York Road station instead.

Max Roberts | 07.03.15 - 7:58 a.m. | #

I use South Ken Station each day and never use the subway because it is quite grotty now and much in need to a refresh while there is air, light and only occasional rain up top. I sometimes see families walk north up Exhibition Road from side entrance of the Natural History Museum (old Geology Museum) to the subway entrance at the Science Museum just to walk directly back south in the subway. Most certainly one should not use the subway at half-term; 5 minute walk becomes a 5 minute slalom with a 10 minute queue at the end.

Tunnel Bore | 07.03.15 - 8:54 a.m. | #

But, as you've written before, it's madness to follow the signs to the Victoria Line. The best way to go is to go via the old ticket hall.

Bryn Davies | 07.03.15 - 8:58 a.m. | #

The Victoria line's about a minute from the top of the escalators in the old ticket hall, so I'd estimate about 5m 10s via that route.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 9:02 a.m. | #

Heathrow (Terminals 1,2,3)?

Lorenzo | 07.03.15 - 10:02 a.m. | #

Wall looks nice.
Bit of a pointless waste of energy though.

| 07.03.15 - 10:05 a.m. | #

Some of the Paddington entrances to the H&C?

Claire | 07.03.15 - 10:43 a.m. | #

Many of the examples given don't meet your criterion of being the nearest tube platform: Waterloo Road to Bakerloo for example, because the Jubilee is nearer - similarly from the Paddington main entrance is quite close to the District Line platforms, albeit a long way from the H&C.
And indeed as you yourself say, the nearest tube platforms to this new entrance at Kings Cross are probably the Northern Line, about 4 minutes away - platform 11 in the main line station is even closer.

As you specifically said the nearest Tube trains you might count Sandell Street entrance at Waterloo East to Tube platform at Southwark is a bit of a trek, but I don't think it's advertised as a Tube entrance (and you have to go through three barriers). Likewise the South Bank entrance to Blackfriars.
Heathrow Terminal 3 and the Albertopolis subway are both about 200m from the respective Tube stations. The Northern Line platforms are a similar distance from the new entrance at Kings Cross.
However, if you have the misfortune to be at the rear of a Midland main Line train arriving at St Pancras, the nearest tube platform is about 500m away as the crow flies - at Mornington Crescent!

timbo | 07.03.15 - 11:15 a.m. | #

This is the sort of DG post and discussion I like as it proves what a unique city London is. For myself I always use the passage at South Ken as a shortcut to the various museums.

Anthony Finerty | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 1:09 p.m. | #

@ 10:05 a.m.
Well being underground, it has to be illuminated somehow anyway, and maybe these are low-energy lights. Might as well be attractive lighting if you have to illuminate anyway.

| 07.03.15 - 1:37 p.m. | #

@timbo - you won that round of the famous panel game!

Bob Lindsay-Smith | 07.03.15 - 3:03 p.m. | #

Post updated
(to include the Northern line trek, and the South Kensington subway)

diamond geezer | Homepage | 07.03.15 - 6:21 p.m. | #

I use the South Ken tunnel, and it really depends on your walking speed - usually walkable in 4 minutes, if you're fast you can do it in 2 and a half, and at a fast running pace it can be cut right down to 1 and a half.

the orange one | 07.03.15 - 6:59 p.m. | #

There is a long closed (and not much used when it was open) entrance to Northfields station from Weymouth Avenue.
When Northfields station was resited to make way for the enlargement of the depot when the Piccadilly Line took the Hounslow branch over from the District, the new station was also intended to replace South Ealing station, hence the extra entrance just west of South Ealing station, with a high level walkway to Northfields station. However, the users of South Ealing station rebelled and forced London Transport to keep South Ealing.
Parts of the supporting structure of the walkway can still be seen between South Ealing and Northfields.

Stephen Bird | 07.03.15 - 7:08 p.m. | #

Happy Birthday for Monday!
Hope you have a great one.

Deb | 07.03.15 - 11:16 p.m. | #

Of course it takes even longer to get to the (?)westbound Piccadilly line at South Ken as it's directly below the other platform.

When I was at Imperial College, I would walk to Gloucester Road or Knightsbridge to take the Piccadilly line unless it was raining heavily. (There is a shortcut to Harrods via the mews)

JQ | 08.03.15 - 8:12 a.m. | #

Sounds like TfL have decided to try and do something about the fitness of the average tube user from Kings Cross/St Pancras.

A five or six minute brisk walk twice per day five days per week has got to be good for you. Now to do something about getting some fresh air!

Bronchitikat | Homepage | 09.03.15 - 12:27 p.m. | #

There are some significantly longer walks on the Tokyo subway, in many stations.

Peter | 15.03.15 - 12:49 p.m. | #

We used this tube entrance at the weekend just happening upon it when on a visit to the House of Illustration in Granary Square. In fact my partner shouted as he saw it -'Look its that Diamond Geezer tube entrance'. Enjoyed the art work. Incidentally the House of Illustration exhibition of Rego and Daumier works is well worth a visit, but it is only open for one more week. https://www.houseofillustration.org.uk/home

Joan | 16.03.15 - 8:10 a.m. | #











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