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Kings Cross is missing from the list because it's under 're-construction', surely it'll be near the top, especially as split staircases are counted as separate entrances like they are at Gants Hill and Moorgate.
dg wrotes: Noted, and added, thanks.
Odd that internal entrances from other systems aren't included, after all if you think that you've shut the station by closing the street entrance, but National Rail trains continue to call - Highbury & Islington for example.
Why does High Barnet have one entrance?, it has one from the slope onto the footbridge, and a another level one direct onto platform 1 (?) via the vehicle drop off area.
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as well as the stairs shown in the photo of entrance 9, nearby there are escalators from street level down to the now almost unoccupied underground shopping area which is contiguous with the station concourse. The Wetherspoons pub here is still popular, and there's an exit with stairs at the back, though that's not really a station exit. I find the escalators useful as I'm slow going down stairs, which can inconvenience/annoy people in a hurry on the other narrow Bank entrances.
amber | 14.09.16 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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I trust you picked up a new fiver while you were there.
J | 14.09.16 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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Surely Old Street has only one entrance, i.e. an entryway which is closed when the station is closed. The other are entries to a foot passage which lead to the station if you walk in a certain direction. You can enter and leave by several of these so-called entrances without actually passing the station.
If it's not lockable and under the control of TfL how can a public right-of-way be classed as a station entrance.
Alex | 14.09.16 - 7:32 a.m. | #
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Hi DG,
I'm not sure that your picture of the seventh entrance is of the correct place.
Your picture seems to be of the junction of Mansion House Place, Mansion House Street and Lombard Street.
Whereas the entrance is actually the other side of Mansion House at the junction of Walbrook and Queen Victoria Street. As per Google Street View.
Regards
dg writes: I've updated the photo to show the entrance more clearly. Street View shows number 8, not number 7.
zin92 | 14.09.16 - 7:36 a.m. | #
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Some of the entrances are a huge distance from the platform(s) they serve, while others are quite direct. I wonder what the best and worst are, street to platform, where there's a choice. I did try to see if anyone has compiled a list but nothing showed up. Has the information been gathered?
RogerTCB | 14.09.16 - 7:41 a.m. | #
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The TfL list seems slapdash. For instance, Barons Court is on Gliddon Road not Pallister (sic) Road.
Christopher Bellew | Homepage | 14.09.16 - 7:45 a.m. | #
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I think you will find that the Speakers Corner entrance to Marble Arch station is closed and the subway filled in.
This was done by Westminster Council who owned that part of the subway complex, and seem to want pedestrians to cross busy roads at surface level instead of using subways. The nearest entrance now from Speakers Corner is the Marble Arch island.
I used to use the Speakers Corner entrance regularly and miss it greatly.
John | 14.09.16 - 7:49 a.m. | #
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Depends how you count, of course, but No 9 looks like two entrances to me. There are also some pairs of staircases which could be counted as two entrances rather than one.
The pair at entrance No 1 were, I think the ones used by Mr Holland in the Lavender Hill Mob to throw the police off the scent. Reginald Perrin used the same ruse, but I don't recall where
timbo | 14.09.16 - 8:11 a.m. | #
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General Notes
• Co-ordinates given are where the passenger emerges onto the street
• The data does not identify where entrances are limited, ie entrance only or exit only or have special time restrictions, eg Camden, exit only at weekends
• No data is included for stations owned by Network Rail eg Barking where LUL has running rights only
• Data is believed to be correct, but LUL can offer no warranty to this effect
diamond geezer | Homepage | 14.09.16 - 8:14 a.m. | #
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I am not convinced the DLR lift entrance is the most recent. Surely that has been around since the 1990s whereas the one joining No 1 Poultry is much more recent and done as part of the building redevelopment?
dg writes: Description updated, thanks.
Pedantic of Purley | 14.09.16 - 8:22 a.m. | #
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For scale, shinjuku station in Tokyo has "over 200 exits" https://www.shinjukustation.com/shinjuku-station-map-finding-your-way/
peter | 14.09.16 - 8:41 a.m. | #
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All fascinating stuff, trying to define the undefinable.
But it does strike me a stretching the purpose of a "freedom of information" law. Yes, government information should be available, and accessible. But when the only possible reason for wanting it is pure curiosity, then shouldn't the asker at least be charged the full cost?
Malcolm | 14.09.16 - 8:41 a.m. | #
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Thinking about Waterloo, you can access the W+C direct from many of the platforms using the subway (well - I assume you still can), also the Waterloo Road entrance is accessible from both the road and stairs/escalators/lift (?) from the concourse.
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No wonder why the other day I managed to get lost and ended up exiting Monument when I got the Central line to Bank.
Barry | 14.09.16 - 9:49 a.m. | #
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Charing Cross may have 14 entrances, but many are not always open. It was infuriating to discover this, when trying to escape pouring rain after a performance at the Coliseum. I had to paddle all the way into Charing Cross mainline station, as the peripheral entrances I passed were barred.
Rosemary T. | 14.09.16 - 10:41 a.m. | #
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Rosemary T.
Amongst the issues at Charing Cross are the use of the subways for bedding down - a well-known hostel with limited space is nearby.
I have always assumed it is for this reason they limit access late at night - infuriating but normally less unpleasant and probably safer.
Pedantic of Purley | 14.09.16 - 11:15 a.m. | #
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Looking at my local stations:
» North Harrow - 2 entrances. This true, but the south entrance (on the left looking from the street) has been disused for many years.
» West Harrow - the database lists 3 entrances (rather extravagant for such a quiet station). There is a separate entrance for each platform and no subway or footbridge. I must go round there and look for an extra entrance somewhere - a private gate to the allotments maybe?
» I was going to mention Harrow & Wealdstone having more than one entrance, then realised that National Rail stations were not covered.
» Northwick Park - arguably an entrance from the park (for the hospital and Westminster University) but it's a separate subway.
Stephen Bird | 14.09.16 - 3:42 p.m. | #
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@Alex Good point about Old Street. And that means Marble Arch has only two exits/entrances: one direct to the street, and one into the council's subways.
solar penguin | 14.09.16 - 5:02 p.m. | #
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A lot of these seem rather odd - and inflate the actual substantive number of actual entrances (as at Old St or Marble Arch). But I've also found one station listed on the official spreadsheet as only having one entrance that in practice has two (as the disabled access information sheets that TfL also produce will demonstrate): Epping.
Dominic H | 14.09.16 - 5:22 p.m. | #
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The FOI Case Officer said...
"This information was compiled some time ago, whilst it is the most comprehensive list we hold, there may be some additions or changes which are not shown on the spreadsheet."
diamond geezer | Homepage | 14.09.16 - 5:25 p.m. | #
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Waterloo has 9 entrances from the National Rail platforms, 2 from the main concourse, and 1 each from Waterloo Road & York Road (although york road is currently closed) which would make 13
lockedintheattic | 14.09.16 - 6:06 p.m. | #
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Rather good of the FOI person to release the data, even if it is out of date and inaccurate, rather that saying that accurate information does not exist in a readily available form and would cost too much to create.
Andrew | 14.09.16 - 6:20 p.m. | #
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It would be nice to know which stations outside Zone 1 has the most entrances. I'm thinking Seven Sisters...
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I'm with Malcolm on FOI. At the very least I'd like to see people who make FOI requests via a public route such as whatdotheyknow.com explain why they have made the request. This could make the information much more useful to a wider audience.
AS | 14.09.16 - 10:27 p.m. | #
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Outside Z1 with the most entrances? This is surely Gants Hill?
the orange one | 14.09.16 - 11:10 p.m. | #
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Oh yes, how could I have forgotten Gants Hill??? No contest!
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