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I've just discovered that from tomorrow morning (Wednesday 14 September) Piccadilly Line trains will not be stopping at Earl's Courst for a week because of the need for urgent escalator repair work. If you were planning a challenge during this period, you may wish to bear this in mind.
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shhh don't tell everyone...
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mullardo wrote:shhh don't tell everyone...
I think the TfL press release has already done that anyway :P
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Yeah, but they didn't send it directly to everyone did they? You have to go to their site to find it.
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Nigel, thank you for the information :)
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Well can't people just use the lifts or stairs?
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You've never exited Covent Garden station on a Saturday I take it ...
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Me and my uncle used the steps at Covent Garden one Saturday. Needless to say, neither of us were walking much afterwards...
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Starkey7 wrote:Well can't people just use the lifts or stairs?
And the lifts are also out of commission at the moment.
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Which leaves the one hidden emergency spiral staircase as the only access to the platforms, which is admittedly my preferred route down.
Many people looking confused at the gated accesses to the Piccadilly as I passed through yesterday, good announcements by drivers on approach to interchange stations though.
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Edgemaster wrote:Which leaves the one hidden emergency spiral staircase as the only access to the platforms, which is admittedly my preferred route down.
Many people looking confused at the gated accesses to the Piccadilly as I passed through yesterday, good announcements by drivers on approach to interchange stations though.
So are they not letting you use the interchange hall under the district line platforms for changing from one set of district platforms to the other? Sounds like you have to go up and over - what a pain!
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Indeed, just 3 over-bridges are available.
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Well, if you broke your leg, would you be telling everyone beforehand?
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Did you use my stairs?
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I always use the spiraly ones, they're fun to fly down (as I did this evening)
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