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Post by will on Feb 14, 2015 20:07:29 GMT
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Post by Dom K on Feb 14, 2015 20:30:43 GMT
They are closing the entrance to enable them to rebuild that end to create a ticket hall and new entrance. There is a thread already on this forum about the plans, but I'm in my phone and cannot link to it EDIT It's in the Station related matters and recruitment part of the forum |
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Post by jukes on Mar 31, 2015 16:32:33 GMT
TfL have just confirmed that they are only gating the Seven Sisters Road and Station Place (LU) entrances. The entrance on Station Place to the right of the NR Ticket Office will remain UNGATED! That means if you want to avoid the ticket gates you just trot up a few steps onto the Mezzanine and down the spiral stairs to the tube platforms - I can't see TfL deploying RPIs there all day everyday! The analogy is building the Berlin Wall complete with minefields and watchtowers and then leaving an open unguarded 500m gap and wondering why everyone uses it!!
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Post by jukes on Apr 15, 2015 12:50:29 GMT
TfL have just confirmed that they are only gating the Seven Sisters Road and Station Place (LU) entrances. The entrance on Station Place to the right of the NR Ticket Office will remain UNGATED! That means if you want to avoid the ticket gates you just trot up a few steps onto the Mezzanine and down the spiral stairs to the tube platforms - I can't see TfL deploying RPIs there all day everyday! The analogy is building the Berlin Wall complete with minefields and watchtowers and then leaving an open unguarded 500m gap and wondering why everyone uses it!! In a further response from TfL they say they can't gate the NR entrance at Station Place because they can't get a reply from Network Rail! Obviously no one at NR or GoVia (the TOC) is interested in Revenue Protection! |
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Post by snoggle on Apr 15, 2015 15:04:53 GMT
TfL have just confirmed that they are only gating the Seven Sisters Road and Station Place (LU) entrances. The entrance on Station Place to the right of the NR Ticket Office will remain UNGATED! That means if you want to avoid the ticket gates you just trot up a few steps onto the Mezzanine and down the spiral stairs to the tube platforms - I can't see TfL deploying RPIs there all day everyday! The analogy is building the Berlin Wall complete with minefields and watchtowers and then leaving an open unguarded 500m gap and wondering why everyone uses it!! In a further response from TfL they say they can't gate the NR entrance at Station Place because they can't get a reply from Network Rail! Obviously no one at NR or GoVia (the TOC) is interested in Revenue Protection! I don't find that a credible statement. I don't doubt you've received a reply saying that [1] but I find it ludicrous that no one in LU / TfL can find the right opposite number in Govia and Network Rail. There MUST be a NR liaison rep for the wider works at Finsbury Park because the Tube station is under Network Rail's viaduct and tracks. Whoever wrote that reply in the Customer Services Centre clearly didn't realise the wider meaning of what they've said. [1] I've had my share of stupid replies from TfL in the past (usually about bus related matters). |
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Post by rdm on Apr 17, 2015 19:12:54 GMT
There was a TfL tweet earlier today to say that the work has been postponed UFN and that the Wells Terrace entrance will remain in use pro tem.
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Post by jukes on Apr 18, 2015 15:46:42 GMT
Yes work postponed UFN. Ticket gates are in place at both Seven Sisters and Station Place (LU) entrances. They have been wired up ready and tested and are covered over. Not sure why the postponement as construction of the new entrance necessitates the demolition of the Wells Terrace passageway. Still no joy from either TfL or NR as to why the NR entrance at Station Place remains ungated. As I said in earlier postings - makes no sense if your gating the other two entrances to leave this one open for everyone to use for free access to the tube platforms!!
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Post by rsdworker on Apr 18, 2015 17:43:13 GMT
yeah its very odd to see postponement - prob because crowding issues and other issues related with it - i think TFL shouldn't done this in first place - its should consulted first
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Post by abe on Apr 26, 2015 18:17:30 GMT
It's been postponed because the associated development scheme (by a third party) has been put on hold.
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Post by rsdworker on Apr 28, 2015 3:28:22 GMT
well TFL didn't need wait for them - they could put lifts in and connect to existing tunnel for now
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 28, 2015 5:40:54 GMT
well TFL didn't need wait for them - they could put lifts in and connect to existing tunnel for now The developer was paying for the work. |
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Post by jukes on Apr 28, 2015 17:02:13 GMT
I suspect that they may be awaiting the outcome of the General Election.
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Post by snoggle on Apr 29, 2015 11:31:01 GMT
well TFL didn't need wait for them - they could put lifts in and connect to existing tunnel for now The developer was paying for the work. I don't think the developer is paying for the lifts or reopening the old corridor. A TfL approval paper was published a few months back that set out tens of millions of TfL money for the accessibility works. The developer is being given land at Wells Terrace and will construct the new Western ticket hall - I think that's the total scope of their contribution |
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Post by jukes on Jun 8, 2015 13:48:50 GMT
Has anyone heard any more about this? Its been very quiet since the end of April.
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Post by snoggle on Jun 8, 2015 16:27:47 GMT
Has anyone heard any more about this? Its been very quiet since the end of April. Not a sausage. With the benefit of hindsight I'm wondering if the developer got "cold feet" in the run up to the General Election given the housing market cooled somewhat. There may also be issues given the prospect of the Mayoral Election and demands for changes in the London housing market. |
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