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Post by Chris M on Mar 1, 2011 22:58:36 GMT
I've been travelling around London with a friend today. As part of our travels we had cause to alight from a southbound train at Angel and I explained the history of the station when she commented on the width of the platform.
She then asked if it was the widest platform on the Underground and I had to admit not knowing the answer, and said I'd try and find out!
Obviously there are some very wide island platforms, but it's wide single-sided ones like at Angel southbound that's she's interested in.
I know one of the ones at Euston (southbound Victoria?) is wide too, but is it wider? Are there any others that approach that width?
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Post by suncloud on Mar 2, 2011 1:16:12 GMT
Don't think that Euston one feels quite the same width. I really can't think of anywhere that'll be wider than those two without a second face.
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Post by North End on Mar 2, 2011 3:53:38 GMT
I've been travelling around London with a friend today. As part of our travels we had cause to alight from a southbound train at Angel and I explained the history of the station when she commented on the width of the platform. She then asked if it was the widest platform on the Underground and I had to admit not knowing the answer, and said I'd try and find out! Obviously there are some very wide island platforms, but it's wide single-sided ones like at Angel southbound that's she's interested in. I know one of the ones at Euston (southbound Victoria?) is wide too, but is it wider? Are there any others that approach that width? I don't have the relevant paperwork to hand, however I suspect that Euston and Angel are both the same size as they date from roughly the same time (though rebuilt at different times). There may be a slight difference on the section where the platform was extended in the 1920s however. |
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Post by suncloud on Mar 2, 2011 12:20:49 GMT
Looking at these two pictures ( Angel and Euston), there does appear to be very little difference although Euston has the platform wall 'squared off'. Also Angel is a lot brighter and less cluttered than Euston, giving the appearance of greater space. |
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Post by Tubeboy on Mar 2, 2011 12:48:20 GMT
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Post by v52gc on Mar 2, 2011 13:22:03 GMT
I'll throw Boston manor into the mix... Interesting topic though; it's really got me thinking about quite a few stations...
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Post by 21146 on Mar 2, 2011 14:47:56 GMT
Canary Wharf, surely?
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Post by Ben on Mar 2, 2011 15:24:01 GMT
Ahh, the JLE; good point. South Ken is fairly wide isn't it?
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Post by Tubeboy on Mar 2, 2011 16:02:11 GMT
On the Jubilee, Bermondsey's platforms are quite narrow.
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Post by v52gc on Mar 2, 2011 17:44:58 GMT
South ken is an island though, biggest island is prob JLE or T5 I'll guess
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Post by phillw48 on Mar 2, 2011 18:05:55 GMT
The eastern end of the District has some wide platforms, in particular the WB platforms that were once served by LT&S such as Hornchurch. The edge facing the main line is in most if not all cases fenced off leaving a wide platform.
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Post by v52gc on Mar 2, 2011 18:39:42 GMT
Very good point
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Post by superteacher on Mar 2, 2011 22:06:47 GMT
Liverpool Street inner rail is quite wide in the middle. Of course, this used to be an island when the bay platform was in operation.
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Post by t697 on Mar 2, 2011 22:12:27 GMT
Veering off topic, is Dagenham East platform 2 the one with the longest public area I wonder?
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Post by Chris M on Mar 3, 2011 2:17:34 GMT
I don't know how it compares to Dagenham East, but Chigwell outer rail has a much longer public area than is needed for present-day services.
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Post by phillw48 on Mar 3, 2011 9:16:42 GMT
I don't know how it compares to Dagenham East, but Chigwell outer rail has a much longer public area than is needed for present-day services. Hard to say, many platforms are now fenced off, the WB platform at Dagenham East for example is fenced off by about a third of its length, the EB however is not fenced off at all because of the bay. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2011 10:35:21 GMT
I've been travelling around London with a friend today. As part of our travels we had cause to alight from a southbound train at Angel and I explained the history of the station when she commented on the width of the platform. You should have taken her down to Clapham North/Common for the "pleasure" of the island platform experience; even as an enthusiast I find it unnerving, especially when trains are arriving on both sides simultaneously. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2011 19:03:18 GMT
Surely the widest has to be the massive platform at Stratford. I can't recall the platform number but it's got to be 10/10a or something like that. At its widest point it's probably around 10-15m. I'll try and find a picture of it.
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Post by Bighat on May 29, 2011 19:34:08 GMT
Surely the widest has to be the massive platform at Stratford. I can't recall the platform number but it's got to be 10/10a or something like that. At its widest point it's probably around 10-15m. I'll try and find a picture of it. It's platform 10A, and at one end adjoins platform 11 as it curves round towards Leyton, where the link to the Central Line used to be. |
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Post by miff on May 29, 2011 20:02:05 GMT
Wide though it is, the Stratford platform doesn't serve the Underground.
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Post by slugabed on May 29, 2011 20:04:00 GMT
If we are into BR territory,there's a very wide platform at Sutton where the line to Epsom Downs diverges....
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