28April
In another place, we see,
I forgot/never really knew the complexities of the Northern Line interchange at Euston.
On a complexity scale of 0-10, we rank this one a 6. (The one platform at Mill Hill East is a 0, the maze that is Bank-Monument a 10.) From the top down at Euston, there's the ticket hall (direct access to suburban platforms 8-11, escalators to the rest of the station). Twin escalators in each direction. Then there's a clockwise one-way system, really a large rectangle bridging three island platforms. In order from the ticket hall, these are:
1: Northern Charing Cross Branch, S and N. Steps at the extreme Camden end of the platform (front heading N, back heading S).
2: Northern Bank Southbound (to King's-cross, Moorgate, Bank) and Victoria line Southbound (to Green-park, Victoria). Down escalators, and further steps about two-thirds of the way along the train.
3: Northern Bank Northbound (to Camden-town) and Victoria Northbound (to King's-cross, Tottenham-hale). Down a different escalator, and further steps about a third of the way along the train.
These are all along one side of the one-way system; on the other side are escalators up, escalators down. There's a cut-through from Bank/Vic S to shorten transfers to the Charing Cross branch.
What's the best way of getting from Kings Cross to Goodge Street?
We're not convinced that there is a single best for all people, but there are degrees of ease. TFL reckons it's a 19 minute walk at a reasonable pace, and that's about the maximum distance most people would be prepared to hoof it. Buses 10, 73, 390 head in the correct direction. Tube fans will probably wish to remain on the Victoria line to Warren-street, then walk. Or change to the Northern, if it's really belting it down.
If changing from Victoria to CX branch, or vice versa, we much prefer Warren-street to Euston, as there are fewer people milling around the station, there's no one-way system to go round, and it's easier to navigate.
Finally, for those people who have found this article through search engines, and are interested in connections to Euston Square, there are none. You have to surface at Euston, walk across the station plaza and garden, cross a (busy) side-street, and then descend into the bowels of Euston Square. It's officially 200m, we allow ten minutes platform to platform.
