Wednesday, 9 April 2014

37. Edgware Road (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines)


Monday 7th April 5.45pm

So just round the corner from the other Edgware Road station is this one, which turns out to be the original, and it's interesting how two similar things so close together can be so different. It's a stone building, which makes it seem grander, although that impression doesn't last long when you find yourself in a crowded corridor to the barrier. Then it opens up as you find yourself at the top of two flights of stairs, each going to two platforms, but the signage isn't as obvious as it could be and relies on you remembering whether you want to head east or west. I nearly fell down the stairs as I stood pondering it, and I'm sure I must have got in a lot of peoples way. It doesn't help that it serves three lines, even if they do all seem to cover the same ground.

The platforms are all open to the air, and have lines either side of them rather than being either side of the lines, if that makes any sense. Like the other stations on this line they feel crowded and the trains seems less frequent. But then the train arrives and it's one of those new ones that has no doors so you can walk the length of it.

Wikipedia entry here.

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