[Help] Kings Cross underground station to mainline station.

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My mobility is not brilliant and I have to travel from Victoria underground to Kings Cross underground to get a mainline train up to Newcastle. Is it a straightforward fairly short distance from the KX underground to the mainline station platform.
Many thanks for your anticipated helpful replies.

 

[theboybilly]

The route is completely 'step - free' from the Victoria line to the Mainline station.
Ensure you are at the front of the train from Victoria and follow the 'Step-free' signs using lifts and escalators. You just have to keep your eyes peeled as these signs can be easy to miss.

Edit: The lift access at street level is just outside the Mainline station. I'd say it's less than 50 yards to the barriers inside the station itself.

 

[Steve78]

I’ve noticed recently there seems to be a lot more train station staff around so I would ask one of them if you need pointing in the right direction.

 

[Zeberdi]

My mobility is not brilliant and I have to travel from Victoria underground to Kings Cross underground to get a mainline train up to Newcastle. Is it a straightforward fairly short distance from the KX underground to the mainline station platform.
Many thanks for your anticipated helpful replies.

If you are able to go from Brighton, you could just get the Thameslink which stops at St Pancras - there’s a lift from the platform to street level at St Pancras and all you need to do is cross the road to KX mainline station.

Saves all the walking needed when you get the tube from Victoria.

If you go from Victoria - At KX the underground is a bit of walking to the exit - there’s a lift which takes you up to the KX station concourse.

 

[A1X]

If you are able to go from Brighton, you could just get the Thameslink which stops at St Pancras - there’s a lift from the platform to street level at St Pancras and all you need to do is cross the road to KX mainline station.

Saves all the walking needed when you get the tube from Victoria.

If you go from Victoria - At KX the underground is a bit of walking to the exit - there’s a lift which takes you up to the KX station concourse.

Although the walk from St Pancras Thameslink to Kings Cross is quite a way, unfortunately the whole complex is quite large

 

[Zeberdi]

Although the walk from St Pancras Thameslink to Kings Cross is quite a way, unfortunately the whole complex is quite large

It’s actually not, it’s literally across the road. I do it at least once a month and I struggle with mobility.

Its preferable any time to going across London on the underground and walking all those platforms if you have disabilities.

The exit from the Thameslink line at St Pancras takes a lift up from the platform to just inside the side door to St Pancras - exit that door and cross the road and it takes you to the back entrance of KX.

EXIT from St Pancras at the lift from Thameslink platform and cross at crossing

Walk towards Underground and back entrance to KX is on the left

It’s a shorter distance than walking the length of the platform at Brighton or Victoria.

(Victoria train gets in at the far end of the station too, it is a very long walk from the train to the Victoria underground line - especially if you don‘t walk the full length of the platform at Brighton to get to the front -when I had to do that a few weeks ago because of engineering works it damn near floored me)

Anyway just a suggestion and speaking as someone with mobility problems that does that use these stations a lot. I often use the Gett app ( like Uber but for London cabs) to get taxis across London rather than use underground.

 

[clapham_gull]

If mobility is an issue, a cab won't take long.

Probably £20 in an uber.

I have a relative with mobility issues and frankly London is appalling unless you are one of the newer lines.

 

[A1X]

It’s actually not, it’s literally across the road. I do it at least once a month and I struggle with mobility.

Its preferable any time to going across London on the underground and walking all those platforms if you have disabilities.

The exit from the Thameslink line at St Pancras takes a lift up from the platform to just inside the side door to St Pancras - exit that door and cross the road and it takes you to the back entrance of KX.

EXIT from St Pancras at the lift from Thameslink platform and cross at crossing
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Walk towards Underground and back entrance to KX is on the left

It’s a shorter distance than walking the length of the platform at Brighton or Victoria.

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(Victoria train gets in at the far end of the station too, it is a very long walk from the train to the Victoria underground line - especially if you don‘t walk the full length of the platform at Brighton to get to the front -when I had to do that a few weeks ago because of engineering works it damn near floored me)

Anyway just a suggestion and speaking as someone with mobility problems that does that use these stations a lot. I often use the Gett app ( like Uber but for London cabs) to get taxis across London rather than use underground.

St Pancras TL station is on the far side of St Pancras from that door, you need to walk across the width of the platforms at St Pancras before reaching that door (Eurostar and SouthEastern platforms)

 

[BLOCK F]

Thanks for all your replies.
I was originally going to travel from Chichester to Victoria, but could travel to Brighton by car and get the Thameslink as suggested by @Zeberdi.We are going to my youngest’s wedding and are staying in Newcastle for 3 nights, so may look into flights from Gatwick as well.

 

[Zeberdi]

Thanks for all your replies.
I was originally going to travel from Chichester to Victoria, but could travel to Brighton by car and get the Thameslink as suggested by @Zeberdi.We are going to my youngest’s wedding and are staying in Newcastle for 3 nights, so may look into flights from Gatwick as well.

You’re welcome.

The walk from the lifts to the exit door I posted above isn’t that far at all - less than the length of the platform at Brighton or Victoria which I find very hard to manage.
However you decide to do it, have a great time and if you are really struggling, you could book passenger assist - (they’ve helped me out transferring trains in a station wheelchair when Ive needed it)

 

[Superphil]

Thanks for all your replies.
I was originally going to travel from Chichester to Victoria, but could travel to Brighton by car and get the Thameslink as suggested by @Zeberdi.We are going to my youngest’s wedding and are staying in Newcastle for 3 nights, so may look into flights from Gatwick as well.

Not sure there are any flights from LGW to Newcastle these days, think they were finally culled around Covid time.

 

[dazzer6666]

Thanks for all your replies.
I was originally going to travel from Chichester to Victoria, but could travel to Brighton by car and get the Thameslink as suggested by @Zeberdi.We are going to my youngest’s wedding and are staying in Newcastle for 3 nights, so may look into flights from Gatwick as well.

Noting from Gatwick to Newcastle……can fly from Heathrow or Southampton though

 

[Eeyore]

Thanks for all your replies.
I was originally going to travel from Chichester to Victoria, but could travel to Brighton by car and get the Thameslink as suggested by @Zeberdi.We are going to my youngest’s wedding and are staying in Newcastle for 3 nights, so may look into flights from Gatwick as well.

I think @Zeberdi has the best option in. It's the one I would take for the shortest foot connection. I've done it a few times. Happy journey