The Anonymous Widower

Kings Cross to Waterloo and Back

Waterloo is south of the river, so it doesn’t connect well to civilisation using the Underground.

On my trip between Accrington and Aldershot, I’ll need to travel from Kings Cross to Waterloo.  I’ll also have to come back to get to the Arsenal.  I did do a recce earlier, but today I checked out using the Bakerloo and then the Piccadilly or Vict0oria lines.

Going south, it’s just a Victoria line to Oxford Circus and then a cross platform transfer to the Bakerloo line for Waterloo.

Going north, you walk to the left on coming off a train at Waterloo and take the escalator down marked Bakerloo. At the bottom, you go through the gates and take another escalator. Then you can actually turn immediately left and take a shirtcut throgh to the northbound Bakerloo, where I found it was better to get in about the middle of the train. This means at Piccadilly Circus, you just walk to the back of the train to take the subway to the Piccadilly line. Get in towards  the back of the train and you’ll be well placed to go straight up the escalators at Kings Cross.  But as on Day 1, I’m going to Arsenal, I’ll get in towards the middle.

Hopefully, I’ll save a minute or so.

September 26, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | 92 Clubs, 92CCBB, London Underground, Trains