The Anonymous Widower

The Platform 1 End Of Victoria Station – 2nd August 2023

I took these pictures of Platform 1 at Victoria station and Wilton Road, which runs along the side of the station.

This gallery shows Platform 1, how it is accessed and the retail units that you pass to access the platform.

Note.

  1. The glass barrier between the retail units and the toilets and Platform 2.
  2. Passengers for Platform 1 have to walk down to gates that are at the far end of the retail units.
  3. The Victoria end of Platform 1 is set back from the other platforms.

This gallery shows Wilton Road.

Note.

  1. Wilton Road is immediately outside of the station
  2. Parts of the outside of the station has quality stonework.
  3. There is a bus stand close to the station.
  4. There is a taxi rank on the other side.
  5. There is an entrance to the station.
  6. There is also an entrance to the Underground station, if you walk to the front of the station.

This gallery shows Hudson’s Place.

Note.

  1. The shops inside the station by Platforms 1 and 2 are behind the three-story Victorian facade.
  2. An M & S sign is in one window.
  3. There is an entrance to the station.

What is happening behind the hoardings in the middle of Hudson’s Place?

This gallery shows Platforms 1 and 2.

Note.

  1. Platform 1 is surprisingly long,
  2. I’ve seen steam specials in the platform with the engine at the country end.
  3. Platform 2 is also long.

This gallery shows the gateline upgrade and a few odds and sods.

Note.

  1. The platforms 3 and 4 would appear to be shorter and can only take eight-car trains.
  2. The gatelines in the two halves of the station are being upgraded and new destination boards are being upgrade.

This table gives the platform lengths for Platforms 1 to 7.

  • Platform 1 – 270 metres
  • Platform 2 – 359 metres
  • Platform 3 – 180 metres
  • Platform 4 – 203 metres
  • Platform 5 – 247 metres
  • Platform 6 – 245 metres
  • Platform 7 – 286 metres

Note.

  1. Platforms 3 and 4 will only take eight-car trains, which are 160 metres long.
  2. All other platforms will take twelve-car trains, which are 240 metres long.
  3. A single High Speed Two Classic Compatible Train os 200 metres long.

This OpenRailwayMap shows the platforms at Victoria station.

Note.

  1. The platforms are numbered starting with one on the right.
  2. The blue numbers give the platform numbers.
  3. Platform 1 is stepped-back from all the others.
  4. Platform 2 is the longest platform.
  5. Platforms 1 and 2 share an island platform.

This second OpenRailwayMap shows the North-East corner of the previous map to a larger scale.

Note that there are retail units for WH Smith, Cards Galore, McDonalds, M & S Simply Food and Starbucks, toilets and a reception area for British Pullman.

Could this area be revamped to be a Customs and Immigration are for passengers going to and from Europe?

  • I estimate the area available  is about twenty-five metres wide over a hundred metres long.
  • There are also two extra floors above the ground floor.
  • It might be possible to build over part of Hudson’s Place outside of the station.

I suspect that, if the space is efficiently used, that a secure and efficient Customs and Immigration facility, that would handle perhaps four trains per hour (tph) could be created.

 

 

August 2, 2023 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , , | 6 Comments