There were decent-sized queues at the top of Liverpool st escalator down at 6.15ish this evening, albeit one escalator was being repaired so the escalators could well be quite busy once it's up and running.
I took the line home today from Liv St to the Wharf. My reflections:
~ Very impressed it’s finally open, will revolutionise many journeys
~ Also impressed with the space and general ambience of the stations and trains
~ I assume the lack of internet will be sorted quite quickly
~ BUT: as you say already crowded and slow at 7pm this eve trying to get down at Liv St to the platforms - combination of only one down escalator, plus narrow-ish passageways
Overall my impression is there will quickly be capacity issues getting between the main concourses and the platforms due to this last point.
However well done to the team for their eventual delivery of a hugely complex project.