I used it for the first time this morning. Why oh why have they filled it with non covered metal chairs and no train info screens?
I would hazard a guess that the benches used are easy to clean and vandal proof.
Is it a permanent structure? I saw it at the weekend with lots of people queuing to use the toilets (Big Weekend event) What is proposed for the location of the old waiting room and toilets? Noting that work is going on behind the screened of area, it's a bit late now for these alterations to coincide with the 2017 City of Culture!
I saw the news about the shops too. Presumably TPE are more interested in "retail opportunities" then they are in a decent waiting room.
'Retail opportunity' has been one of the undercurrents of practically every major station redevelopment in recent times (see also London Bridge, Birmingham New Street and the mezzanines at Euston and Waterloo).
I saw the news about the shops too. Presumably TPE are more interested in "retail opportunities" then they are in a decent waiting room.
"Retail opportunities" who's rent goes towards paying for the maintenance and running of the railway?
Sounds like a good idea to me.
Agreed. I'd give King's Cross as a good example of that; the balcony is a good place to wait and meet people, and there is a good range of retail facilities. OK so few stations are going to be anywhere near on this scale, but the principle should be possible at other relatively major stations such as Hull.Retail opportunities and a decent waiting room are not mutually exclusive.
Agreed. I'd give King's Cross as a good example of that; the balcony is a good place to wait and meet people, and there is a good range of retail facilities. OK so few stations are going to be anywhere near on this scale, but the principle should be possible at other relatively major stations such as Hull.
I'm not sure why everyone is so concered about the size of this waiting room....
I'm not sure why everyone is so concered about the size of this waiting room....
I'm not sure why everyone is so concered about the size of this waiting room....
I used it for the first time this morning. Why oh why have they filled it with non covered metal chairs and no train info screens?
no scrolled backwinged leather armchairs, no anglepoise reading lamps with green shades, no attendants, no open fire, no cigars and certainly no cognacs? Oh for the 1880's
...Old travel centre pre interchange days is totally fenced off with 6ft high steel sheet fencing, it has now become difficult to find your way to the trains. I see they have stuck paper signs on it to direct people to the toilets, they should have put signs on it to direct passengers to get on to the platforms...
So what do Trans Pennine Express do start knocking the station about and demolishing the old travel centre right in the middle of the station and to rebuild the area with more retail outlets in June!...
I'm presuming the old travel centre is what was until recently the indoor waiting room / toilets?
I have never known such an obsession with a waiting room or a fence!
Well this is the "Hull Paragon new waiting room and retail units" thread so what would you expect.
I tweeted TPE about this morning's closure but they ignored the question.