Raised platforms at Euston

[Halsebee]

Why do the Northern and Victoria line southbound platforms at Euston have partly raised platforms?

 

[Deerfold]

Why do the Northern and Victoria line southbound platforms at Euston have partly raised platforms?

Is this to provide level access at these points, particularly for wheelchairs?

 

[Phil.]

Yep. Most all of the stations on the underground have them now.

 

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

Why do the Northern and Victoria line southbound platforms at Euston have partly raised platforms?

Provides level access for wheelchair users to the wheelchair bays

 

[londonboi]

provides a level access for wheelchair users to alight if you were to travel up the full length of the line the raised platform humps are in exactly the same location. Pretty good idea if i am honest and assist wheelchair users greatly

 

[N228PF]

Biggest thing that bugs me about the railway today is the Lack of level access for trains. Not just for wheelchairs, but to reduce the safety issues of the step/gap (I've expressed my discontent at London Bridge rebuilt still having a step and a gap).

These level bits are the same across each line so that a certain part of the train is designated level access. Someone on this forum mentioned that these should also be coming to the Thameslink core after Class 700 introductions

 

[duncanp]

Euston tube station doesn't currently have wheelchair access though, but the level access part of the platform could be used by wheelchair users transferring between the Northern Line (Bank branch) and the Victoria Line.

Level access is also useful for people with buggies, or heavy luggage.

 

[gordonthemoron]

LUL may not like it, but it is possible to use wheelchairs on escalators