Hi Nutter!
Not sure if this'll be any help to you now, as I don't know when/if you're travelling - But no harm in posting it I suppose...
I know Guildford very well as I used to use the station on a daily basis. The station has both a long ramp subway and a bridge for crossing platforms with, and a confusing platform 8 to boot.
(Platforms 6 and 7 only have one road between them, so essentially they're one platform. Still numbered as two though! :eek
Anyway: If you're making a quick change, forget the subway as it has a c.150ft down ramp into the subway itself at all platforms. Insted, use the footbridge as it's much quicker. If I remember rightly, your SWT service will probably come in on platform 3 or 5 (Maybe 4 as well), and your Virgin service will probably depart from 5, 6 or 8 - Although these can change, so don't take my word for it.
The long and short of it is: If you're in a single unit 442/444, alight from the front door of the 2nd carriage, and use the rear door of the 3rd carriage if it's a two-unit job. These doors should be closest to the bridge at Guildford. Obviously, adjust these positions accordingly if you find that you're travelling on a 450...2nd door from the front for 1 unit, 5th door for 2 units, and 10th door for 3. (OK...This proves that I'm a right g33k...
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There are departure summary screens above the foot of the stairways for you to check your platform number on. Crossing from platform 3 to platform 8 shouldn't take you more than three minutes at a walk, meaning that even with excess baggage, 8 minutes is ample time for your change.
Finally: Be aware that train doors are not opened to platform 7, so if your trains' platform is changed to 6, there's no point waiting on the platform 7 side! :tongue8:
Hope this helps...And enjoy your journey if you're actually taking it! 8)
Farewell...
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