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Route Plan - Main Transport Interchange to University College Hospital

University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU

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Introduction

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    • The route is from Euston Station to the University College Hospital Main Entrance. .
    • The distance of the journey is approximately 0.3 miles. .
    • This should take approximately 7 minutes. .
    • The roads along this route are generally busy. .
    • The pavements may well be congested.

Euston Station

  • There is step free access from the platforms to the entrance of the station.
  • There are car park facilities at this station
  • There are toilets within the station.
  • To exit the station onto Euston Square there is a set of double doors with a width of over 150cm.
  • As you exit the station there is a section of tactile flooring which can be seen in photograph 2.
  • It is immediately followed by a section of brick block paving which can be seen in photograph 3.

Euston Square / Euston Gardens - Euston Road

  • Cross Euston Square and head towards Euston Gardens.
  • Before heading through Euston Gardens to Euston Road.
  • The distance from the Station to Euston road is approximately 110m.
  • The surface of the Square is block paving.
  • There are small drains along the way to the gardens which can be seen in photograph 2.
  • There are also bollards with a width of 114cm which can be seen in photograph 3.
  • After approximately 60m there is an easy slope leading towards the gardens.
  • There is a handrail to the right going down.
  • It is not possible to use this handrail all the way down the slope as there is a tree in the way.
  • The slope can be seen in photographs 5 and 6.
  • At this point turn right and continue along the path for approximately 85m until you reach Euston Square.
  • There is a slight uphill gradient (photographs 7 and 8).
  • Upon reaching Euston Square immediately turn left to reach the pedestrian crossing across Euston road (photograph 9).

Euston Road / Gordon Street - Euston Road

  • Use the pedestrian crossing to cross Euston Road before turning right and using another pedestrian crossing to cross Gordon Street.
  • Cross Euston road at the pedestrian crossing.
  • There are traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing.
  • There are traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing.
  • There are tactile dropped kerbs on either side of the road and on either side of the brick block paved central island.
  • The crossing has light controls at a height of 100cm and rotating cones.
  • Traffic approaches from the right on the near side and from the left on the far side of this very busy road.
  • After this, immediately turn right and cross Gordon Street.
  • There is a similar pedestrian crossing located here though the island surface consists of tactile block paving and is level with the road.

Euston Road - Gower Street

  • After crossing Gordon Street continue down Euston Road for approximately 170m until you reach Gower Street.
  • The pavement is block paving with the occasional manhole cover.
  • There is a slight uphill gradient to the road.
  • The pavement is often congested.

Gower Street - Euston Road

  • Cross Gower Street at the pedestrian crossing.
  • There are traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing.
  • There are tactile dropped kerbs on either side of the road and on either side of the brick block paved central island.
  • The crossing has light controls at a height of 100cm and rotating cones.
  • Traffic approaches from the right on the near side and from the left on the far side of this very busy road.

Euston Road - Main Entrance Ramp

  • After crossing Gower Street continue along Euston Road for approximately 55m until you reach the main entrance ramp.
  • The surface of the pavement is block paving with the occasional manhole cover.
  • There is a slight uphill gradient to the pavement.