Access Guide
Introduction
- Related link University College Hospital Main Entrance.
- Http://www.disabledgo.com/access-guide/university-college-london-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/university-college-hospital-main-building
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Comments
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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.