In article ,
james.s.farrar@gmail.com (James Farrar) wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:08:43 -0700 (PDT), Mr Thant
>  wrote:
> 
> >On 13 Jun, 01:03, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> >> That can't be right, surely? The Piccadilly platforms are not at 
> >> the same levels.
> >
> >I think they are. Direct Enquiries says 27 steps up from both, and
> >CULG and Stephen Knight say the platforms are island style.
> 
> Is Colin confused with South Kensington, perhaps?

Not with. I thought both sets of platforms were above each other for lack
of lateral space, something that is in shorter supply at Gloucester Road
if anything.

-- 
Colin Rosenstiel

In article , 
rosenstiel@cix.co.uk says...
> In article ,
> james.s.farrar@gmail.com (James Farrar) wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:08:43 -0700 (PDT), Mr Thant
> >  wrote:
> > 
> > >On 13 Jun, 01:03, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> > >> That can't be right, surely? The Piccadilly platforms are not at 
> > >> the same levels.
> > >
> > >I think they are. Direct Enquiries says 27 steps up from both, and
> > >CULG and Stephen Knight say the platforms are island style.
> > 
> > Is Colin confused with South Kensington, perhaps?
> 
> Not with. I thought both sets of platforms were above each other for lack
> of lateral space, something that is in shorter supply at Gloucester Road
> if anything.
> 
> 

They are, if I recall correctly the lifts stop twice.

On 13 Jun, 11:55, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> Not with. I thought both sets of platforms were above each other for lack
> of lateral space, something that is in shorter supply at Gloucester Road
> if anything.

There's a formerly four platform District Line station above it, so I
can't see why there would be. South Kensington only has them on
separate levels to provide cross platform interchange with the Deep
Level District.

A search of Flickr reveals this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/black_coffee_blue_jeans/307844343/sizes/m/

And Direct Enquiries says the interchange is level:
http://www.directenquiries.com/stationdiagram.aspx?tab=Access+Detail&Title=Piccadilly+Eastbound+to+Piccadilly+Westbound&did=0129-0020480%2b0129-0020444_L2R&level=3

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Jim Brittin wrote:
> In article ,
> rosenstiel@cix.co.uk says...
>> In article ,
>> james.s.farrar@gmail.com (James Farrar) wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:08:43 -0700 (PDT), Mr Thant
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 13 Jun, 01:03, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
>>>>> That can't be right, surely? The Piccadilly platforms are not at
>>>>> the same levels.
>>>>
>>>> I think they are. Direct Enquiries says 27 steps up from both, and
>>>> CULG and Stephen Knight say the platforms are island style.
>>>
>>> Is Colin confused with South Kensington, perhaps?
>>
>> Not with. I thought both sets of platforms were above each other for
>> lack of lateral space, something that is in shorter supply at
>> Gloucester Road if anything.
>
> They are, if I recall correctly the lifts stop twice.

You recall incorrectly.  The Picc at Gloucester Road has an island platform. 
I dare say the lifts at South Kensington stopped twice in the days before 
they built the escalators.
-- 
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

Mr Thant wrote:
> On 13 Jun, 11:55, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
>> Not with. I thought both sets of platforms were above each other for
>> lack of lateral space, something that is in shorter supply at
>> Gloucester Road if anything.
>
> There's a formerly four platform District Line station above it, so I
> can't see why there would be. South Kensington only has them on
> separate levels to provide cross platform interchange with the Deep
> Level District.

And, I suspect, to make it easier to follow the pattern of narrow streets 
between there and Brompton Road, which requires two tight 20-mph S-bends.
-- 
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)