TRIVIA: Station with the most platform entrances

[ChewChewTrain]

A discussion mentioning the Penalty Fare regulations requiring valid signage at every platform entrance prompted me to wonder which station has the most separate platform entrances. Without looking anything up, I can think of 25 at Reading:

• 1 for each of P1-P6;
• 3 for P7 (the one from the concourse, the one from the “new” barriers/escalators/east-facing lift, and the one from the north-facing lift);
• 4 entrances to both P8 and P9 (the “up” stairs, “up” lift, “down” stairs, and “down” lift), and the same for P10/11, P12/P13, and P14/P15.

Have I missed any? Given that P1-P3 are only accessible from P7, do the regulations require that they still must have their own signs?

 

[Lampshade]

I’d wager Waterloo, 24 platforms plus a subway beneath the main 1-19 and escalators to/from the lower concourse for 20-24.

 

[furlong]

The requirements about notices are one of the more inexplicable changes in the new regulations. While at a technical level in the mind of a bureaucrat, I can see how it might appear that the requirements didn't really change, but there's now a precision that has the practical impact of holding train companies to an extremely high standard that I don't think any of them are willing to meet.

This aspect of the regulations fails everyone. Train companies struggle to adhere to it so just give up. Well-informed deliberate fare evaders can win their appeals. Even where the signs do fully comply, many passengers are still left unaware of their obligations and the problems they may face.

Just read a sample of the dispute threads on this forum to understand how the current approach is a total failure. A better approach is needed that understands the practicalities and focusses better on removing any excuse from the deliberate evader.

If the bureaucrats ever learn to publish drafts for public and industry review instead of producing fully-formed poorly-considered regulations each time, they could end up with much better regulations that would make everyone happier except the criminals.