Balham
Location
Place	Balham
Local authority	Wandsworth
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	3
Annual entry/exit	9.466 million †
History
1926	Opened (C&SLR)
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Balham tube station is a station on London Underground's Northern Line located between Clapham South and Tooting Bec stations. The surface building was designed by the architect Charles Holden. The station opened on September 13, 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway (now part of the Northern Line). The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. Balham tube station taken by C Ford, March 04. ... Balham is: Balham, a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London, England. ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ... The southbound platform at Angel. ... This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... Clapham South station Clapham South tube station is a station on London Undergrounds Northern Line between Clapham Common and Balham stations and was opened in 1926 as the first station of the Morden extension of the line. ... Tooting Bec tube station is a London Underground station in Tooting, South London. ... Charles Henry Holden (12 May 1875 - 1 May 1960) was an English architect known for his designs of stations on the London Underground railway system. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), originally known as City of London & Southwark Subway, is considered to be the first real deep-level tube railway in the world. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

Balham station has entrances on the east and west sides of Balham High Street linked by a pedestrian subway. Regional rail services also run from the adjacent Balham railway station. Balham railway station is a station in Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ...

Trains "drive on the left" (i.e. northbound trains are on the west track, southbound on the east) as in most stations, and there are two exits from each platform close to the centre of each platform.

On October 14, 1940, during World War II, a bomb fell in the road above the station, with the blast penetrating into the tunnel 9 metres below. The water mains and sewage pipes were broken, causing flooding and the loss of 65 lives. The station and the tracks between Clapham South and Tooting Bec (then called Trinity Road, Tooting Bec) were closed until January 1941. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Balham station (east building), 1926
  • Balham station (west building), 1927
  • Ticket hall, 1934
  • Bomb crater
  • Damage on station platform

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