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Encyclopedia > Edgware Road tube station
Edgware Road
Edgware Road
Location
Place Edgware Road
Local authority Westminster
Operations
Managed by London Underground
Platforms in use 4
Transport for London
Zone 1
Annual entry/exit 5.224 million †
History
Key dates Opened 1863
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]

Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground. This article is about the station serving the Circle Line, District Line and Hammersmith and City Line. See Edgware Road tube station (Bakerloo Line) for the station on that line. Edgware Rd - Hammersmith and city. ... Edgware Road is a road in London. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central 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 most aspects of the transport system throughout Greater London in England. ... The southbound platform at Angel. ... This is a list of extant mainline railway stations in Greater London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949, when it was separated from its parent lines, the Metropolitan Line and the District Line, although it had been shown on Underground maps since 1947. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map. ... Edgware Road is a station on London Undergrounds Bakerloo Line, between Paddington and Marylebone stations. ...


Both stations have entrances on Edgware Road, approximately 150 metres apart and on opposite sides of the Marylebone Road flyover and dual carriageway. Both stations are in Travelcard Zone 1, and neither should be confused with Edgware station at the northern end of the Northern Line. Edgware Road is a road in London. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in north London. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...

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History

This station was part of the world's first underground railway when it was opened as part of the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon on 1 October 1863. The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ... Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Farringdon station platforms Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Farringdon, just north of the City of London in the London Borough of Islington. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


It was one of the sites for the July 7th al quieda bombings.


The station today

A statue in front of station
A statue in front of station

The station is located in a cutting, but is not in a tunnel. It serves the cut and cover routes of the Hammersmith & City, Circle and District Lines, forming the northern terminus for the latter's service to Wimbledon station. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1950 × 2600 pixel, file size: 1,014 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please someone say what that statue is! The photo was taken all by myself. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1950 × 2600 pixel, file size: 1,014 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please someone say what that statue is! The photo was taken all by myself. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949, when it was separated from its parent lines, the Metropolitan Line and the District Line, although it had been shown on Underground maps since 1947. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Terminal Station was also the name of a railway station in Chattanooga, Tennessee; see Chattanooga Choo Choo. ... Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. ...


To the east of the station the Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines share the same tracks to Baker Street. To the west all three lines run to Paddington station, but the Hammersmith and City Line diverges from the Circle and District lines to call at a separate station at the far end of Paddington mainline station. Edgware Road station is therefore the recommended interchange for westbound travellers. Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located on Baker Street. ... Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ...


It is located on the corner of Chapel Street and Cabbell Street.


See also

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External links

Previous station   London Underground   Next station
toward Victoria
  Circle Line  
toward Wimbledon
  District Line   Terminus
  Hammersmith & City Line  
toward Barking

 

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