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Encyclopedia > Great Portland Street tube station
Great Portland Street tube station
Great Portland Street tube station

Great Portland Street is a London Underground station near Regent's Park. It is between Baker Street and Euston Square on the Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan lines. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (948x1536, 257 KB) Photo of Great Portland Street tube station taken 21-Mar-2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (948x1536, 257 KB) Photo of Great Portland Street tube station taken 21-Mar-2005. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... For other meanings, see Regents Park (disambiguation) Regents Park (officially The Regents Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. ... Unique tilework in this station, near where the fictional Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker St. ... Categories: Circle Line stations | Hammersmith & City Line stations | Metropolitan Line stations | London Underground stubs ... 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 Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...


The station was part of the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, which opened between "Bishop's Road" (now Paddington Hammersmith & City Line) and "Farringdon Street" (close to the present-day Farringdon station). It was opened on 10th January 1863 as "Portland Road", and was given its present name on 1st March 1917. The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ... Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... 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. ... Farringdon station platforms Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Farringdon, just north of the City of London. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


Local points of interest include Regent's Park, and the Post Office Tower, which was London's tallest building when it opened in the 1960s. The station is very close to Regent's Park station, which is on the Bakerloo Line. For other meanings, see Regents Park (disambiguation) Regents Park (officially The Regents Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. ... For other BT Towers, see BT Tower (disambiguation). ... St. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Regents Park Regents Park tube station is a London Underground station by Regents Park. ... The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ...



Preceding station Underground Lines Following station
Baker Street   Circle Line   Euston Square
  Hammersmith & City Line  
  Metropolitan Line  


Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... Unique tilework in this station, near where the fictional Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker St. ... 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. ... Categories: Circle Line stations | Hammersmith & City Line stations | Metropolitan Line stations | London Underground stubs ... 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 Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground. ...



 

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