Ladbroke Grove
Location
Place	Kensington
Local authority	Kensington and Chelsea
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	2
2005 annual usage	4.343 million †
2007 annual usage	4.842 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1864
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Ladbroke Grove is a London Underground station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Latimer Road and Westbourne Park stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. For other uses, see Kensington (disambiguation). ... The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC) is a London borough in the west side of central London. ... The London Underground is a rapid transit system that serves a large part of Greater London and some neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward 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 rapid transit system that serves a large part of Greater London and some neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map. ... Latimer Road Tube Station is part of the Hammersmith and City Line on the London Underground Categories: Hammersmith & City Line stations | London Underground stubs ... Westbourne Park is a London Underground station on the Hammersmith & City Line, opened on February 1, 1866. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

Originally opened as part of the Metropolitan Railway on 13 June 1864 as Notting Hill with the extension of that line from Paddington to Hammersmith it was renamed Notting Hill & Ladbroke Grove in 1880 and Ladbroke Grove (North Kensington) on 1 June 1919 before acquiring the present name in 1938. The Metropolitan Railway (MetR) and the Metropolitan District Railway (District) were the first two underground railways to be constructed in London, starting in the 1860s, and the first of the worlds metro systems. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 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. ... Hammersmith tube station is a London Underground station in Hammersmith. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The station is the nearest to Portobello Road Market and market traders and shopkeepers in the market have started a campaign to have the station renamed Portobello Road in an effort to strengthen recognition of the market's proximity^[1]. Portobello Road Market on a Saturday in June Portobello Road Market is a street market in Portobello Road, in the Notting Hill area of West London, in the United Kingdom. ...

This station appears in an earlier version of the music video for Lily Allen's "LDN". Lily alights here after travelling on the Hammersmith and City line with her red Raleigh Chopper bicycle. Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and television chat show host. ... Alternate covers Original Vinyl Cover LDN is a single by Lily Allen which was released in the UK on 25 September 2006. ... pre-1973 model (Mk 1) Raleigh Chopper bicycle The Raleigh Chopper was a childrens bicycle manufactured and marketed in the 1970s by the Raleigh Company of Nottingham, England. ...

Gallery

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Ladbroke Grove tube station

View from the Westbound platform

Ticket Office

View from the Eastbound platform

References

is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Ladbroke Grove station, north entrance, 1934
  • Ladbroke Grove station, south entrance, 1934
  • Bridge carrying line over Ladbroke Grove, 1934
  • Ladbroke Grove station entrance, 2001
  • View of platforms, 2001
• Lily Allen video on YouTube Video featuring Ladbroke Grove tube station (1 min 54 - 2 min).

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Latimer Road towards Hammersmith		Hammersmith & City line		Westbourne Park towards Barking

Coordinates: 51°31′02″N, 0°12′38″W Image File history File links Underground_no-text. ... The London Underground is a rapid transit system that serves a large part of Greater London and some neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. ... Latimer Road Tube Station is part of the Hammersmith and City Line on the London Underground Categories: Hammersmith & City Line stations | London Underground stubs ... Hammersmith tube station is a London Underground station in Hammersmith. ... 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. ... Westbourne Park is a London Underground station on the Hammersmith & City Line, opened on February 1, 1866. ... Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail and the London Underground. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...