North Greenwich

Management
Managed by	London Underground
Location
Place	Greenwich Peninsula
Local authority	Greenwich
Statistics
Annual entry/exit	8.63 million
Zone	2 and 3
Platforms in use	3
History
Key dates	Opened 1999
Transport for London

North Greenwich tube station on the Jubilee Line opened in time for the Millennium celebrations at the end of 1999 - it is adjacent to the Millennium Dome at the northern end of an area sometimes referred to as the Greenwich peninsula. It is between Canary Wharf and Canning Town, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3. North Greenwich tube station Taken by A. Brady on November 28, 2003. ... The Tube redirects here. ... The Greenwich Peninsula, sometimes known as the Blackwall Peninsula, is in the London Borough of Greenwich that the River Thames circumnavigates. ... Arms of Greenwich London Borough Council The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough... 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. ... 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. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ... The Millennium Dome, with the Canary Wharf complex in the background, seen from the River Thames Aerial view of the Millennium Dome The Millennium Dome, seen from the Isle of Dogs. ... The Greenwich Peninsula, sometimes known as the Blackwall Peninsula, is in the London Borough of Greenwich that the River Thames circumnavigates. ... Canary Wharf tube station is a London Underground station on the Jubilee Line, between Canada Water and North Greenwich. ... Canning Town station is a major intermodal transport interchange situated at Canning Town in East London. ... 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. ... 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. ...

It is not in the area historically known as North Greenwich, which was on the Isle of Dogs, north of the river. North Greenwich is an old name for the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs in London, facing Greenwich over the River Thames. ... The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula in the East End of London. ...

Planning for the Dome meant that the station was designed to cope with the millions of visitors expected there during 2000. The station is the largest on the Jubilee Line, capable of handling around 20,000 passengers an hour. Its striking blue tiled and glazed interior, with raking concrete columns rearing up inside the huge underground space, was designed by architect Will Alsop. This article is about the year 2000. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Will Alsop (born 1947) is an English architect based in London, responsible for several distinctive and controversial modernist buildings — most in the United Kingdom. ...

The tube station has a bus station outside, with services to Stratford, Bexleyheath, Greenwich and Lewisham, among other places. Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... Bexleyheath is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... Greenwich (pronounced grenn-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Lewisham is an area within the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ...