Oval tube station

Interior of Oval tube station

Oval tube station in Kennington is a station on the Northern Line of the London Underground between Stockwell and Kennington stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. (Journeys from National Rail stations to Oval and Kennington via Waterloo are priced as if these destinations were in Travelcard Zone 1; the add-on amounts are called substandard fares by NR.) Oval tube station taken by C Ford. ... Oval tube station taken by C Ford. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 356 KB)Interior of Oval Tube Station, photographed by self on 17 April 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 356 KB)Interior of Oval Tube Station, photographed by self on 17 April 2005. ... Kennington is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... Stockwell tube station Stockwell tube station is a London Underground station in Stockwell in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Categories: Northern Line stations | London Underground stubs ... 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. ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... The facade of Waterloo Station. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the most central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

The station is located at the junction of Kennington Park Road (heading north-east), Camberwell New Road (south-east), Clapham Road (south west) and Harleyford Street (north west) and is about 500 metres from the Oval cricket ground. It opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the City & South London Railway. Also close by are Kennington Park and the imposing St. Marks Church. For the shape, see oval. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Kennington Park is in Kennington, London, England, in London SE11, and lies between Kennington Park Road and St Agnes Place. ...

The station building was rebuilt in the the early 1920s when the line was modernised and has recently been refurbished at street level with a modern tiling scheme inside and out. Reflecting its proximity to the cricket ground, the internal decorative tiling features large images of cricketers in various stances. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly...

Oval tube station was the site of one of the bombs in the London terrorist attacks on 21 July 2005 Wikinews has a related story: Four small explosions strike Londons transport system On 21 July 2005, four small explosions disrupted part of Londons public transport system, exactly two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. ...

External links

London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive

• Original Oval station
• Station after 1920s rebuild

Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... Stockwell tube station Stockwell tube station is a London Underground station in Stockwell in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Categories: Northern Line stations | London Underground stubs ...