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Sloane Square tube station is a London Underground station in Sloane Square, Chelsea. It is between South Kensington and Victoria on the District and Circle lines, and is in Zone 1. Image File history File links River_westbourne_sloane_square. ...
Sloane Square is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. ...
The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ...
The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...
Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...
1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ...
This is a list of London Underground stations. ...
This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ...
The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...
Sloane Square is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. ...
Chelsea can refer to: Locations in the United Kingdom: A neighbourhood in London, see: Chelsea, London A now defunct, but still famous, porcelain factory, see Chelsea porcelain factory A borough in London, see: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea A bridge in London, see: Chelsea Bridge Locations in the United...
Located on Cromwell Road in South Kensington, London, South Kensington tube station is the closest London Underground station to the Natural History, Science and Victoria and Albert Museums, as well as to Imperial College. ...
Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
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. ...
Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...
History
It opened as part of the original route of the Metropolitan District Railway (now the District line) on 24 December 1868. The current station is largely a post-World War II rebuild, the original Victorian station having been destroyed by enemy bombing in 1940. The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ...
1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
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1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
The station crosses the valley of the River Westbourne, which runs through Hyde Park as the Serpentine Lake, and originally crossed the Knight's Bridge at Knightsbridge. The river itself runs across the centre of the station, crossing above the platforms in an iron pipe. The River Westbourne is a river in London, England. ...
The Serpentine, viewed from the eastern end. ...
The Serpentine is a lake in Hyde Park, London. ...
Click Here for Knightsbridge, Castle Hill Australia Knightsbridge is a place in the City of Westminster, London notable for its expensive shops, including Harrods. ...
The river dictated how and where the station could be built. It could not be built above the river because that would be at least partly above ground level, and would be very costly, blocking major roads and buildings. Neither could the station be at the same level as the river, as the river would either block the trains and the platforms, or the water would have to be raised and lowered at either sides by means of an expensive pumping system. In consequence the station is unusually deep for a sub-surface line (as opposed to deep level lines), pushing the limits of the technology when it was built.
Uniquely the station was built with a pub, the Hole in the Wall, on the westbound platform. It closed in 1985.
Notable events On 26th December 1973, a bomb exploded in the telephone kiosk in the booking office.
The station today Access to the surface is currently by escalators from each of the side platforms, which replaced steps in view of the depth of the station below the river. The surrounding area has a high level of shops aimed at the more expensive end of the market, and in consequence the station has relatively low patronage, since attendance at the shops is usually by means of taxi. Taxicab, short forms taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for single passenger or small group of passengers, typically for non-shared ride. ...
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