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Encyclopedia > Swiss Cottage tube station

Swiss Cottage tube station is a London Underground station at Swiss Cottage. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Finchley Road and St. John's Wood. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... Swiss Cottage is an area of North-west London in the Borough of Camden. ... The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured grey on the Tube map. ... Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens, just south of the O2 Shopping Centre. ... St Johns Wood tube station is a London Underground station at St Johns Wood. ... 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. ...


The original station at Swiss Cottage, whose platforms were roughly above the present ones, was opened by the Metropolitan Railway on April 13, 1868. This was the terminus of a branch from Baker Street. The northern extension from here to Finchley Road opened on June 30, 1879. With the opening of the new Swiss Cottage station, the nearby Swiss Cottage Metropolitan Line station closed on August 18, 1940. April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Unique tilework in this station, near where the fictional Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker St. ... Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens, just south of the O2 Shopping Centre. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Swiss Cottage was opened as the terminus of its Metropolitan Line branch. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The current station was opened on November 20, 1939 on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road when the Metropolitan Line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo Line. It was subsequently transferred along with the rest of the Stanmore branch to the Jubilee Line when it opened on May 1, 1979. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens, just south of the O2 Shopping Centre. ... The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground. ... Stanmore tube station is a London Underground station at Stanmore. ... The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...



Preceding station Underground Lines Following station
Finchley Road   Jubilee Line   St. John's Wood


Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens, just south of the O2 Shopping Centre. ... The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured grey on the Tube map. ... St Johns Wood tube station is a London Underground station at St Johns Wood. ...



 

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