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Encyclopedia > Tooting Broadway tube station
Tooting Broadway
Location
Place Tooting
Local authority Wandsworth
Operations
Managed by London Underground
Platforms in use 2
Transport for London
Zone 3
Annual entry/exit 10.567 million †
History
1926 Opened (C&SLR)
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
Portal:London Transport London Transport Portal

Tooting Broadway tube station is a London Underground station in Tooting, South London. The station is on the Northern Line, between Tooting Bec and Colliers Wood stations. It is located on the corner of Tooting High Street (A24) and Mitcham Road (A217). The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. Tooting is a suburb in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south London. ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... 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. ... 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 transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Tooting is a suburb in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south London. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... Tooting Bec tube station is a London Underground station in Tooting, South London. ... Colliers Wood tube station is a London Underground station in South London. ... The A24 is a major road in England. ... The A217 is a road in England. ... 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. ...


History

The station was designed by Charles Holden and was opened on 13 September 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway (now part of the Northern Line). Charles Henry Holden (12 May 1875 - 1 May 1960) was an English architect known for his designs of stations on the London Underground railway system. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... 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. ...


Southbound trains can terminate at Tooting Broadway on occasion rather than continue on to end of the line at Morden three stations to the south. To return north, out of service trains run south from the southbound platform into a reversing siding between the two running tunnels before reversing and running north through points on to the northbound platform where they return into service. Morden tube station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. ...


Transport connections

The following London Buses routes serve the station (times are Mon-Fri off-peak) (correct as of 6 May 2007) An Enviro 400 bus, a modern interpretation of the famous London red double-decker. ...

  • 44 (Tooting Station-Victoria) every 10 minutes
  • 57 (Kingston-Streatham Hill) every 8 minutes
  • 77 (Tooting-Waterloo) every 10 minutes
  • 127 (Purley-Tooting) every 15 minutes
  • 155 (Tooting St. George's Hospital-Elephant & Castle) every 8 minutes
  • 219 (Wimbledon-Clapham Junction) every 12 minutes
  • 264 (Tooting St. George's Hospital-Croydon) every 10 minutes
  • 270 (Mitcham Cricketers-Putney Bridge) every 10 minutes
  • 280 (Tooting St. George's Hospital-Belmont) every 10 minutes
  • 333 (Tooting-Elephant & Castle station) every 10 minutes
  • 355 (Mitcham Cricketers-Brixton station) every 12 minutes
  • 493 (Richmond Homebase-Tooting Broadway) every 15 minutes
  • G1 (Shaftesbury Estate-Norbury) every 20 minutes

FROM 30th JUNE 2007, Route 493 Will Be ReRouted Round The Tooting Area And Will Not Serve Wimbledon Broadway, South Wimbledon, Merton High Street, Colliers Wood or Tooting Broadway. The Service Will Still Serve The Grounds Of Tooting St Georges Hospital. Instead Route 131 Will Be Extended To Tooting Broadway Serving The Former 493 Route But This Bus Will Not Serve Tooting Hospital. {KS1993}


Night buses:

  • N44 (Sutton Green-Aldwych) running every 30 minutes from 2354-0518
  • 57 (Kingston-Clapham Park) running every 30 minutes from 0000-04:00
  • N133 (Tooting-Liverpool Street station) running every 30 minutes from 0158-0458. From September 1, diverted at Streatham to Mitcham via 118.
  • N155 (Morden-Aldwych) running every 15 minutes from 0023-0523

External links

  • London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
    • Construction of station showing escalator shaft, 1926
    • Tooting Broadway station, 1927
    • Tooting Broadway station, 1988
Previous station   London Underground   Next station
towards Morden
  Northern Line  
towards Edgware, Mill Hill East
or High Barnet

Coordinates: 51°25′40″N, 0°10′06″W The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Colliers Wood tube station is a London Underground station in South London. ... Morden tube station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... Tooting Bec tube station is a London Underground station in Tooting, South London. ... Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in north London. ... Mill Hill East tube station is a London Underground station in Mill Hill in North London. ... High Barnet tube station is a London Underground station in High Barnet in north London. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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