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Westminster tube station on the London Underground serves the Circle, District and Jubilee lines. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. Westminster Tube station (large) Picture taken by ChrisO, November 27, 2003 Camera: Sony DSC-P72 Exposure: 1/8 sec F-Stop: 2. ...
Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ...
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 London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...
Travelcard Zone 1 is the central 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 the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ...
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Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ...
The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...
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. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
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 The station was originally opened as Westminster Bridge on December 24, 1868 and was given its present name in 1907. It was completely redeveloped and re-opened on December 22, 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. During the station's redevelopment, a vast 39 m (127 ft) deep void was excavated underneath the old station to house the escalators, lifts and stairs to the deep-level Jubilee Line platforms. This made it the deepest ever excavation in central London. One of the most difficult problems the engineers faced was to construct the station around the Circle and District line tracks, which continued in service throughout its construction. The tracks had to be lowered by 300 mm (1 foot), an operation achieved a few millimetres at a time during the few hours each night that the system was closed. The station was by far the most complex in terms of engineering of any of those on the Jubilee line and it was the last to open, just before Christmas 1999. Nothing of the old station remains. 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. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Canary Wharf tube station The Jubilee Line Extension is the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line into southern and eastern London. ...
Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ...
The station's cavernous design, by Michael Hopkins & Partners, won it a 2001 Royal Institute of British Architects Award and earned it a place on the shortlist for the RIBA's prestigious Stirling Prize. Wellcome Trust building on Euston Road Sir Michael Hopkins CBE (b. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ...
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The station today The station has an extremely austere interior, comprising gigantic concrete beams and columns criss-crossed by stainless steel escalators and floors, giving it a distinct "space-age" look. The reason for the presence of so many structural supports is because Portcullis House, home to the offices of many MPs, is located immediately above the station, so it bears a significant weight. Portcullis House is a building in Westminster, London, used as offices for members of Parliament. ...
A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...
As with other stations on the Jubilee Line Extension, the Jubilee Line platforms at Westminster have platform screen doors to improve airflow through the system (and presumably increase safety). The platforms are some 32 m (104 feet) below ground level, making them among the deepest on the Underground network. Because of the limited amount of space on the site, the two tunnels are "stacked" on top of each other rather than the normal side-by-side arrangement. Platform Screen Doors full-height, Paris - Line 14 - St. ...
The station also features an access door straight into an underground walkway connecting the Houses of Parliament to Portcullis House, allowing MPs, Lords and others with access passes to the buildings to enter.[citation needed] The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, England is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet to conduct their business. ...
It will feature in the film adaptation Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a film based on J. K. Rowlings fifth book of the same name in the Harry Potter series, directed by David Yates. ...
This station is also the only one on the underground network that is not owned by Transport for London but by the Palace of Westminster.
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The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ...
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, England is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet to conduct their business. ...
Downing Street For a wider coverage of London, visit the London Portal. ...
The London Eye is, as of December 2003, the largest observation wheel in the world (though often erroneously called a Ferris wheel). ...
Gallery The District Line platform Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1347, 527 KB) The District Line platform of Westminster tube station, London, England. ...
| Eastbound Jubilee Line platform Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1347, 674 KB) The Jubilee Line platform of Westminster tube station, London, England. ...
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| Westbound Jubilee Line platform Download high resolution version (1024x768, 213 KB)Jubilee line platform at Westminster tube station Date: 29th October 2001 20:23 Camera: Olympus C-1 Exposure: 1/6 sec. ...
| A tribute sign to HMS Westminster Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 738 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Selfmade - Released I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
HMS Westminster (F237) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ...
| Coordinates: 51°30′04″N, 0°07′30″W The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...
Entrance to St Jamess Park Underground station St Jamess Park is a London Underground station by St Jamess Park in the City of Westminster. ...
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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. ...
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Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London. ...
Ealing Broadway is a main line and London Underground railway station, in Ealing. ...
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...
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Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering. ...
Jubilee Line platform, with train arriving, at Green Park underground station Unique tilework at this station represents the many trees in nearby Green Park Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park itself, on Piccadilly close to its intersection with the...
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The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
Facade of Waterloo Station, London Waterloo is a major train station and transport interchange located in the Waterloo district of London, which was itself named after the Battle of Waterloo in which Napoleon was defeated near Brussels. ...
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