Clapham South tube station
 The station entrance |
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 Clapham South
Location of Clapham South in Greater London |
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| Location | Clapham |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owner | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2008 |  7.600 million[1] |
| 2009 |  7.534 million[1] |
| 2010 | 7.480 million[1] |
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| 1926 | Opened (C&SLR) |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
Coordinates: 51°27′10″N 0°08′49″W / 51.452778°N 0.147°W
Clapham South tube station is a station on London Underground's Northern Line between Clapham Common and Balham stations. The station is located at the corner of Balham Hill (A24) and Nightingale Lane. The station is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3.
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[edit] History
The station was designed by Charles Holden and was opened on 13 September 1926 as the first station of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway, which is now part of the Northern Line. Other proposed names for the station prior to opening were "Balham North" and "Nightingale Lane".
The apartments above the station, named Westbury Court, were a later addition to the architecture, built in the mid-1930s. The parade of shops along Balham Hill was extended as part of the same development using the same style as the original three closest to the station.
Clapham South tube station has a lovely aspect onto the southern edge of Clapham Common. It is one of eight London Underground stations which has a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it.
[edit] Transport Links
London Bus routes 50, 155, 249, 355, G1, school routes 689, 690 and Night routes N155 all serve the station and its surrounding area.
[edit] Gallery
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One of the entrances to Clapham South deep level shelter, the other is on the common
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Clapham South tube station |
- London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
- CharlesHolden.com Early photograph of station
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towards Morden
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Northern line |
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