Russell Square tube station

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Russell Square
Russell Square 
Location Russell Square
Local authority Camden
Managed by London Underground
Platforms in use 2
Fare zone 1
LUL 2005 usage 10.115 million[1]
LUL 2007 usage 13.592 million[1]

1906 Opened 

List of stations Underground · National Rail

Russell Square is a London Underground station on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden. It is a small but busy station, used by office workers and tourists staying in Bloomsbury's numerous hotels.

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[edit] History

The station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906. The station was designed by Leslie Green.

[edit] Location

It is not far from the British Museum, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Russell Square Gardens. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 1, and is between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line.

[edit] Access to trains

Russell Square station has three lifts but no escalators. The platforms can also be reached by a spiral staircase with 177 steps, although signs in the station indicate that there are 175 steps.

[edit] 2005 London bombings

On 7 July 2005 in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a train travelling between King's Cross's St. Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Layout

Eastbound Piccadilly towards Cockfosters
Island Platform
Westbound Piccadilly towards Uxbridge or Heathrow (Terminals 1, 2, 3 or Terminal 5)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Transport for London - London Underground performance update

[edit] External links

Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
Piccadilly line
towards Cockfosters


Coordinates: 51°31′23″N 0°07′28″W / 51.52306°N 0.12444°W / 51.52306; -0.12444