St John's Wood tube station
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 St John's Wood
Location of St John's Wood in Central London |
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| Location | St John's Wood |
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| Local authority | Westminster |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2007 |  6.651 million[1] |
| 2008 | 6.660 million[1] |
| 2009 |  6.523 million[1] |
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| Original company | London Passenger Transport Board |
| 20 November 1939 | Station opened |
| 1 May 1979 | Bakerloo Line service replaced by Jubilee Line |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 0°10′27″W / 51.5347°N 0.1742°W | |
St John's Wood tube station is a London Underground station at St John's Wood. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Swiss Cottage and Baker Street. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is a Grade II listed building.[2]
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 20 November 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 transferred along with the rest of the Stanmore branch to the Jubilee Line when it opened in 1979.
With the opening of St John's Wood station, two nearby stations on the Metropolitan Line were closed. These were Lord's (which had originally been opened in 1868 as St John's Wood Road) and Marlborough Road.
The station building is located on the corner of Acacia Road and Finchley Road and tube maps from late 1938 and early 1939 indicate that it was originally to be given the name Acacia Road or Acacia. This station is the nearest one to Lord's Cricket Ground and Abbey Road Studios. For this reason Beatles memorabilia is sold at the station.
The platform design remains the same as when opened in 1939, and was designed by Harold Stabler. In 2006 the tiles were cleaned up and replaced.
[edit] Transport links
London bus routes 13, 46, 82, 113, 139, 187, 189 night routes N13.
[edit] Gallery
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Station roundel (September 2008)
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Station entrance (September 2006)
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Southbound platform (September 2006)
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Abbey Road Cafe outside tube stop (May 2006)
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Way out sign at the bottom of the escalators(March 2007)
[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.
- ^ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/16-london-underground-stations-listed-at-grade-ii/. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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towards Stanmore
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Jubilee line |
towards Stratford
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towards Stanmore
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Bakerloo line
Stanmore branch (1939-1979)
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towards Elephant & Castle
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