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Arnos Grove London Underground
LocationArnos Grove[1]
Local authorityEnfield
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms4 (facing 3 tracks)
Fare zone4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008Decrease 4.250 million[2]
2009Increase 4.312 million[2]
2018Decrease 4.42 million[3]
2019Increase 4.44 million[4]
2020Decrease 2.34 million[5]
2021Decrease 1.96 million[6]
2022Increase 3.30 million[7]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon Electric Railway
Key dates
19 September 1932Station opened as terminus
13 March 1933Line extended to Enfield West
Listed status
Listing gradeII* (since 20 July 2011)
Entry number1358981[8]
Added to list19 February 1971
Other information
External links
London transport portal

Arnos Grove is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line between Bounds Green and Southgate. It is in Travelcard Zone 4 and is located in Arnos Grove, near Arnos Park on Bowes Road, London. The station and surrounding neighbourhood of Arnos Grove take their names from the Arnos Grove estate, which was north of the station.[1] The station is the first surface station north after the long tunnel section from Barons Court via Central London.

History

The station was opened on 19 September 1932 as the most northerly on the first section of the Piccadilly Line extension from Finsbury Park to Cockfosters. It was the terminus of the line until services were further extended to Oakwood on 13 March 1933. Its name was chosen after public deliberation: alternatives were "Arnos Park", "Bowes Road" and "Southgate".[9]

Like the other stations Charles Holden designed for the extension, Arnos Grove was built in a modern European style using brick, glass and reinforced concrete and basic geometric shapes. A circular drum-like ticket hall of brick and glass panels rises from a low single-storey structure and is capped by a flat concrete roof. The design was inspired by the Stockholm City Library and Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund.[10] A similar design was employed by Holden for the rebuilding of Chiswick Park on the District line (also in 1932), although the drum there is supplemented with an adjacent brick tower. The centre of the ticket hall is occupied by a disused ticket office (a passimeter in London Underground parlance) which houses an exhibition on the station and the line. In July 2011 Arnos Grove became a Grade II* listed building.[11] The building is one of the 12 "Great Modern Buildings" profiled in The Guardian during October 2007,[12] and was summarised by architectural critic Jonathan Glancey as "...truly what German art historians would describe as a gesamtkunstwerk, a total and entire work of art."[10]

The station today

Three parallel train tracks pass through the station, with two double-sided platforms between the central track and the outer tracks. The edges of the platforms are labelled platform 1 and 2, and platform 3 and 4, in such a way that the two outer tracks are accessible from platforms 1 and 4, and the central track, usually used by trains that terminate and reverse at Arnos Grove station, is accessible from platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 2 are designated for trains to Cockfosters, platforms 3 and 4 for trains to Central London. When operational problems occur on the line, Arnos Grove station may act as a temporary terminus of a reduced service - either a shuttle service between Arnos Grove and Cockfosters or a truncated service from Central London. The station has a set of seven sidings to its south for stabling trains.

In 2005 the station underwent a refurbishment programme including improvements to signage, security and train information systems. Some of the original signs are in a 'petit-serif' adaptation of the London Underground typeface, Johnston Sans. This type-face was designed by Charles Holden and Percy Delf Smith.

The station is part of the Arnos Grove group of stations, comprising all seven stations from Cockfosters to Turnpike Lane, and the management office for the group is in Arnos Grove station. Linked to the station by a lineside passageway is Ash House, which is a drivers' depot. Arnos Grove is often noted for its station cat (a rarity on the London Underground network), called Spooky, who now occupies the station car park after being evicted due to the introduction of UTS gates.[13]

Underground In Bloom 2011

Arnos Grove Drivers' Depot won Best Newcomer and Best Overall Garden for their new project which also got them an award in the London In Bloom competition. Their website[14] tells the whole story with photographs of the garden and the awards ceremonies.

Film Location

The station building appears as "Marble Hill" underground station in the episode "Wasps' Nest" of the Agatha Christie's Poirot TV series with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot.

Nearby places

  • Looking north from eastbound through platform 1
    Looking north from eastbound through platform 1
  • Looking north from terminating platform 3
    Looking north from terminating platform 3
  • Looking south from terminating platform 3
    Looking south from terminating platform 3
  • Looking south from westbound through platform 4
    Looking south from westbound through platform 4
  • Roundel on platform 4
    Roundel on platform 4
  • A Piccadilly line train at Arnos Grove with its doors open onto platforms 2 and 3.
    A Piccadilly line train at Arnos Grove with its doors open onto platforms 2 and 3.
  • Arnos Grove platforms, as seen from a Westbound train on platform 4.
    Arnos Grove platforms, as seen from a Westbound train on platform 4.
  • Arnos Grove platforms, as seen from the southern end of platform 3. (Looking north)
    Arnos Grove platforms, as seen from the southern end of platform 3. (Looking north)

Transport connections

Arnos Grove Bus Station

The following London Bus routes serve the bus station (the tube station forecourt):[15]

New Southgate railway station

New Southgate railway station is a five minute walk from Arnos Grove or a two minute bus journey on the 232 and 382 bus routes.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arnos Grove, Enfield". Hidden London. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b {"Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018. Cite error: The named reference "infobox_stats_ref_tube_2007" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Arnos Grove Underground Station". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Dumayne, Alan (1998). Southgate. Sutton Publishing Limited. p. 44. ISBN 0-7509-2000-9.
  10. ^ a b Glancey, Jonathan (16 October 2007). "Great modern buildings: Going Underground". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "The Guardian's Great Modern Buildings Series". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Arnos Grove". Platform for art - Thin Cities. Transport for London. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "arnos grow'n'picc club". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Arnos Grove Bus Station (Bowes Road)". Live Travel News. Transport for London. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Bus services from Arnos Grove" (PDF). TfL. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: flag (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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