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Lancaster Gate London Underground
LocationBayswater Road
Local authorityWestminster
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone1
OSIPaddington[1]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 6.63 million[2]
2020Decrease 1.50 million[3]
2021Increase 2.67 million[4]
2022Increase 3.65 million[5]
2023Decrease 3.17 million[6]
Key dates
1900Opened
Other information
External links
London transport portal

Lancaster Gate is a London Underground station located on the Central line near Lancaster Gate on Bayswater Road in Bayswater (City of Westminster), to the north of Kensington Gardens. It is between Queensway and Marble Arch on the Central line and is in Travelcard Zone 1.

History

Lancaster Gate station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway (now the Central line). The original station building was typical of the work of the line's original architect Harry Bell Measures. It was demolished and a new surface building constructed as part of the development above in 1968. The development was designed by T P Bennett & Son as an office block but converted soon after into a hotel. In 2004-05 the lower floors of the hotel were re-clad in white stone to a design by Eric Parry Architects.[7] The hotel received planning permission for the re-cladding to include the station façade,[8] but this did not proceed.

Renovation

The station was closed from 3 July 2006 until 13 November 2006, so that the lifts and station could be refurbished.[9] The station's chronic lift failures were considered by Transport for London to be a safety hazard and an inconvenience to passengers. Passenger numbers have increased over the years and as a result the station's small ticket hall area is often severely congested, especially at the weekends due to the numerous hotels in the area.[10]

Location

Despite its name, the station is close to the Marlborough Gate entrance to Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens, about 300m to the east of the Lancaster Gate entrance.

The station is within walking distance of Paddington station, providing a convenient interchange between the Central line and the mainline station, although this is not highlighted on the Underground map but conveniently made known by the automatic announcement just before leaving the lifts at street level. Transport for London's September 2011 report "Central London Rail Termini: Analysing passengers' onward travel patterns" is based on a survey which failed to include Lancaster Gate as a means of getting from Paddington to destinations on the Central line.[11]

Connections

London Buses Routes 46, 274,94, 148, 390, 94, 148, 274 and 390 and Night Route N207 serve the station

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lancaster Gate tube station.
  • 1992 stock on a westbound service
    1992 stock on a westbound service
  • Eastbound platform
    Eastbound platform
  • Westbound platform
    Westbound platform
  • Roundel on platform
    Roundel on platform

References

  1. ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Royal Lancaster Hotel" (PDF). Eric Parry Architects. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Planning Application Ref: 00/05762/FULL" (PDF). City of Westminster. 1 March 2001. drawings EPA/RLH/P 1106 and 1204revP2. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Lancaster Gate Closure" (PDF). Transport for London. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2006.
  10. ^ Modernisation and lift refurbishment for Lancaster Gate Transport for London Retrieved 2009-06-18
  11. ^ "Central London Rail Termini: Analysing passengers' onward travel patterns" (PDF). September 2011. p. 142. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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