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Holloway Road tube station

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Holloway Road London Underground
Station building
Map Interactive map of Holloway Road
General information
LocationHolloway
Local authorityIslington
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2021Increase 2.88 million[1]
2022Increase 5.23 million[2]
2023Decrease 5.11 million[3]
2024Decrease 5.05 million[4]
2025Decrease 4.63 million[5]
Key dates
15 December 1906Opened
Listed status
Listing gradeII
Entry number1195635[6]
Added to list17 May 1994; 32 years ago (1994-05-17)
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°33′11″N 0°06′43″W / 51.55306°N 0.11194°W / 51.55306; -0.11194

Holloway Road is a London Underground station. It is on the Piccadilly line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal stations, and is in London fare zone 2. It opened on 15 December 1906. The station is adjacent to the site of the former Holloway and Caledonian Road railway station.

Design and location

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The architect of the station was Leslie Green who built it for the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (Now part of London Transport) in the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style).[7] The building is listed by English Heritage as Grade II.[6]

The station is close to the Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal football club. As part of the planning permission £5m was due to be spent expanding the current station to cope with increased passenger numbers on match days. However subsequent studies showed that to ensure the station could cope with the numbers the lifts would have to be replaced with escalators which would cost £60m. As a result, the redevelopment plans were put on hold and now at match times the station is exit only, and before a match eastbound trains do not call.[8]

History

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The station was constructed by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway and was built with two lift shafts, but only one was ever used for lifts. The second shaft was the site of an experimental spiral escalator which was built by the American inventor of escalators, Jesse W. Reno. The experiment was not successful and was never used by the public. In the 1990s, remains of the escalator equipment were excavated from the base of the lift shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. From the platforms, a second exit no longer in use is visible and leads to the back of the used lift shaft.

Refurbishment works completed in 2008 included the installation of a new public address system, replacement of aging customer information screens, and other aesthetic changes to improve the look, feel and security of the station. This includes improved lighting and a dramatic increase in the number of CCTV cameras. In May 2023, works to replace the two 1980s lifts started with the work due to take until September 2024, replacing one lift at a time. During Emirates Stadium events the station was closed to prevent overcrowding.[9]

Connections

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London Buses serve the station with a number of day and nighttime routes.[10][11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2024. Transport for London. 20 January 2026 [8 October 2025]. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2025. Transport for London. 13 May 2026. Archived from the original on 19 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 Historic England. "Holloway Road Station (London Transport) (1195635)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "London Underground by Design by Mark Ovenden – review". TheGuardian.com. 3 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Get to... Emirates Stadium – Matchday arrangements". arsenal.com. Arsenal Broadband Limited. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.
  9. ↑ "Reduced access to Holloway Road tube station for a year while lifts are replaced". ianVisits. 11 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Holloway Road Station (Stop SU)". bustimes.org. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Holloway Road Station (Stop SY)". bustimes.org. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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Preceding station London Underground Following station
Caledonian Road
towards Uxbridge, Rayners Lane or Heathrow Airport (Terminal 4 or Terminal 5)
 Piccadilly line Arsenal
towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove
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