Marble Arch tube station

Marble Arch
Marble Arch Location of Marble Arch in Central London
Location	Oxford Street
Local authority	Westminster
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	12.16 million
2020	3.66 million
2021	5.24 million
2022	9.60 million
2023	8.59 million
Key dates
30 July 1900	Opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51.51361°N 0.15833°W / 51.51361; -0.15833
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Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. It is on the Central line between Lancaster Gate and Bond Street stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.

History

The station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway (CLR).

Like all the original stations on the CLR, Marble Arch was served by lifts to the platforms but the station was reconstructed in the early 1930s to accommodate escalators. This saw the closure of the original station building, designed by the architect Harry Bell Measures, that was situated on the corner of Quebec Street and Oxford Street, and a replacement sub-surface ticket hall opened further to the west. The new arrangements came into use on 15 August 1932. The original surface building was later demolished.

The platforms, originally lined in plain white tiles, were refitted with decorative vitreous enamel panels in 1985. The panel graphics were designed by Annabel Grey.

The station was modernised in 2010, resulting in new finishes in all areas of the station, apart from the retention of many of the decorative enamel panels at platform level.

The station today

The station is named after the Marble Arch nearby and is located at the north east side of the Marble Arch junction, at the western end of Oxford Street.

There is a siding to the west of the station allowing trains from Epping, Hainault and Woodford to terminate here. It is not commonly used but it is still retained for emergencies and when engineering works take place.

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Lancaster Gate towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		Bond Street towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park

Incidents

On 27 April 2018, a 90-year old man, Robert Malpas, was suddenly and without warning pushed onto the train tracks, suffering a broken pelvis and a head wound. A bystander rescued him from the tracks, and the perpetrator - who was unknown to Malpas - was later found guilty of attempted murder and jailed for life. The incident was captured on CCTV.

See also

• The Mysterious Planet, a serial of Doctor Who which uses Marble Arch as a plot point.

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Ticket hall with lift doors, 1924
  • Rebuilt ticket hall, 1932