North Greenwich tube station

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North Greenwich London Underground
LocationGreenwich Peninsula
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerLondon Underground
Number of platforms3
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2 and 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 24.66 million[2]
2019Increase 28.28 million[3]
2020Decrease 9.64 million[4]
2021Increase 11.28 million[5]
2022Increase 21.20 million[6]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon Regional Transport
Key dates
14 May 1999Opened
Other information
External links
 London transport portal

North Greenwich is a London Underground station served by the Jubilee line.[7] Despite its name, it is not in the area historically known as North Greenwich, on the Isle of Dogs, north of the River Thames; an entirely different North Greenwich station used to be there, between 1872 and 1926. It is actually closer to Charlton than to Greenwich, however, it is at the northernmost tip of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which perhaps provides the best explanation of the name.

The tube station was opened in 1999. It is adjacent to The O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) at the northern end of the Greenwich Peninsula, on the south bank of the Thames.

It lies between Template:LUL stations and Template:LUL stations on the Jubilee line, in Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.

History

Opened on 14 May 1999, North Greenwich is one of the largest stations on the Jubilee line, capable of handling around 20,000 passengers a hour, having been designed to cope with the large number of visitors expected at the Millennium Dome (now The O2).

The track at North Greenwich was designed to facilitate a branch of the line from this station. A branch towards Thamesmead was planned; however this has not been developed beyond the initial proposal, and is not currently in Transport for London's investment programme.

The track layout allows trains from both Stanmore and Stratford to terminate at North Greenwich. A number of trains from Stanmore terminate here during peak and off-peak times, and enter platform 2 instead of the usual platform 3. Trains head back towards central London from platform 2. During times of disruption and engineering work, trains from and back to Stratford can be routed into and out of platform 2.

Platform 2 at North Greenwich

The striking blue-tiled and glazed interior, with raking concrete columns rearing up inside the huge underground space, was designed by the architectural practice Alsop, Lyall and Störmer.[8]

As with other stations on the Jubilee Line Extension, all platforms are equipped with platform screen doors.

On 20 October 2016, police conducted a controlled explosion on an IED at North Greenwich after a passenger spotted an unattended bag filled with "wires and an alarm clock" aboard a Jubilee line train.[9] No injuries were reported,[10] and a suspect was later detained.[11]

Connections

The Emirates Air Line cable car opened nearby on 28 June 2012, providing a link between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Victoria Dock and ExCeL London.[12]

The North Greenwich bus station is situated next to the tube station, with London Buses routes 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 422, 472 and 486 serving the station.

References

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ Horne, M: The Jubilee Line, page 79. Capital Transport Publishing, 2000.
  8. ^ "North Greenwich Underground Station". Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  9. ^ "North Greenwich Tube terror scare sparked by 'bag full of wires'". Evening Standard. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Counter terrorism arrest over North Greenwich Tube device". BBC News. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  11. ^ Metro.co.uk, Ashitha Nagesh for (21 October 2016). "Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism over 'device' at North Greenwich station". Metro. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Boarding passes ready as first Emirates Air Line flight takes off". Transport for London. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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