St John's Wood tube station

Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 0°10′27″W / 51.53472°N 0.17417°W / 51.53472; -0.17417
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For the former station that was once named St. John's Wood Road and then St. John's Wood, before being renamed and closed, see Lord's tube station.

St. John's Wood London Underground
Station entrance
St. John's Wood is located in Central London
St. John's Wood
St. John's Wood
Location of St. John's Wood in Central London
LocationSt John's Wood
Local authorityCity of Westminster
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Increase 7.80 million[1]
2019Decrease 7.61 million[2]
2020Decrease 4.11 million[3]
2021Decrease 3.46 million[4]
2022Increase 5.63 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon Passenger Transport Board
Key dates
20 November 1939Opened
1 May 1979Bakerloo line service replaced by Jubilee line
Listed status
Listing gradeII
Entry number1401096[6]
Added to list20 July 2011
Other information
Coordinates51°32′05″N 0°10′27″W / 51.53472°N 0.17417°W / 51.53472; -0.17417
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St. John's Wood is a London Underground station located in St John's Wood in the City of Westminster, north-west London. It was opened in 1939 as a stop on the Bakerloo line. Today St. John's Wood is served by the Jubilee line, between Swiss Cottage and Baker Street stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2.[7] A journey between St. John's Wood and Baker Street typically takes less than three minutes.[8]

Location

The station building is located on the corner of Acacia Road and Finchley Road[9] and tube maps from late 1938 and early 1939 indicate that it was originally to be given the name Acacia Road or Acacia.[10][11] This station is the nearest to Lord's Cricket Ground and Abbey Road Studios.[9] The station is therefore not to be confused with Abbey Road DLR station in east London.

History

The station was opened on 20 November 1939 on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road when the Metropolitan line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo line. It was transferred along with the rest of the Stanmore branch to the Jubilee line when it opened in 1979.

With the opening of St. John's Wood station, two nearby stations on the Metropolitan line were closed. These were Lord's (which had been opened with the name St. John's Wood Road before being renamed St. John's Wood and then Lord's) and Marlborough Road.

The station today

Roundel on a platform at St. John's Wood

The station building is Grade II listed.[12]

The platform design remains the same as when opened in 1939, as designed by Harold Stabler. In 2006 the tiles were cleaned up and replaced.[13]

The station contains ticket halls, gates, escalators, payphones, toilets and a Wifi service.[14] It also has cash machines, dispensing pounds sterling and euros.[14]

Services

Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 2–5 minutes between 05:54 and 00:18 in both directions.[15][16]

Connections

London Buses routes 13, 46, 113, 187 and night route N113 stop outside the station.[17] Coach routes 712, 755, 757, 758, 768, 771, 772, 797 and A6 also serve the station. London Buses routes 139 and 189 serve Abbey Road.[17]

In popular culture

The station appeared in the music video for "Bedsitter" by Soft Cell.[18]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  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. ^ Historic England. "St John's Wood Underground Station (1401096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ Tube Facts – Stations that it takes the longest to travel between
  9. ^ a b Google Maps – St. John's Wood Underground Station
  10. ^ Harris, Cyril M. (2006) [1977]. What's in a name?. Capital Transport. p. 61. ISBN 1-85414-241-0.
  11. ^ Horne, Mike (2000). The Jubilee Line: An Illustrated History. Capital Transport. p. 19. ISBN 1-85414-220-8.
  12. ^ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Station Refurbishment Summary" (PDF). London Underground Railway Society. July 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  14. ^ a b St. John's Wood Underground Station
  15. ^ "Jubilee line timetable: From St. John's Wood Underground Station to Swiss Cottage Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Jubilee line timetable: From St. John's Wood Underground Station to Baker Street Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Buses from St. John's Wood" (PDF). Transport for London. May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  18. ^ Tube Facts – Music Videos filmed on the tube

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