Belsize Park tube station

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Belsize Park
Location
Place	Belsize Park
Local authority	London Borough of Camden

Operations
Station code	ZBP
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Transport for London
Zone	2
2004 annual usage	4.984 million †
2007 annual usage	5.633 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1907
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Belsize Park tube station is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, north London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line, between Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It is located at the northern end of Haverstock Hill.

The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.

1 History
2 Deep-level air-raid shelter
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 m (108 ft 10 in) to the platforms.

[edit] Deep-level air-raid shelter

Belsize Park deep level shelter

Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which has a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it ^[1]. The shelter was constructed in World War II to provide safe accommodation for service personnel. Entrances to the shelter are at the junction of Haverstock Hill and Downside Crescent and off Haverstock Hill.