Junction Road
- For the street in Hong Kong, see Junction Road, Hong Kong.
Junction Road is a section of the A400 road in Upper Holloway, north London, running between Archway tube station (at the top of Holloway Road) and Tufnell Park tube station (where the A400 continues southwards as Fortess Road).
The street has a number of restauants and bars. Pubs that are located on Junction Road include The Lion, gastropub St. John's Tavern, The Oak & Pastor, Irish pub and gig venue The Boston Arms, and The Hideaway, a bar, comedy and music venue.
Local residents in Junction road area have seen the opening of new shops such a ‘Greggs’, ‘costa Coffee’ as well as a very popular farmers market which was originally located on Junction road but moved to ‘Holloway Road side of the Archway roundabout.
Junction Road is home to the infamous Archway Tower whereby local residents are campaigning and debating as to whether the tower should saved, Some adopt the view that it is an eyesore whilst others believes it Archway’s landmark and Archway’s ‘identity’.
Despite the difference of the views in regards to the tower it offers residents some form of entertainment, and in October 2013 Archway tower was the stage for the aerial theatre. The tower is considered an eyesore.
Junction Road railway station stood on the corner of Junction Road and Station Road until its closure in 1943. It was on what is now London Overground's Gospel Oak to Barking line, between Gospel Oak station and Upper Holloway station.
The postal district is N19.
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Coordinates: 51°33′30″N 0°08′16″W / 51.55826°N 0.13785°W