Belsize Park tube station
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  Belsize Park Location of Belsize Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Belsize Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2010 |
 6.17 million[1] |
| 2011 |
 5.75 million[1] |
| 2012 |
5.81 million[1] |
| 2013 |
5.84 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 June 1907 | Station opened |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1401089[2] |
| Added to list | 20 July 2011 |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
| London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°33′01″N 0°09′52″W / 51.5503°N 0.1644°W | |
Belsize Park is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, north-west London. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2. It stands at the northern end of Haverstock Hill. In July 2011 it became a Grade II listed building.[3]
The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.
History
The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway as an intermediate station on its line from Charing Cross to Golders Green. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 m (108 ft 10 in) to the platforms. There are 219 steps. The station was designed by Leslie Green and has his familiar facade of ox-blood faience with four round arched windows. It remained largely untouched until the late 1980s when the lifts were replaced and a new ticketing system installed.
Deep-level air-raid shelter
Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which have deep-level air-raid shelters underneath them.[4] 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.
Connections
London Buses routes 168; C11 and night routes N5 serve the station.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ Historic England. "Belsize Park Underground Station including forecourt walls, gatepiers, gates and railings (1401089)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14.
- ↑ Emmerson, Andrew; Beard, Tony (2004). London's Secret Tubes. London: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 1-85414-283-6.
Gallery
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Northbound platform looking north
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Southbound platform looking south
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Roundel on northbound platform
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Original tiling on northbound platform
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belsize Park tube station. |
- "Photographic Archive". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18.
- "Visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter". Subterranea Britannica. Archived from the original on 2001-06-05.
| Preceding station | London Underground |
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towards Edgware | Northern line |
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