Euston Square tube station

Euston Square
Euston Square Location of Euston Square in Central London
Location	Euston Road
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes (Westbound only)[1]
Fare zone	1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	11.36 million[2]
2013	12.36 million[2]
2014	14.33 million[2]
2015	14.88 million[2]
Key dates
10 January 1863	Opened as Gower Street
1 November 1909	Renamed Euston Square
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°31′33″N 0°08′09″W / 51.5258°N 0.1358°W

Euston Square is a London Underground station at the corner of Euston Road and Gower Street, just north of University College London and within walking distance of Euston railway station. It is between Great Portland Street and King's Cross St. Pancras on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, in Travelcard Zone 1. It should not be confused with the nearby Euston tube station for the Northern and Victoria lines.

History

The station opened in 1863 as "Gower Street", changing to its present name in 1909. In late 2006 the new entrance on the south side of Euston Road opened in a corner of the new headquarters of the Wellcome Trust replacing the old entrance. There is also a subway entrance on the north side of Euston Road. In 2011, two new lifts linking the westbound platform to the street were opened. On top of these a new modern entrance was opened.

Future

In December 2005 Network Rail announced plans^[3] to create a subway link between the station and Euston station as part of the re-development of Euston station. This will create a direct link for users of main line rail services which depart from Euston. These plans would also be pursued during a rebuilding for High Speed 2.^[4]

Connections

London Buses routes 10, 14, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 73, 88, 134, 205 and 390 and night routes N5, N18, N20, N29, N73, N205 and N279 serve the station.

References

1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2015.
2. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Euston redevelopment". Always Touch Out. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-02-13.
4. "High speed rail". Transport Select Committee. House of Commons. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.

External links

• "London Euston railway station to Euston Square tube station subway link". Always Touch Out.
• "Euston Square Entrance in 1950s". Photo collection. London Transport Museum.