Tufnell Park tube station

Tufnell Park
Tufnell Park Location of Tufnell Park in Greater London
Location	Tufnell Park
Local authority	London Borough of Islington
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	3.68 million[1]
2013	3.94 million[1]
2014	3.94 million[1]
2015	0.00 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
Key dates
22 June 1907	Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°33′24″N 0°08′17″W / 51.5567°N 0.1381°W

Tufnell Park is a London Underground station in Islington close to its boundary with Camden (see Tufnell Park). It is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between Archway and Kentish Town, and in Travelcard Zone 2.

Station

The station has Passenger Operated Ticket Machines (POMs) and a ticket office that opens for limited hours. The station has two lifts between the street and platform level, rather than escalators. Upon exiting the lifts, passengers are required to use stairs to reach the trains. The southbound platform lies at a lower level than the northbound.

History

The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway. The building was designed by architect Leslie Green and the exterior features glazed terracotta (faïence) tiling, supplied by the Leeds Fireclay Company. Although close to Junction Road railway station on the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway, there was never a physical connection between the two stations.

The station was modernised in 2004 by Tube Lines; major items of works were the communication systems, a complete retiling and new ceilings throughout. Ticket Gates were installed some time later. The station also houses a large industrial ventilation fan as part of London Underground's Cooling the Tube project. The fan runs year round along with fans at other Northern line locations. Wi-Fi services provided by Virgin Media began at Tufnell Park station to coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics, which took place in London.

TfL announced on 11 March 2015 that Tufnell Park station would close for nine months in order to replace the station's ageing lifts. The station closed to passengers on 8 June 2015 and reopened on 4 March 2016. ^{[2] [3]}

Connections

London Buses routes 4, 134 and 390 and night route N20 serve the station.

See also

• Junction Road
• Junction Road railway station

References

1. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. "New lifts for Tufnell Park station" (Press release). Transport for London. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
3. "Tufnell Park Tube station re-opens early with brand new lifts" (Press release). Transport for London. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

Gallery

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  Northbound platform looking north.

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  Southbound platform looking north. It lies beneath the northbound platform.

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  Tiling on the southbound platform.

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  Roundel on the southbound platform.