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Charing Cross Tube Station

History

The Northern line and Bakerloo line parts of the station were originally opened as two separate stations and were combined when the now defunct Jubilee Line platforms were opened. The constituent stations also underwent a number of name changes during their history.

The first part of the complex, the Bakerloo line platforms, were opened as Trafalgar Square by the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway (BS≀) on 10 March 1906.

The Northern line platforms were opened as Charing Cross by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR;, now the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line) on 22 June 1907. At its opening this station was the southern terminus of the CCE&HR; which ran to two northern termini at Golders Green and Highgate (now Archway) tube stations.

Although both lines were owned and operated by the Underground Electric Railways Company (UERL), there was no direct connection below ground and passengers interchanging between the lines had to do so via two sets of lifts and the surface.

In an effort to improve interchange capabilities, the CCE&HR; was extended the short distance south under Charing Cross main line station to connect with the BS≀ and the District Railway (another UERL line), opening as such on 6 April 1914. The interchange station between the BS≀ and District had been know hitherto as Charing Cross (District) and Embankment (BS≀). The original CCE&HR; terminus to the north of Charing Cross main line station was renamed Charing Cross (Strand) and the new station and the BS≀ station to the south of the main line station was named Charing Cross (Embankment). These names lasted only a short time: on 9 May 1915, Charing Cross (Strand) was renamed Strand and for Charing Cross (Embankment) the tube lines adopted the District Railway name of Charing Cross. At the same time, the separate Strand station on the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway was also renamed Aldwych to avoid confusion.

The Northern line Strand station was closed on 4 June 1973 to enable the construction of the new Jubilee line platforms. These platforms were constructed between the Bakerloo line and Northern line platforms together with the long missing below ground interchange between those two lines. In anticipation of the new interchange station, from 4 August 1974 Charing Cross was renamed Charing Cross Embankment. The Jubilee line platforms and the refurbished Northern Line platforms opened on 1 May 1979 from which date the combined station including Trafalgar Square was given its current name; simultaneously Charing Cross Embankment reverted to the original BS≀ name of Embankment, ending 109 years of association with the name Charing Cross.

Although Charing Cross was constructed as the southern terminus of the Jubilee line, plans already existed to continue the line to the east towards Lewisham in south-east London. The tunnels were, therefore constructed beyond the station beneath Strand as far as 143 Strand, almost as far as Aldwych station which would have been the next stop on the line. The subsequent regeneration of the Docklands in London's East End during the 1980s and 1990s required additional transport infrastructure and the eventual route of the extension took the new tunnels south from Green Park to provide new interchanges at Westminster, Waterloo and London Bridge stations and then on to Greenwich and Stratford.

The new tunnels branch away from the original south of Green Park station and, on the opening of the final section of the line between Green Park and Waterloo stations on 20 November 1999, the Jubilee Line platforms at Charing Cross were closed to the travelling public. The escalators continuing down to the closed platforms can, however, still be seen through closed doors at the bottom of the escalators from the ticket hall.

Design

One of the entrances to Charing Cross tube station from Trafalgar Square.

A 100 metre-long mural along the Northern line platforms was designed by David Gentleman. It shows scenes from the funeral journey of Eleanor of Castile (the wife of Edward I) from Nottinghamshire to her tomb in Westminster Abbey (see Eleanor cross).

Former Jubilee line platforms

Although now closed to the public, the Jubilee Line platforms of Charing Cross station are still maintained by TfL for use by film and television makers needing a modern Underground station location. While still open they were used in the 1987 film The Fourth Protocol, and after closure in numerous productions, including different episodes of the television series Spooks, the films Creep (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007), The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007) and the video for the Alex Parks's single "Cry".

In 2006, it was proposed that an extension to the Docklands Light Railway from Bank station would take over the platforms. Intermediate stations at Aldwych tube station and City Thameslink would be opened, mirroring the planned route of the old Fleet Line.

Nearby places of interest

Trafalgar Square

National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery

South Africa House

Canada House

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Nelson's Column

Admiralty Arch

Savoy Hotel

The Mall

Whitehall

Covent Garden

The Astoria

See also

List of London Underground stations

References

^ a b c "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2008. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 

Demuth, Tim (2004). The Spread of London's Underground, 2nd ed. Published by Capital Transport, in co-operation with London Transport Museum. ISBN 1-85414-277-1. 

Harris, Cyril M (2004). What's in a name?, 4th ed. (reprint). Published by Capital Transport, in co-operation with London Transport Museum. ISBN 1-85414-241-0. 

External links

The Charing Cross-Embankment-Strand conundrum explains the various names of the tube stations in this area.

London's Abandoned Tube Stations - Charing Cross

London Transport Museum Photographic Archive

Subway entrance to Trafalgar Square station, 1906

Stairway entrance to Charing Cross station from Craven Street, 1909

Trafalgar Square station booking hall, 1922

Strand station booking hall, 1927

Craven Street entrance to Strand station, 1937. Note sign pointing way to Bakerloo Line.

Strand station booking hall, 1973, two weeks after closure for reconstruction

New Charing Cross station booking hall, 1979

Platform Murals

Northern Line - Construction of Charing Cross

Bakerloo Line - Pictures from the National Gallery

Jubilee Line - Images of Nelson's Column

Preceding station

 

London Underground

 

Following station

Piccadilly Circus

towards Harrow & Wealdstone

Bakerloo line

Embankment

towards Elephant & Castle

Leicester Square

towards Edgware, Mill Hill East

or High Barnet

Northern line

Embankment

towards Kennington or Morden

 

 

Former Route

 

 

Preceding station

 

London Underground

 

Following station

Green Park

 

Jubilee Line

Former Route

(1979-1999)

 

Terminus

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Bakerloo line

Stations

Baker Street  Charing Cross   Edgware Road  Elephant and Castle   Embankment  Harlesden   Harrow and Wealdstone   Kensal Green   Kenton   Kilburn Park  Lambeth North  Maida Vale  Marylebone   North Wembley   Oxford Circus  Paddington   Piccadilly Circus  Queens Park   Regents Park  South Kenton   Stonebridge Park   Warwick Avenue  Waterloo   Wembley Central   Willesden Junction

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Rolling stock

1972 Stock

History

Former companies

Baker Street & Waterloo Railway  Underground Electric Railways Company

Former stations now served by London Overground

Bushey  Carpenders Park  Hatch End  Headstone Lane  Watford High Street  Watford Junction

Former stations now served by Jubilee Line

Canons Park  Dollis Hill  Finchley Road  Kilburn  Kingsbury tube station  Neasden  Queensbury  Stanmore  St. John's Wood  Swiss Cottage  Wembley Park  West Hampstead  Willesden Green

Former rolling stock

1906 Stock  1914 Stock  Watford Joint Stock  Standard Stock  1938 Stock  1949 Stock  1959 Stock

Abandoned plans

Extension to Camberwell  Extension to Cricklewood  Extension to Old Kent Rd.

London Underground  Transport for London

London Transport Portal

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Northern line

Stations

High Barnet branch

Archway  Camden Town  East Finchley  Finchley Central  High Barnet  Highgate  Kentish Town   Mill Hill East  Totteridge and Whetstone  Tufnell Park  West Finchley  Woodside Park

Edgware branch

Belsize Park  Brent Cross  Burnt Oak  Camden Town  Chalk Farm  Colindale  Edgware  Golders Green  Hampstead  Hendon Central

Charing Cross branch

Camden Town  Charing Cross   Embankment  Euston   Goodge Street  Leicester Square  Mornington Crescent  Tottenham Court Road  Warren Street  Waterloo

Bank branch

Angel  Bank   Borough  Camden Town  Elephant and Castle  Euston   King's Cross St. Pancras   London Bridge   Moorgate   Old Street

Morden line

Balham  Clapham Common  Clapham North  Clapham South  Colliers Wood  Kennington  Morden  Oval  South Wimbledon  Stockwell  Tooting Bec  Tooting Broadway

Future

Extension to Battersea

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Rolling stock

Present stock

1995 Stock

History

Former companies

City and South London Railway  Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway  Edgware, Highgate and London Railway  Underground Electric Railways Company

Former lines

Northern City Line

Former stations

City Road  King William Street  South Kentish Town

Former rolling stock

1906 Stock  1938 Stock  1949 Stock  1956 Stock  1959 Stock  1962 Stock  1972 Stock  Standard Stock

Abandoned plans

Northern Heights plan  Alexandra Palace  Brockley Hill  Bushey Heath  Cranley Gardens  Crouch End  Elstree South  Mill Hill  Muswell Hill  North End  Stroud Green

London Underground  Transport for London

London Transport Portal

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Jubilee line

Stations

Baker Street  Bermondsey  Bond Street  Canada Water  Canary Wharf   Canning Town   Canons Park  Dollis Hill  Finchley Road  Green Park  Kilburn  Kingsbury  London Bridge   Neasden  North Greenwich  Queensbury  Southwark ( Waterloo East)  St John's Wood  Stanmore  Stratford   Swiss Cottage  Waterloo   Wembley Park  West Ham   West Hampstead   Westminster  Willesden Green

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Rolling stock

1996 Stock

History

Former lines

Metropolitan Line  Bakerloo Line

Former stations

Charing Cross

Former rolling stock

London Underground 1972 Stock  1983 Stock

London Underground  Transport for London

London Transport Portal

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