Belsize Park tube station

Belsize Park

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
2008	6.140 million[1]
2009	6.081 million[1]
2010	6.170 million[1]
Original company	Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
22 June 1907	Station opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
London Transport portal Coordinates: 51°33′01″N 0°09′52″W / 51.5503°N 0.1644°W / 51.5503; -0.1644

Belsize Park tube station 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 in Travelcard Zone 2. It stands at the northern end of Haverstock Hill. In July 2011 it became a Grade II listed building.^[2]

The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.

History

Station entrance in 1960

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 Hampstead. 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 new ticketing system installed.

Deep-level air-raid shelter

Belsize Park deep level shelter

Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which have deep-level air-raid shelters underneath them.^[3] 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.

Transports Links

London Bus routes 168, C11 and Night routes N5 pass the station. Route 268 passes nearby.

Layout

References

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Station exterior, 1925
  • Ticket hall, 1927
• Subterranea Britannica's visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Belsize Park tube station

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  Southbound platform looking south

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  Northbound platform looking north

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  Tiling on northbound platform

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  Roundel on northbound platform

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