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| Location | Edgware Road |
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| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| LUL 2007 usage | 5.993 million[1] |
| LUL 2008 usage | 6.04 million[1] |
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| 1863 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground, in Travelcard Zone 1. This article is about the station serving the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City Lines. See Edgware Road Bakerloo Line for the station on that line. The station is 5 minute walk adjacent to Praed Street and Marylebone Road flyover.
Both stations have entrances on Edgware Road, approximately 150 metres apart and on opposite sides of the Marylebone Road flyover and dual carriageway. There have been proposals to rename one of the stations, though as of September 2007 there are no official plans to do so.[2] Neither of the Edgware Road stations should be confused with Edgware station, at one of the northern ends of the Northern Line.
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History
This station was part of the world's first underground railway when it was opened as part of the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon on 1 October 1863.
It is the site for one of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated a bomb at about 8:50am, on board a westbound Circle line train as it was leaving the station, killing six passengers.
The station today
The station is located in a cutting, but is not in a tunnel. It serves the cut and cover routes of the Hammersmith & City, Circle and District Lines, forming the northern terminus for the latter's service to Wimbledon station.
To the east of the station the Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines share the same tracks to Baker Street. To the west all three lines run to Paddington, but the Hammersmith and City Line diverges from the Circle and District Lines to call at a separate station at the far end of Paddington mainline station. Edgware Road station is therefore the recommended interchange for westbound travellers.
It is located on the corner of Chapel Street and Cabbell Street.
See also
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References
- ^ a b Transport for London - London Underground performance update
- ^ "BBC News: Call to rename twin Tube stations". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6994475.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
Coordinates: 51°31′13″N 0°10′12″W / 51.520159°N 0.17°W
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