Lambeth North tube station

Lambeth North London Underground
Lambeth North is located in Central London
Lambeth North
Lambeth North
Location of Lambeth North in Central London
LocationLambeth
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 3.87 million[1]
2020Decrease 1.20 million[2]
2021Increase 1.29 million[3]
2022Increase 2.57 million[4]
2023Increase 2.69 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyBaker Street and Waterloo Railway
Key dates
10 March 1906Opened as Kennington Road
5 August 1906Renamed Westminster Bridge Road
15 April 1917Renamed Lambeth (North)
c. 1928Renamed Lambeth North
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°29′56″N 0°06′42″W / 51.499°N 0.1118°W / 51.499; -0.1118
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Lambeth North is a London Underground station in the district of Lambeth, at the junction of Westminster Bridge Road and Baylis Road. It is on the Bakerloo line, between Waterloo and Elephant & Castle stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is located at 110 Westminster Bridge Road, and is the nearest tube station to the Imperial War Museum. In 2017, it was ranked the least-used Underground station in Zone 1.[6]

History

Designed by Leslie Green, the station was opened by the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway on 10 March 1906, with the name Kennington Road. It served as the temporary southern terminus of the line until 5 August 1906, when Elephant & Castle station was opened. The station's name was changed to Westminster Bridge Road in July 1906 and it was again renamed, to Lambeth (North), in April 1917, and then to Lambeth North in 1928.

At 03:56 on 16 January 1941, a German "Satan" 1800 kg general-purpose bomb hit a hostel at nearby 92 Westminster Bridge Road. The shock wave severely damaged the southbound platform tunnel injuring 28 people sheltering there, one of whom died in hospital 15 days later. Thirty-seven rings of the damaged tunnel had to be completely replaced, 15 partially replaced, and 86 feet (26 m) of platform rebuilt. Traffic through the station resumed after 95 days.

The station closed for maintenance works in July 2016,[7][8] and reopened in February 2017.[9]

Layout

There are two tracks in separate tunnels. The station has two lifts and a spiral staircase connecting the street level to platform level (about 70 feet (21 m) below). Immediately north of the station is a crossover enabling trains to terminate at either platform. This is necessary for trains that are stabled at the London Road Depot, which can be seen on London Road at St George's Circus, and connects with the Bakerloo line north of the station. The Northern line does not serve the station but only passes beneath it.

Services

The typical service pattern in trains per hour (tph) is:[10]

  • 6tph to Harrow & Wealdstone via Queens Park & Stonebridge Park (Northbound)
  • 3tph to Stonebridge Park via Queens Park (Northbound)
  • 5tph to Queens Park (Northbound)
  • 14tph to Elephant and Castle (Southbound)

Connections

London Buses routes 12, 53, 59, 148, 159 and 453 and night route N109 serve the station.

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ McKinnell, Ellie (18 June 2019). "The 20 most - and least - popular London stations". www.mylondon.news. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Station Closures Look ahead" (PDF). Transport for London. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Lambeth North Underground Station (Zone 1)". Tfl.gov.uk. Transport for London. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Lambeth North tube station reopens after lift replacement works". London SE1. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Bakerloo Line Working Timetable No. 40" (PDF). Transport for London. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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