Barbican tube station
Barbican is a London Underground station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England. It is on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. It is between Farringdon and Moorgate. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. First Capital Connect trains used to stop at this station on their way to Moorgate station, but this stopped in March 2009. The outbound service calling here was abandoned many years before.
 Looking east along the platforms. | |
| Location | Barbican |
|---|---|
| Local authority | City of London |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Station code | ZBB |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2009 |  9.261 million[1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2006–07 | 0.045 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 23 December 1865 | Opened as Aldersgate Street[3] |
| 1 November 1910 | Renamed as Aldersgate[3] |
| 24 October 1924 | Renamed as Aldersgate and Barbican[3] |
| 1 December 1968 | Renamed as Barbican[3][4] |
| 1976 | Services from Great Northern via Widened Lines cease. |
| 1982 | Electrified services from Bedford line commence |
| 2009 | Thameslink services cease |
| Other information | |
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Service patterns
| Preceding station |  London Underground
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Following station | ||
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towards Hammersmith
| Circle line | towards Tower Hill
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towards Hammersmith
| Hammersmith & City line | towards Barking
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| Metropolitan line | towards Aldgate
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Farringdon | First Capital Connect Thameslink Peak Hours Only |
London Moorgate | ||
Gallery
Barbican station, with a Circle Line train
Barbican station from the west. Inset: former roof support
Barbican Tube Station Media
Barbican station entrance on Aldersgate Street, 1981.*View northward on Aldersgate Street at Long Lane. This station ('Aldersgate' until November 1910, then 'Aldersgate Street', '& Barbican' from 24/10/24,) was one of those on the first extension to Moorgate Street (December 1865) of the pioneering (January 1863) underground Metropolitan Line (Paddington - Farringdon Street).
Modern entrance to Barbican
The Thameslink lines on the south side of the station are no longer in use. The signal box seen here (R) was demolished in January 2015 as part of the Crossrail redevelopment.
Elizabeth line platforms at Farringdon are connected to Barbican's westbound platform.
References
- ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2009". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Butt (1995), page 14
- ↑ Butt (1995), page 26
