Charing Cross tube station
Charing Cross tube station is a London Underground station at Charing Cross. It has entrances in Trafalgar Square and The Strand. The station takes its name from the central London road junction of Charing Cross.
The station is served by the Northern and Bakerloo lines and provides an interchange with the National Rail network at the Charing Cross rail station. On the Northern Line it is between Embankment and Leicester Square stations on the Charing Cross branch, and on the Bakerloo Line it is between Embankment and Piccadilly Circus stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The station was served by the Jubilee Line between 1979 and 1999; acting as the southern terminus of the line during that period. For most of the history of the Underground the name Charing Cross was associated with a different station, the one now called Embankment.
Charing Cross Tube Station Media
Map showing proposed station sites, 1880s
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Map showing proposed station sites, 1890s
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Map showing proposed station sites, 1901
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Map showing proposed station sites, 1902
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Northern line and Jubilee line ticket hall in its 1979 colour scheme
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The passage connecting the Bakerloo and Northern line platforms
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Northern line ticket hall after refurbishment
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Pedestrian subway entrance from the corner of Trafalgar Square to the Bakerloo line ticket hall at the station.