Edgware Road tube station (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines)

Edgware Road is a London Underground station. It is on the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines. The station is by the edge of Chapel Street and Cabbell Street.

Edgware Road

Location	Edgware Road
Local authority	City of Westminster
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	1
OSI	Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Marylebone (NR)
Key dates
10 January 1863	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink

There have been suggestions in the past to make a new name for one of the Edgware Road stations to stop there being confusion.

History

Metropolitan train leaving Edgware Road, at the connection below Praed Street

This station was part of the world's first below ground railway when it was started as part of the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon. It was opened on 10 January 1863.

The station was where one of the bombings in 7 July 2005 London bombings happened. Mohammad Sidique Khan exploded a bomb at about 8:50am, on a train that was leaving the station. 6 people died in the bombing.

Edgware Road Tube Station (Circle, District And Hammersmith & City Lines) Media

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