Oxford Circus tube station
Oxford Circus is a London Underground station serving Oxford Circus at the junction of Regent Street and Oxford Street, with entrances on all four corners of the intersection. The station is an interchange between the Central, Victoria and Bakerloo Lines. It is the third busiest station on the network and the busiest without connection to the National Rail service.
Location | Oxford Circus |
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Local authority | Westminster |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 6 |
Fare zone | 1 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2005 | 63.056 million[1] |
2007 | 72.046 million[2] |
Key dates | |
1900 1906 1969 | Central Line opened Bakerloo Line opened Victoria Line opened |
Other information | |
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Nearby places of interest
- All Souls Church, Langham Place
- BBC Broadcasting House
- Carnaby Street
- Langham Hotel
- London College of Fashion, John Princes Street
- St George's, Hanover Square
- Topshop Oxford Street, the world's largest fashion store
Gallery
Central London Railway station building opened in 1900
Oxford Circus Tube Station Media
References
- ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2005". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2007". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
Other websites
- Detailed article by Mike Horne on the history of the station Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Plans of the station after the Victoria Line works [1]Archived 2009-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, [2]Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, [3]Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 51°30′55″N 0°08′30″W / 51.51519°N 0.1416°W
Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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towards Harrow & Wealdstone
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Bakerloo line | towards Elephant & Castle
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towards Brixton
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Victoria line | towards Walthamstow Central
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towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip
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Central line |