Russell Square tube station
Russell Square is a London Underground station facing Russell Square on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on tube maps.[3]
 Station entrance | |
| Location | Bloomsbury |
|---|---|
| Local authority | Camden |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 December 1906 | Station opened |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1401730[1][2] |
| Added to list | 20 July 2011 |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
Russell Square Station is very close to the British Museum, the University of London's main building, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Russell Square Gardens and the Brunswick Centre.[4]
The station was designed by Leslie Green and is of the modern style.[5][6]
2005 London bombings
On 7 July 2005, in a organised bomb attack, an explosion in a train going between King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square caused the deaths of 26 people.[7]
A memorial to the victims, similar to the one at King's Cross St Pancras tube station, is located at the station.[8]
In movies
The station was used as the place for the horror movie Death Line,[9] which had actors like Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee and Clive Swift in.[10][11]
Russell Square Tube Station Media
The distinctive platform level tilework
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Russell Square Underground Station (1401730)". National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ Template:Cite map/Standard Tube Map
- ↑ Google Maps – Russell Square Tube Station
- ↑ "London Underground By Design by Mark Ovenden – review". The Guardian. 3 February 2013. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/03/london-underground-design-ovenden-review. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "Green, Leslie". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
- ↑ July 7 2005 London Bombings Fast Facts
- ↑ "Bombs 7/7/05 – Piccadilly line – WC1". Londonremembers.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ The London Underground in Films and Televisions (Real Stations – Portrayals)
- ↑ Josh Ralske (2009). "Raw Meat". The New York Times. https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/107325/Deathline/overview.
- ↑ Roger Ebert (3 August 1973). "Raw Meat". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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