Holland Park tube station

Holland Park London Underground
Holland Park
Location of Holland Park in Greater London
Location Holland Park
Local authority Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012 Decrease 3.32 million[1]
2013 Increase 3.39 million[1]
2014 Decrease 3.16 million[1]
2015 Increase 3.37 million[1]
Key dates
1900 Opened
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WGS84 51°30′26″N 0°12′20″W / 51.5072°N 0.2056°W / 51.5072; -0.2056Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°12′20″W / 51.5072°N 0.2056°W / 51.5072; -0.2056
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Holland Park is a London Underground station, on Holland Park avenue. It serves the Central line, lying between Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill Gate stations, in Travelcard Zone 2.

History

The original building was typical of those designed by Harry Bell Measures for the stations of the Central London Railway that opened on 30 July 1900. It was given a flat roof in the hope that commercial development would take place on top, as at Queensway station, but so far this has not happened. The building was refurbished in the 1990s.

On 28 July 1958 one passenger died as a result of a fire on a Central line train at Holland Park.[2] There was an incident in August 2013 in which smoke started to fill the station after a train's brakes malfunctioned.[3]

The station today

The tube station is named after Holland Park, a park in west London, although the term also refers to the residential area to the north of the park.

The station was closed for lift replacement works and refurbishment since 2 January 2016, and reopened in August of the same year.[4] This station was the last station of the Central Line underground stations retain the original 1950's signages until the refurbishment.

Connections

London Buses routes 31, 94, 148 and 228 serve the station.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Accident at Holland Park on 28th July 1958". The Railways Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Smoke fills Holland Park Tube station". BBC News. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ↑ Holland Park Refurbishment
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
Central line
towards Epping, Hainault
or Woodford (via Hainault)


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