Russell Square tube station

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Russell Square is a London Underground station. It is located opposite 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 stations. It is in London fare zone 1.[1]

Russell Square is not far from the British Museum, the University of London's main campus, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Russell Square Gardens and the Brunswick Centre.[2]

The station is the work of London architect Leslie Green and is example of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style).[3][4]

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The station was designed by Leslie Green.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In 2001, the station was closed for 13 months for refurbishment, reopening in February 2002.[5]

2005 London bombings

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Ambulances at Russell Square following the attack

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A plaque remembering the victims, identical to the one at King's Cross St Pancras tube station, is located at the station.[7]

Station listing

On 20 July 2011, English Heritage gave the station buildings Grade II listed status, describing it as:

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a good example of a station designed by Leslie Green to serve the GNP & BR, later the Piccadilly Line, retaining original tiled lettering. The interior, while altered, features of interest survive at lower levels including tiling and directional signage. The Yerkes group of stations designed by Leslie Green illustrate a remarkable phase in the development of the capital's transport system, with the pioneering use of a strong and consistent corporate image; the characteristic ox-blood faience façades are instantly recognisable and count among the most iconic of London building types.[8]

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The station today

The station is a Grade II listed building.[8][9]

Russell Square station has three lifts,[10] which are all fifty-passenger lifts built by Wadsworth.[11] There are no escalators but the platforms can be reached using a spiral staircase with 176 steps.[12]

The station has seven gates and a Wi-Fi service.[13]

Platform level tiling

A platform on the London Underground
The distinctive platform level tilework

The stations on the central part of the Piccadilly line, as well as some sections of the Northern line, were financed by Charles Yerkes,[14] and are famous for the Leslie Green designed red station buildings and distinctive platform tiling. Each station had its own unique tile pattern and colours.

Services

Russell Square station is on the Piccadilly line between Holborn to the west and King's Cross St Pancras to the east. Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 4–7 minutes between 05:56 and 00:28 in both directions.[15][16]

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Connections

Day and nighttime London Buses routes serve the station.[17]

In popular culture

Russell Square tube station was used as the location for the 1972 horror film Death Line,[18] which starred Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee and Clive Swift.[19][20]

References

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  2. ↑ Google Maps – Russell Square Tube Station
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  6. ↑ a b July 7 2005 London Bombings Fast Facts
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  10. ↑ Russell Square Tube Station – Facilities
  11. ↑ Lifts at Russell Square Tube Station London – Youtube
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  13. ↑ Russell Square Underground Station
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  18. ↑ The London Underground in Films and Televisions (Real Stations – Portrayals)
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Bibliography

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