Accessible Yes 2012 24.82 million Opened 1971 Number of platforms 2 | Fare zone 2 2013 27.22 million | |
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Similar Brixton, London Underground, Stockwell tube station, Clapham North tube station, Pimlico tube station | ||
London brixton tube station
Brixton is a London Underground station on Brixton Road in the Brixton district of the London Borough of Lambeth, south London. The station is the southern terminus of the Victoria line. The station was opened on 23 July 1971 by the London Transport Executive. It has high usage for an inner suburban station with 27.2 million entries and exits during 2013.
Contents
- London brixton tube station
- Brixton tube station london underground
- Design
- Station improvements
- Location
- Services and connections
- References
Brixton tube station london underground
Design
From the ticket hall, three escalators take passengers to and from the platforms. There are also passenger lifts between street level, the ticket hall and the platforms to provide step free access.
The station is laid out as a two-track terminus with a scissors crossover north of the station, and the line continues for a short distance south of the station platforms to form a pair of sidings. These are used for the overnight stabling of a pair of trains, which then form the mornings' first two northbound services.
Station improvements
As part of a framework agreement with London Underground, Chetwoods were engaged to carry out an extensive refurbishment of the passenger areas of Brixton Underground Station. This included an overall redesign of the station’s external façade and entrance lobby, together with refurbishment of a number of smaller retail outlets and the ticket office. The scheme developed the Practice’s expertise in the particular technical and design requirements of underground facilities, benefitting the design approach to projects for other clients such as Network Rail. The refurbishment started in 2001, and was completed in 2010. The station was briefly closed for asbestos removal in 2006. The refurbishment works were a long drawn out process. New panels and lighting have been installed in the escalator shaft.
Location
The station is in Brixton Road and is about 100 m from Brixton railway station (on the London Victoria to Orpington line, operated by South Eastern). Although the route of London Overground also runs close to Brixton tube station, there is no station in Brixton on this route because the South London Line is on high railway arches, and Overground trains pass overhead.
Services and connections
Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally every 3–5 minutes between 05:55 and 00:18.
London Bus routes 2, 3, 35, 45, 59, 109, 118, 133, 159, 333, 355, 415, 432, 689 and 690 and P4 and night routes N2, N3, N35, N109 and N133 serve the station.