Location Russell Square Fare zone 1 2013 12.95 million Architect Leslie Green | Managed by London Underground 2012 13.44 million 2014 13.08 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Bloomsbury, London WC1B 5EG, United Kingdom Original company Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway Similar London Underground, Holborn tube station, Russell Square, King's Cross St Pancras t, Leicester Square tube station | ||
Russell square tube station london
Russell Square is a London Underground station 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 and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
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- Russell square tube station london
- Historic london underground stations russell square tube station 3
- History
- 2005 London bombings
- The Station today
- Platform level tiling
- Services and connections
- In popular culture
- References
Russell Square Station is not far from the British Museum, the University of London's main campus, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Russell Square Gardens & the Brunswick Centre.
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History
The station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906. The station was designed by Leslie Green. On 20 July 2011, English Heritage gave the station buildings Grade II listed status, describing it as:
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.
2005 London bombings
On 7 July 2005, in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a train travelling between King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people, making up nearly half of the total fatalities from the series of attacks and also causing damage to the tunnel. It was the last of the three bombs used in the attacks on the underground, although another bomb later exploded on a bus.
A plaque remembering the victims, identical to the one at King's Cross St Pancras tube station, is located at the station
The Station today
The station is a Grade II listed building.
Russell Square station has three lifts and are all fifty-passenger lifts built by Wadsworth. There are no escalators but the platforms can still be reached using a spiral staircase with 171 steps. It is said that the signs at the station indicate an incorrect number of steps, which is 175 steps.
The station has 4 payphones (two on the platforms and two in the ticket halls), 7 gates, a Wifi service, 5 vending machines and a photo booth.
Platform level tiling
The stations along the central part of the Piccadilly line, as well as some sections of the Northern line, were financed by Charles Yerkes, 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 and connections
Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 4–7 minutes between 06:06 and 00:28 in both directions.
London Bus routes 10, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188 and X68 and night routes N91 and N98 serve the station.
In popular culture
Russell Square tube station was used as the location for the 1973 horror film entitled "Death Line" which starred Donald Plesence, Christopher Lee and Clive Swift.