Belsize Park tube station

Belsize Park is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, north-west London. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations, and is in fare zone 2. It stands at the northern end of Haverstock Hill. In July 2011 it became a Grade II listed building.[4]

Belsize Park
Belsize Park Location of Belsize Park in Greater London
Location	Belsize Park
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2014	5.93 million[1]
2015	6.16 million[1]
2016	6.48 million[1]
2017	6.24 million[1]
2018	5.78 million[2]
Railway companies
Original company	Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
Key dates
22 June 1907	Station opened
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1401089[3]
Added to list	20 July 2011 (2011-07-20)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51.55028°N 0.16444°W / 51.55028; -0.16444
London transport portal

The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.

History

Station entrance in 1960

The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway as an intermediate station on its line from Charing Cross to Golders Green. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 metres (109 ft) to the platforms. The platforms can also be reached by stairs; there are 219 steps according to the sign in the station.

The station was designed by Leslie Green and has his familiar facade of ox-blood faience with five round arched windows. It remained largely untouched until the late 1980s when the lifts were replaced and a new ticketing system installed.

Deep-level air-raid shelter

Belsize Park deep level shelter

Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which have deep-level air-raid shelters underneath them.[5] The shelter was constructed in World War II to provide safe accommodation for service personnel. Entrances to the shelter are at the junction of Haverstock Hill and Downside Crescent and off Haverstock Hill.

Connections

London Buses routes 168 and C11 and night route N5 serve the station.

References

1. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007-2017)" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
2. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
3. Historic England. "Belsize Park Underground Station including forecourt walls, gatepiers, gates and railings (1401089)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
4. "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
5. Emmerson, Andrew; Beard, Tony (2004). London's Secret Tubes. London: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 1-85414-283-6.

Gallery

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  Northbound platform looking north
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  Southbound platform looking south
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  Roundel on northbound platform
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  Original tiling on northbound platform
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  Standard design was also employed when an outside door was part of the build for access to the upper floor(s). A triangular pediment above the doorway and fanlight were the norm.
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  The cartouche employed at Belsize Park as a decorative touch along the first floor level is an identical design to those at Hampstead.
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  The complete design in the repeated platform frieze. As part of the station upgrade the platform tiling was replaced although the tone of the new tiles is darker than the originals.

External links

• "Photographic Archive". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008.
  • Station exterior, 1925
  • Ticket hall, 1927
• "Visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter". Subterranea Britannica. Archived from the original on 5 June 2001.

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Hampstead towards Edgware		Northern line		Chalk Farm towards Morden or Kennington