Lancaster Gate tube station

Lancaster Gate is a London Underground station located on the Central line near Lancaster Gate on Bayswater Road in Paddington (City of Westminster), to the north of Kensington Gardens. It is between Queensway and Marble Arch on the Central line and is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate Location of Lancaster Gate in Central London
Location	Paddington
Local authority	Westminster
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	1
OSI	Paddington [1]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2014	6.55 million[2]
2015	6.29 million[2]
2016	7.06 million[2]
2017	6.24 million[2]
2018	6.20 million[3]
Key dates
30 July 1900	Opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51.51175°N 0.175472°W / 51.51175; -0.175472
London transport portal

History

Station in 2002 before the facade was reclad

Lancaster Gate station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway (now the Central line). The original station building was typical of the work of the line's original architect Harry Bell Measures. It was demolished and a new surface building constructed as part of the development above in 1968. The development was designed by T P Bennett & Son as an office block but converted soon after into a hotel. In 2004–05 the lower floors of the hotel were re-clad in white stone to a design by Eric Parry Architects.[4] The hotel received planning permission for the re-cladding to include the station façade.[5]

Refurbishment

Lancaster Gate was closed from July to November 2006 so that the lifts and other parts of the station could be refurbished.[6] The station's chronic lift failures were considered by Transport for London to be a safety hazard and an inconvenience to passengers. Patronage has increased over the years and as a result the station's small ticket hall area is often congested, especially at weekends.[7]

Lancaster Gate station was also closed from January to June 2017 for complete replacement of the lifts.[8] Due to the small size of the station, it was not feasible to do one lift at a time, so it was deemed necessary to close the entire station.

Location

Despite its name, the station is close to the Marlborough Gate entrance to Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens, about 300m to the east of the Lancaster Gate entrance.

The station is within walking distance of Paddington station, providing a convenient interchange between the Central line and the main line station, although this is not highlighted on the Underground map. Transport for London's September 2011 report "Central London Rail Termini: Analysing passengers' onward travel patterns" did not include using Lancaster Gate as a means of getting from Paddington to the Central line.[9]

Connections

London Buses routes 46, 94, 148, 274 and night route N207 serve the station

Gallery

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  1992 stock on a westbound service
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  Eastbound platform
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  Westbound platform
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  Roundel on platform

References

1. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLS). Transport for London. 19 February 2019.
2. "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.
3. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
4. "Royal Lancaster Hotel" (PDF). Eric Parry Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
5. "Planning Application Ref: 00/05762/FULL" (PDF). City of Westminster. 1 March 2001. drawings EPA/RLH/P 1106 and 1204revP2. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
6. "Lancaster Gate Closure" (PDF). Transport for London. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2006.
7. Modernisation and lift refurbishment for Lancaster Gate Transport for London Retrieved 2009-06-18
8. Matters, Transport for London | Every Journey. "Lancaster Gate station closure". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
9. "Central London Rail Termini: Analysing passengers' onward travel patterns" (PDF). September 2011. p. 141. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

External links

• Lancaster Gate station images in the collection of London Transport Museum:
  • Station building, 1924 with Park Gate Hotel above
  • Booking hall, 1955

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Queensway towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		Marble Arch towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford (via Hainault)