Belsize Park tube station
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| Location | |
| Place | Belsize Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit | 4.984 million |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1907 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Belsize Park tube station is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, north London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line, between Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It is located at the northern end of Haverstock Hill.
The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 m (108 ft 10 in) to the platforms.
[edit] Deep-level air-raid shelter
Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which has a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it [1]. 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.
[edit] Trivia
- Belsize Park is the only London Underground station with a "z" in its name.
[edit] Reference
- ^ Andrew Emmerson; Tony Beard (2004). London's Secret Tubes. Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 1-85414-283-6.
[edit] External links
- London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
- Subterranea Britannica's visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter
| Previous station | London Underground | Next station | ||
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toward Edgware
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Northern Line |
toward Morden or Kennington
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