Hampstead tube station

Hampstead is a London Underground station in Hampstead, North London, England. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Golders Green and Belsize Park stations. The branch's northernmost subterranean station, it is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.

Hampstead London Underground
Station building in 2008
Hampstead is located in Greater London
Hampstead
Hampstead
Location of Hampstead in Greater London
LocationHampstead
Local authorityLondon Borough of Camden
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2 and 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 4.49 million[1]
2019Increase 4.67 million[2]
2020Decrease 2.26 million[3]
2021Decrease 2.11 million[4]
2022Increase 3.61 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyCCE&HR
Key dates
22 June 1907Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°33′25″N 0°10′42″W / 51.5569°N 0.1783°W / 51.5569; -0.1783
 London transport portal

Designed by architect Leslie Green, it was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway. As it is at the junction of Heath Street and Hampstead High Street, the name Heath Street was proposed before opening, and the original tiled signs on the platform walls still read Heath Street. Because Hampstead is on a steep hill, the station's platforms are the deepest on the London Underground network, at 58.5 metres (192 ft) below ground level;[6][7] and it has the deepest lift shaft on the Underground, at 55 metres (180 ft). Its high-speed lifts, originally manufactured by Otis, were modernised by the Wadsworth Lift Company,[8] and again in 2014 by Accord.

To the north, between Hampstead and Golders Green stations, is the uncompleted North End or Bull & Bush station. London Overground's Hampstead Heath station on the North London line is a 10–15 minute walk east on South End Road.

Tiling on the southbound platform, showing the original proposed name, "Heath Street"

Connections edit

London Buses routes 46 and 268, schools service 603 and night bus N5 serve the station.

References edit

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Wolmar, Christian (2005) [2004]. The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever. Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-84354-023-1.
  7. ^ "Key facts". Transport for London. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Wadsworth Lift Company". beno.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

External links edit

Preceding station   London Underground Following station
Golders Green
towards Edgware
Northern line
Belsize Park
Abandoned plans
North End Northern line Belsize Park