London
Stations appear in a rough chronological order here, starting with the newest, and ending with the mother of all the world's subway stations.
In December 2005, Docklands Light Rail has been extended to London City Airport. DLR runs driverless and offers nice views from the front seats. The most spectacular modern station architecture can be found on the Jubilee Line extension from Westminster to Stratford of 1999. It pays to get off at any station and walk up because the architecture is great and all stations are different.
To see many modernist-style stations from the 1930s by Charles Holden, you could take the Piccadilly Line to Cockfosters and Rayners Lane. The Central Line to the Hainault loop is also interesting from that point of view. Though it looks very small on the official tube map, the Hainault loop is longer than the Circle Line. Some of the world's oldest underground stations are along the Circle Line. Notting Hill Gate is a nice example. Baker Street is kind of the mother of the world's metro stations, since it is the only station on the first metro section that still (or again) has its historical looks.
Latest update to this page: 27 March 2007.
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London City Airport2005. Docklands Light Rail. Design: Halcrow. Architect: Weston Williamson. |
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Pontoon Dock2005. Docklands Light Rail. |
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Stratford1999. Jubilee Line, Central Line, Docklands Light Rail. Architects: John McAslan & Partners. |
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West Ham1999. Jubilee Line platform. Transfer to District and Hammersmith & City Lines. Architects: Van Heyningen & Haward. |
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Canning Town1999. Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Rail. Architects: John McAslan & Partners. |
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North Greenwich1999. Bus station. Architects: Foster & Partners. |
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North Greenwich1999. Jubilee Line, concourse level. Architect: Alsop & Störmer. |
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North Greenwich1999. Jubilee Line, platform. Architects: Alsop & Störmer. |
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Canary Wharf1999. Jubilee Line, main entrance. Architect: Norman Foster. |
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Canary Wharf1999. Jubilee Line, main entrance. Architect: Norman Foster. |
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Canary Wharf1999. Jubilee Line, ticket hall. Architect: Norman Foster. |
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Canary Wharf1999. Jubilee Line, entrance, similar to the "fosteritos" of Bilbao's metro. Architect: Norman Foster. |
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Canary Wharf1999. Jubilee Line, platform level. Architect: Norman Foster. |
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Canada Water1999. Jubilee Line, street level. Architects: Stephen Wright, Chris Todhunter. |
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Canada Water1999. Jubilee Line, concourse. Architects: Stephen Wright, Chris Todhunter. |
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Bermondsey1999. Jubilee Line, intermediate level. Architect: Ian Ritchie. |
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Southwark1999. Jubilee Line, intermediate concourse. Architect: Richard MacCormac. |
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Southwark1999. Jubilee Line, concourse at platform level. Architect: Richard MacCormac. |
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Waterloo1999. Jubilee Line. Architects: JLE Architects, Sui Te Wu. |
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Westminster1999. Jubilee Line, concourse hall. Architect: Michael Hopkins & Partners. |
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Central Line Train1992 tube stock, manufactured by Adtranz in Derby. |
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Docklands Light RailTrain near Limehouse station. |
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Docklands Light RailTrain near Limehouse station. |
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Docklands Light RailView from the front seats. |
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Canary Wharf1991. Docklands Light Rail. |
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West India Quay1991. Docklands Light Rail. |
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BecktonDocklands Light Rail (terminal station). |
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Heathrow CentralHeathrow Express. |
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King's CrossInterchange route. |
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Hainault1948. Central Line. |
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Gants Hill1947. Central Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Cockfosters1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Oakwood1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Southgate1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Southgate1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Sudbury Hill1932. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Rayners Lane1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Manor HousePiccadilly Line, the roundel. |
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Warren StreetInterchange route. |
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Finsbury ParkVictoria Line. |
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Gloucester RoadCircle and District Lines. Temporary art installation (2005-2006) by Beatriz Milhazes. |
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Gloucester RoadPiccadilly Line. |
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HammersmithHammersmith & City Line. |
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White City1908. Central Line. |
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Kentish Town1907. Northern Line. |
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Covent Garden1907. Piccadilly Line. Design: Leslie Green. |
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Russell Square1906. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Leslie Green. |
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Piccadilly Circus1906. Entrance sign. |
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Piccadilly Circus1906. Ticket hall from 1928 with rimstone walls. Architect: Charles Holden. |
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Piccadilly Circus1906. Bakerloo Line, interchange route. |
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Old Street1901. Northern Line. |
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Tottenham Court Road1900. Central Line. Wall mosaics of the early 1980s by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi [thejoyofshards.co.uk]. |
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Earl's Court1871. District Line. Architect: Leslie Green. |
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Notting Hill Gate1868. Circle Line. |
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Great Portland Street1863. Circle Line. |
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Baker Street1863. The world's first underground station. Circle Line. |
All photos ©2004, 2005 M. Rohde.
Reference:
Bayman, Bob: Underground Official Handbook. Capital Transport 2000.
Powell, Kenneth: The Jubilee Line Extension. Laurence King 2000.
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