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London Gallery

London, England, United Kingdom (Europe)


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: 27 March 2007.

London City Airport

2005. Docklands Light Rail. Design: Halcrow. Architect: Weston Williamson.

Pontoon Dock

2005. Docklands Light Rail.

Stratford

1999. Jubilee Line, Central Line, Docklands Light Rail. Architects: John McAslan & Partners.

West Ham

1999. Jubilee Line platform. Transfer to District and Hammersmith & City Lines. Architects: Van Heyningen & Haward.

Canning Town

1999. Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Rail. Architects: John McAslan & Partners.

North Greenwich

1999. Bus station. Architects: Foster & Partners.

North Greenwich

1999. Jubilee Line, concourse level. Architect: Alsop & Störmer.

North Greenwich

1999. Jubilee Line, platform. Architects: Alsop & Störmer.

Canary Wharf

1999. Jubilee Line, main entrance. Architect: Norman Foster.

Canary Wharf

1999. Jubilee Line, main entrance. Architect: Norman Foster.

Canary Wharf

1999. Jubilee Line, ticket hall. Architect: Norman Foster.

Canary Wharf

1999. Jubilee Line, entrance, similar to the "fosteritos" of Bilbao's metro. Architect: Norman Foster.

Canary Wharf

1999. Jubilee Line, platform level. Architect: Norman Foster.

Canada Water

1999. Jubilee Line, street level. Architects: Stephen Wright, Chris Todhunter.

Canada Water

1999. Jubilee Line, concourse. Architects: Stephen Wright, Chris Todhunter.

Bermondsey

1999. Jubilee Line, intermediate level. Architect: Ian Ritchie.

Southwark

1999. Jubilee Line, intermediate concourse. Architect: Richard MacCormac.

Southwark

1999. Jubilee Line, concourse at platform level. Architect: Richard MacCormac.

Waterloo

1999. Jubilee Line. Architects: JLE Architects, Sui Te Wu.

Westminster

1999. Jubilee Line, concourse hall. Architect: Michael Hopkins & Partners.

Central Line Train

1992 tube stock, manufactured by Adtranz in Derby.

Docklands Light Rail

Train near Limehouse station.

Docklands Light Rail

Train near Limehouse station.

Docklands Light Rail

View from the front seats.

Canary Wharf

1991. Docklands Light Rail.

West India Quay

1991. Docklands Light Rail.

Beckton

Docklands Light Rail (terminal station).

Heathrow Central

Heathrow Express.

King's Cross

Interchange route.

Hainault

1948. Central Line.

Gants Hill

1947. Central Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Cockfosters

1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Oakwood

1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Southgate

1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Southgate

1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Sudbury Hill

1932. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Rayners Lane

1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.

Manor House

Piccadilly Line, the roundel.

Warren Street

Interchange route.

Finsbury Park

Victoria Line.

Gloucester Road

Circle and District Lines. Temporary art installation (2005-2006) by Beatriz Milhazes.

Gloucester Road

Piccadilly Line.

Hammersmith

Hammersmith & City Line.

White City

1908. Central Line.

Kentish Town

1907. Northern Line.

Covent Garden

1907. Piccadilly Line. Design: Leslie Green.

Russell Square

1906. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Leslie Green.

Piccadilly Circus

1906. Entrance sign.

Piccadilly Circus

1906. Ticket hall from 1928 with rimstone walls. Architect: Charles Holden.

Piccadilly Circus

1906. Bakerloo Line, interchange route.

Old Street

1901. Northern Line.

Tottenham Court Road

1900. Central Line. Wall mosaics of the early 1980s by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi [thejoyofshards.co.uk].

Earl's Court

1871. District Line. Architect: Leslie Green.

Notting Hill Gate

1868. Circle Line.

Great Portland Street

1863. Circle Line.

Baker Street

1863. The world's first underground station. Circle Line.


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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