Warwick Avenue(/ˈwɒrɪk/WORR-ik) is aLondon Undergroundstation inLittle Venicein theCity of Westminsterin northwestLondon.The station is on theBakerloo line,betweenPaddingtonandMaida Valestations, and is inTravelcard Zone 2.
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  Warwick Avenue Location of Warwick Avenue in Central London | |
| Location | Little Venice |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  4.00 million[1] |
| 2020 |  1.68 million[2] |
| 2021 | 1.67 million[3] |
| 2022 | 2.87 million[4] |
| 2023 | 3.02 million[5] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London Electric Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 31 January 1915 | Opened |
| Other information | |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′24″N0°11′01″W/ 51.523270°N 0.183677°W |
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History
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Warwick Avenue opened on 31 January 1915 on theBakerloo tube's extension fromPaddingtontoQueen's Park.[6]
The ticket hall and its ticket machines were destroyed by fire overnight on 17 September 1985, causing the station to be closed for the day.[7]
Location and layout
editThe station is located at the junction ofWarwick Avenue,Warrington Crescentand Clifton Gardens. For a time prior to its opening, the proposed name for the station wasWarrington Crescent.[8]
There is no surface building and the station is accessed by two sets of steps to a sub-surface ticket hall. It was one of the first London Underground stations built specifically to useescalatorsrather thanlifts.[9]A plain, utilitarian brick ventilation shaft has been built on the traffic island in the middle of the road to improve ventilation of the tunnels.
Connections
editLondonBusRoutes 6, 46, 187 and 414 serve the station.
A regularwaterbusservice runs from nearby Little Venice along theRegent's Canal;during the summer months boats depart hourly towardsLondon ZooandCamden Lock.
In popular culture
editThe song "Warwick Avenue"by British singerDuffymakes reference to the station.[10]
Gallery
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Northbound platform looking south -
Southbound platform looking north -
Ticket office (now closed) -
Ventilation tower
References
edit- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019.Transport for London.23 September 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 9 November 2020.Retrieved9 November2020.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020.Transport for London.16 April 2021.Retrieved1 January2022.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021.Transport for London.12 July 2022.Retrieved7 September2022.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022.Transport for London.4 October 2023.Retrieved10 October2023.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023.Transport for London.8 August 2024.Retrieved16 September2024.
- ^Rose, Douglas (1999).The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History.Douglas Rose/Capital Transport.ISBN1-85414-219-4.
- ^"London Underground Ltd and Rapid Transit: Warwick Avenue Blaze".Journal of the Transport Ticket Society(266). Luton: Transport Ticket Society: 78. February 1986.ISSN0144-347X.
- ^Harris, Cyril M. (2006) [1977].What's in a name?.Capital Transport. p. 74.ISBN1-85414-241-0.
- ^The first escalator on the Underground was installed atEarl's Courtin 1911. The first station built specifically for escalators was the new Central line station atLiverpool Streetin 1912. All deep-tube stations built after 1913 were built with escalators –Wolmar, Christian(2004). "Beginning to Make Sense".The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever.Atlantic Books. pp. 205–206.ISBN1-84354-023-1.
- ^"10 Great Songs about London".The London Helicopter.19 August 2013.Retrieved13 October2015.
External links
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| Preceding station |  London Underground
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Following station | ||
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| Maida Vale towardsHarrow & Wealdstone
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Bakerloo line | Paddington towardsElephant & Castle
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