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Holland Park tube station

Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°12′20″W / 51.5072°N 0.2056°W / 51.5072; -0.2056
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Holland Park London Underground
Holland Park is located in Greater London
Holland Park
Holland Park
Location of Holland Park in Greater London
LocationHolland Park
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 3.72 million[1]
2020Decrease 1.99 million[2]
2021Decrease 1.62 million[3]
2022Increase 2.65 million[4]
2023Decrease 2.62 million[5]
Key dates
30 July 1900Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°30′26″N 0°12′20″W / 51.5072°N 0.2056°W / 51.5072; -0.2056
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Holland Park is a London Underground station, on Holland Park Avenue. It is served by the Central line, lying between Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill Gate stations, in Travelcard Zone 2.

History

The original building was typical of those designed by Harry Bell Measures for the stations of the Central London Railway that opened on 30 July 1900. It was given a flat roof in the hope that commercial development would take place on top, as at Queensway station, but so far this has not happened. The building was refurbished in the 1990s.

On 28 July 1958 one passenger died as a result of a fire on a Central line train at Holland Park.[6] There was an incident in August 2013 in which smoke started to fill the station after a train's brakes malfunctioned.[7][8]

The station today

The tube station is named after Holland Park, a park in west London, although the term also refers to the residential area to the north of the park.

The station was closed for lift replacement works and refurbishment from 2 January 2016 until it reopened in August of the same year.[9] This station was the last of the deep level underground stations to retain the original 1950s signage until the refurbishment.[citation needed]

Connections

London Buses routes 31, 94, 148, 228 and N207 serve the station.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Accident at Holland Park on 28th July 1958". The Railways Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Smoke fills Holland Park Tube station". BBC News. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Uncontrolled evacuation of a London Underground train at Holland Park station 25 August 2013". Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ^ Holland Park Refurbishment
Preceding station London Underground Following station
Shepherd's Bush Central line Notting Hill Gate