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Charing Cross tube station is a London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 station at Charing Cross
Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, London, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in City of Westminster within Central London, England....
 in the City of Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
 with entrances located in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; its trademark is Nelson's Column which stands in the centre and the four lion statues that guard the column....
 and Strand
Strand, London

The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. It currently starts at Trafalgar Square and runs east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar London, which marks the boundary of the City of London at this point, though its #History has been longer than this....
. The station is served by the Northern
Northern Line

The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground line; 206,734,000 passengers per annum....
 and Bakerloo
Bakerloo Line

The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
 lines and provides an interchange with the National Rail
National Rail

National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies. ATOC is an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger Train Operating Company of Great Britain which now run the passenger services previously provided by the British Railways Board ....
 network at Charing Cross station
Charing Cross railway station

Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. It is unusual among London's railway termini in that its services connect it to two of the others, Waterloo railway station and London Bridge station....
. On the Northern Line it is between Embankment
Embankment tube station

Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross.The station is served by the Circle line , District Line, Northern Line and Bakerloo Line Lines....
 and Leicester Square
Leicester Square tube station

Leicester Square is a station on the London Underground, located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself....
 stations on the Charing Cross branch, and on the Bakerloo Line it is between Embankment
Embankment tube station

Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross.The station is served by the Circle line , District Line, Northern Line and Bakerloo Line Lines....
 and Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus tube station

Piccadilly Circus tube station is the London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner....
 stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1
Travelcard Zone 1

Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London....
.

The station was formerly also served by the Jubilee line
Jubilee Line

The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground , in the United Kingdom. It was built in two major sections - initially to Charing Cross tube station in Central London, and Jubilee Line Extension in 1999 to Stratford station in East London, England....
 between 1979 and 1999; acting as the southern terminus of the line during that period.

For most of the history of the Underground the name Charing Cross was associated not with this station but with the station now known as Embankment.






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Charing Cross tube station is a London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 station at Charing Cross
Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, London, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in City of Westminster within Central London, England....
 in the City of Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
 with entrances located in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; its trademark is Nelson's Column which stands in the centre and the four lion statues that guard the column....
 and Strand
Strand, London

The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. It currently starts at Trafalgar Square and runs east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar London, which marks the boundary of the City of London at this point, though its #History has been longer than this....
. The station is served by the Northern
Northern Line

The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground line; 206,734,000 passengers per annum....
 and Bakerloo
Bakerloo Line

The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from the Elephant and Castle in south-east to Wealdstone in north-west of London....
 lines and provides an interchange with the National Rail
National Rail

National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies. ATOC is an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger Train Operating Company of Great Britain which now run the passenger services previously provided by the British Railways Board ....
 network at Charing Cross station
Charing Cross railway station

Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. It is unusual among London's railway termini in that its services connect it to two of the others, Waterloo railway station and London Bridge station....
. On the Northern Line it is between Embankment
Embankment tube station

Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross.The station is served by the Circle line , District Line, Northern Line and Bakerloo Line Lines....
 and Leicester Square
Leicester Square tube station

Leicester Square is a station on the London Underground, located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself....
 stations on the Charing Cross branch, and on the Bakerloo Line it is between Embankment
Embankment tube station

Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross.The station is served by the Circle line , District Line, Northern Line and Bakerloo Line Lines....
 and Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus tube station

Piccadilly Circus tube station is the London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner....
 stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1
Travelcard Zone 1

Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London....
.

The station was formerly also served by the Jubilee line
Jubilee Line

The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground , in the United Kingdom. It was built in two major sections - initially to Charing Cross tube station in Central London, and Jubilee Line Extension in 1999 to Stratford station in East London, England....
 between 1979 and 1999; acting as the southern terminus of the line during that period.

For most of the history of the Underground the name Charing Cross was associated not with this station but with the station now known as Embankment. See below for the complex history of the name.

On the Northern line, the doors closest to Leicester Square
Leicester Square tube station

Leicester Square is a station on the London Underground, located on Charing Cross Road, a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself....
 do not open. Customers are advised to move towards the end of the carriage to leave the train.

History

The Northern line and Bakerloo line parts of the station were originally opened as two separate stations and were combined when the now defunct Jubilee Line platforms were opened. The constituent stations also underwent a number of name changes during their history.

The first part of the complex, the Bakerloo line platforms, were opened as Trafalgar Square by the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway (BS&WR) on 10 March 1906.

The Northern line platforms were opened as Charing Cross by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

The Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway , also known as the Hampstead tube, was a railway company established in 1891 that constructed a deep-level underground "tube" railway in London....
 (CCE&HR, now the Northern line) on 22 June 1907. At its opening this station was the southern terminus of the CCE&HR which ran to two northern termini at Golders Green
Golders Green tube station

Golders Green tube station is a London Underground station in Golders Green, north London. The station is on the Edgware tube station of the Northern Line between Hampstead tube station and Brent Cross tube station....
 and Highgate (now Archway
Archway tube station

Archway tube station is a London Underground station in north London, underneath the Archway Tower, at the intersection of Holloway Road, Highgate Hill and Junction Road in the area known as Archway, London....
) tube stations.

Although both lines were owned and operated by the Underground Electric Railways Company
Underground Electric Railways Company

The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited was the holding company for three of the new deep-level "tube" London Underground railway lines constructed in London in the first decade of the 20th century....
 (UERL), there was no direct connection below ground and passengers interchanging between the lines had to do so via two sets of lifts and the surface.

In an effort to improve interchange capabilities, the CCE&HR was extended the short distance south under Charing Cross main line station to connect with the BS&WR and the District Railway
Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways

The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's first Rapid transit system....
 (another UERL line), opening as such on 6 April 1914. The interchange station between the BS&WR and District had been know hitherto as Charing Cross (District) and Embankment (BS&WR). The original CCE&HR terminus to the north of Charing Cross main line station was renamed Charing Cross (Strand) and the new station and the BS&WR station to the south of the main line station was named Charing Cross (Embankment). These names lasted only a short time: on 9 May 1915, Charing Cross (Strand) was renamed Strand and for Charing Cross (Embankment) the tube lines adopted the District Railway name of Charing Cross. At the same time, the separate Strand station on the Piccadilly line
Piccadilly Line

The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the third busiest line on the Underground network judged by its passengers per annum....
 was also renamed Aldwych
Aldwych tube station

Aldwych tube station is a Closed London Underground stations formerly on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground. It is surrounded on either side by the buildings of King's College London....
 to avoid confusion.

The Northern line Strand station was closed on 4 June 1973 to enable the construction of the new Jubilee line platforms. These platforms were constructed between the Bakerloo line and Northern line platforms together with the long missing below ground interchange between those two lines. In anticipation of the new interchange station, from 4 August 1974 Charing Cross was renamed Charing Cross Embankment. The Jubilee line platforms and the refurbished Northern Line platforms opened on 1 May 1979 from which date the combined station including Trafalgar Square was given its current name; simultaneously Charing Cross Embankment reverted to the original BS&WR name of Embankment, ending 109 years of association with the name Charing Cross.

Although Charing Cross was constructed as the southern terminus of the Jubilee line, plans already existed to continue the line to the east towards Lewisham
Lewisham

Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham....
 in south-east London. The tunnels were, therefore constructed beyond the station beneath Strand as far as 143 Strand, almost as far as Aldwych station which would have been the next stop on the line. The subsequent regeneration of the Docklands in London's East End
East End of London

The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries....
 during the 1980s and 1990s required additional transport infrastructure and the eventual route of the extension took the new tunnels south from Green Park
Green Park tube station

Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park, close to the intersection of Piccadilly and the pedestrian Queen's Walk....
 to provide new interchanges at Westminster
Westminster tube station

Westminster is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. The station is served by the Circle line , District Line and Jubilee Line lines....
, Waterloo
Waterloo station

London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
 and London Bridge
London Bridge station

London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles east of Charing Cross....
 stations and then on to Greenwich
Greenwich

'Greenwich' is a district in south-east London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is best known for its maritime history and as giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time....
 and Stratford
Stratford, London

Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England. It will be the primary location of the 2012 Summer Olympics....
.

The new tunnels branch away from the original south of Green Park station and, on the opening of the final section of the line between Green Park and Waterloo stations on 20 November 1999, the Jubilee Line platforms at Charing Cross were closed to the travelling public. The escalator
Escalator

An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transport people, consisting of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, which keep the treads horizontal....
s continuing down to the closed platforms can, however, still be seen through closed doors at the bottom of the escalators from the ticket hall.

Design

Charingcrosstube
A 100 metre-long mural along the Northern line platforms was designed by David Gentleman
David Gentleman

David Gentleman is an English artist, illustrator and designer.Gentleman studied at the St Albans School of Art and the Royal College of Art, under Edward Bawden and John Nash ....
. It shows scenes from the funeral journey of Eleanor of Castile (the wife of Edward I
Edward I of England

Edward I , popularly known as Longshanks, the English Justinian, and the Hammer of the Scots , was a House of Plantagenet King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost succeeding in doing the same to Scotland....
) from Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is an Counties of England in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county town is traditionally Nottingham, though the council is now based in West Bridgford, a suburb of Greater Nottingham ....
 to her tomb in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....
 (see Eleanor cross
Eleanor cross

The Eleanor crosses were 12 lavishly decorated stone monuments, of which three survive intact, in a line down part of the east of England. Edward I of England had the crosses erected between 1291 and 1294 in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile, marking the nightly resting-places along the route taken by her body as it was taken to London....
).

Former Jubilee line platforms

Although now closed to the public, the Jubilee Line platforms of Charing Cross station are still maintained by TfL for use by film and television makers needing a modern Underground station location. While still open they were used in the 1987 film The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol (film)

The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 in film Cold War spy film starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth....
, and after closure in numerous productions, including an episode of Spooks
Spooks

Spooks is a British Academy Television Awards award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One....
, the films Creep (2004), 28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later is a British films of 2007 Cinema of the United Kingdom Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction horror film, and sequel to the 2002 film 28 Days Later....
 (2007), The Deaths of Ian Stone
The Deaths of Ian Stone

The Deaths of Ian Stone is a 2007 in film horror film directed by Dario Piana. It stars Mike Vogel, Christina Cole, Jaime Murray, and Michael Dixon ....
 (2007) and the video for the Alex Parks
Alex Parks

Alexandra Rebecca Parks is an England singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning Fame Academy in 2003, for her singles, and for the albums Introduction and Honesty ....
's single "Cry
Cry (Alex Parks song)

"Cry" is the second and final single from Alex Parks' debut album Introduction . It was released in February 2004 and peaked at #13 in the UK singles chart....
".

In 2006, it was proposed that an extension
Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway is a light rail system serving the redeveloped London Docklands area of East London, England....
 to the Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway is a light rail system serving the redeveloped London Docklands area of East London, England....
 from Bank station
Bank and Monument stations

Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. Together they form the seventh busiest station on the network, servicing five London Underground lines, plus the Docklands Light Railway, which runs into Bank....
 would take over the platforms. Intermediate stations at Aldwych tube station
Aldwych tube station

Aldwych tube station is a Closed London Underground stations formerly on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground. It is surrounded on either side by the buildings of King's College London....
 and City Thameslink would be opened, mirroring the planned route of the old Fleet Line.

Nearby places of interest


  • Trafalgar Square
    Trafalgar Square

    Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; its trademark is Nelson's Column which stands in the centre and the four lion statues that guard the column....
  • National Gallery
    National Gallery, London

    The National Gallery in London, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square....
     and National Portrait Gallery
  • South Africa House
    South Africa House

    The High Commission of South Africa in London is located at South Africa House, a building on Trafalgar Square, London. As well as containing the offices of the High Commissioner, the building also hosts the South African consulate....
  • Canada House
    Canada House

    The High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom in London is the diplomatic mission from Canada to the United Kingdom. It is housed in two buildings in London....
  • St Martin-in-the-Fields
    St Martin-in-the-Fields

    St Martin-in-the-Fields is an Church of England church at the northeast corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. Its patron is Saint Martin of Tours....
  • Nelson's Column
    Nelson's Column

    Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square, London, England, United Kingdom....
  • Admiralty Arch
    Admiralty Arch

    Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall , which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast....
  • Savoy Hotel
    Savoy Hotel

    The Savoy Hotel is a five-star hotel located in the Strand, London, in the City of Westminster in central London that opened on 6 August 1889. The hotel remains one of London's most prestigious and opulent hotels, with 263 rooms and panoramic views of the River Thames across Savoy Place and the Victoria Embankment, part of the Thames Embankm...
  • The Mall
    The Mall (London)

    The Mall in London is the road running from Buckingham Palace at its western end to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square at its eastern end, where it crosses Spring Gardens, which was where the Metropolitan Board of Works and, for a number of years, the London County Council were based....
  • Whitehall
    Whitehall

    Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards traditional Charing Cross, now at the southern end of Trafalgar Square and marked by the statue of Charles I of England, which is often regarded as the heart of London....
  • Covent Garden
    Covent Garden

    Covent Garden is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest corner of the London Borough of Camden....
  • The Astoria


See also

  • List of London Underground stations
    List of London Underground stations

    This is a list of London Underground stations. It includes all stations currently open on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway....


External links

  • explains the various names of the tube stations in this area.
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  • Note sign pointing way to Bakerloo Line.*
    • Platform Murals