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	Topics Russell Square tube station Topic Home Russell Square is a London UndergroundLondon Underground This article is about the British underground transport system.... station on Bernard Street, BloomsburyBloomsbury Bloomsbury may refer to:Bloomsbury, London, an area in central London.... in the London Borough of CamdenLondon Borough of Camden Overview The London Borough of Camden* is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, H... . It is a small but busy station, used by office workers and tourists staying in Bloomsbury's numerous hotels. History The station was designed by Leslie GreenLeslie Green Leslie William Green was an English architect known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the London Underground ... , and opened on 15 December, 1906. Location It is not far from the British MuseumBritish Museum The British Museum in London is one of the world's largest and most important museums of human history and culture.... , Great Ormond Street HospitalGreat Ormond Street Hospital Overview The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children was founded in London in 1852.... and Russell Square Gardens. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 1Travelcard Zone 1 Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal T... , and is between HolbornHolborn tube station Holborn is a station of the London Underground in Holborn in London, located at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway It... and King's Cross St PancrasKing's Cross St. Pancras tube station King's Cross St. Pancras tube station is the London Underground station serving both King's Cross and St Pancras main line s... on the Piccadilly LinePiccadilly Line The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured royal blue on the Tube map.... . Access to trains Russell Square station has three lifts but no escalatorEscalator An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down o... s. The platforms can also be reached by a spiral staircase with 177 steps, although signs in the station indicate that there are 175 steps. 2005 London bombings On 7 July 2005 in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a train travelling between King's Cross's St. Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people. Gallery External links