Russell Square tube station explained
Russell Square is a London Underground station opposite Russell Square on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Russell Square Station is not far from the British Museum, the University of London's main campus, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Russell Square Gardens and the Brunswick Centre.[1]
The station is the work of London architect Leslie Green and is example of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style).[2] [3]
History
The station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906. The station was designed by Leslie Green. In 2001, the station was closed for 13 months for refurbishment, reopening in February 2002.[4]
2005 London bombings
See main article: 7 July 2005 London bombings. On 7 July 2005, in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a train travelling between King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people.[5] Another bomb later exploded on a bus at Tavistock Square.
A plaque remembering the victims, identical to the one at King's Cross St Pancras tube station, is located at the station.[6]
Station listing
On 20 July 2011, English Heritage gave the station buildings Grade II listed status, describing it as:
The station today
The station is a Grade II listed building.[7]
Russell Square station has three lifts,[8] which are all fifty-passenger lifts built by Wadsworth.[9] There are no escalators but the platforms can be reached using a spiral staircase with 176 steps. [10]
The station has seven gates and a Wi-Fi service. [11]
Platform level tiling
The stations on the central part of the Piccadilly line, as well as some sections of the Northern line, were financed by Charles Yerkes,[12] and are famous for the Leslie Green designed red station buildings and distinctive platform tiling. Each station had its own unique tile pattern and colours.
Services and connections
Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 4–7 minutes between 05:56 and 00:28 in both directions.[13] [14]
London Buses routes 14, 68, 91, 168, 188, limited Superloop route SL6 and night route N91 serve the station.[15]
In popular culture
Russell Square tube station was used as the location for the 1972 horror film Death Line,[16] which starred Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee and Clive Swift.[17] [18]
References
Bibliography
- Book: Rose, Douglas . The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History . 1999 . 1980 . Douglas Rose/Capital Transport . 1-85414-219-4 .
- Book: Wolmar, Christian . The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever . Atlantic Books . 1-84354-023-1 . 2004 . 2005 . Christian Wolmar .
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.google.com.my/maps/place/Russell+Square/@51.5214745,-0.1240883,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48761b30d9a1e971:0x88e71e7196a37494 Google Maps – Russell Square Tube Station
- Web site: London Underground by Design by Mark Ovenden – review. TheGuardian.com. 3 February 2013.
- Web site: Green, Leslie - Exploring 20th Century London. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206065953/http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?show=conInformationRecord.113. 6 February 2012.
- Web site: 27 February 2002 . New look Russell Square . https://web.archive.org/web/20030620220541/http://thetube.com/content/pressreleases/0202/27.asp#russell . 20 June 2003 . 2023-05-21 . The Tube.
- http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/06/world/europe/july-7-2005-london-bombings-fast-facts/ July 7 2005 London Bombings Fast Facts
- Web site: Bombs 7/7/05 – Piccadilly line – WC1 . Londonremembers.com . 21 August 2017.
- Web site: 16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II . English Heritage . 26 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914051357/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/16-london-underground-stations-listed-at-grade-ii/ . 14 September 2011 . live .
- https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/transport/tubestation/russell-square Russell Square Tube Station – Facilities
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqixD0Hocss Lifts at Russell Square Tube Station London – Youtube
- Web site: Tube Facts – Tube Stations that have no escalators and use lifts to get down to the platforms & Tube Stations with steps . 11 February 2015 . 3 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403155732/http://www.geofftech.co.uk/tube/facts.html . dead .
- https://www.tfl.gov.uk/hub/stop/940GZZLURSQ/russell-square-underground-station/ Russell Square Underground Station
- Web site: Bull . John . The Man Who Painted London Red . London Reconnections . 1 January 2010 . 21 August 2017.
- Web site: Piccadilly line timetable: From Russell Square Underground Station to King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station . . 22 February 2015.
- Web site: Piccadilly line timetable: From Russell Square Underground Station to Holborn Underground Station . . 22 February 2015.
- Web site: Buses from Russell Square. 31 July 2023. TfL. 31 July 2023.
- http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/lufandtv.htm The London Underground in Films and Televisions (Real Stations – Portrayals)
- News: Raw Meat. https://web.archive.org/web/20090731090316/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/107325/Deathline/overview. dead. 31 July 2009. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Josh Ralske. 2009.
- Web site: Raw Meat. Roger Ebert. 3 August 1973. Chicago Sun-Times. Roger Ebert. 13 February 2022. 15 January 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060115110342/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19730803%2FREVIEWS%2F308030301%2F1023. dead.
