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'''Barons Court''' is a [[London Underground]] station in [[West Kensington]] of the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]], [[Greater London]]. This station serves the [[District line]] and the [[Piccadilly line]]. Barons Court is between [[West Kensington tube station|West Kensington]] and [[Hammersmith tube station (Piccadilly and District lines)|Hammersmith]] on the District line, and between [[Earl's Court tube station|Earl's Court]] and Hammersmith on the Piccadilly line and is in [[List of stations in London fare zone 2|Travelcard Zone 2]].<ref>{{cite map/Standard Tube Map}}</ref> East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues on the surface to West Kensington. The station is the last open air stop for eastbound trains on the [[Piccadilly line]] until [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]] and has [[cross-platform interchange]] with the [[District line]].
'''Barons Court''' is a [[London Underground]] station in [[West Kensington]] in the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]], [[Greater London]]. This station serves the [[District line]] and the [[Piccadilly line]]. Barons Court is between [[West Kensington tube station|West Kensington]] and [[Hammersmith tube station (Piccadilly and District lines)|Hammersmith]] on the District line, and between [[Earl's Court tube station|Earl's Court]] and Hammersmith on the Piccadilly line and is in [[List of stations in London fare zone 2|Travelcard Zone 2]].<ref>{{cite map/Standard Tube Map}}</ref> East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues in a cutting to West Kensington. The station is the last open air stop for eastbound trains on the [[Piccadilly line]] until [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]] and has [[cross-platform interchange]] with the [[District line]].


==Location==
==Location==
The station is located on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road ([[A4 road (Great Britain)|A4]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=barons+court+tube+station&es_sm=122&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=_k1sVZaUKMWxuASrt4PYCw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ |title=Barons Court tube station |website=Google Maps |accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref> East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues on the surface to West Kensington.<ref name=culgpiccadilly>{{cite web |last=Feather |first=Clive |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/piccadilly.html |title=Piccadilly line |work=Clive's Underground Line Guides |accessdate=1 June 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601111208/http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/piccadilly.html |archivedate=1 June 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
The station is located on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road ([[A4 road (Great Britain)|A4]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=barons+court+tube+station&es_sm=122&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=_k1sVZaUKMWxuASrt4PYCw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ |title=Barons Court tube station |website=Google Maps |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues on the surface to West Kensington.<ref name=culgpiccadilly>{{cite web |last=Feather |first=Clive |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/piccadilly.html |title=Piccadilly line |work=Clive's Underground Line Guides |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601111208/http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/piccadilly.html |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> West of the station, both Piccadilly line and District line continue to Hammersmith station. The station is located in a deep, brick sided cutting.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Barons Court Station - geograph.org.uk - 1762897.jpg|thumb|left|The station in May 1962 looking east with a westbound Piccadilly line train to Uxbridge.]]
[[File:Barons Court Station - geograph.org.uk - 1762897.jpg|thumb|left|The station in May 1962 looking east with a westbound Piccadilly line train to Uxbridge.]]
The tracks through Barons Court were first opened on 9 September 1874 when the [[District Railway]] (DR, now the District line) opened an extension from Earl's Court to Hammersmith.<ref name=culgdistrict>{{cite web |last=Feather |first=Clive |title=District line |work=Clive's Underground Line Guides |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html |accessdate=1 June 2015 |archivedate=1 June 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601104148/http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html}}</ref> When the line was constructed the area now known as Barons Court was open fields and [[Market gardening|market gardens]] to the west of the settlement of North End and there was no call for a station between West Kensington and Hammersmith.
The tracks through Barons Court were first laid on 9 September 1874 when the [[District Railway]] (DR, now the District line) opened an extension from [[Earl's Court]] to [[Hammersmith]].<ref name=culgdistrict>{{cite web |last=Feather |first=Clive |title=District line |work=Clive's Underground Line Guides |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601104148/http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html}}</ref> When the line was constructed the area now known as "[[Barons Court (UK Parliament constituency)|Barons Court]]" was open fields and [[Market gardening|market gardens]] to the west of the hamlet of [[North End, Fulham|North End]] and there was no call for a station between [[West Kensington tube station|North End, Fulham]] and [[Hammersmith tube station (District and Piccadilly lines)|Hammersmith]] stations.


However, by the beginning of the 20th century, the area had been developed for housing and, on 9 October 1905, the District Railway (DR) opened the station<ref name=culgdistrict/> to serve these new developments and in preparation for the opening of the [[Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway]] (GNP&BR, now the Piccadilly line), then under construction.<ref name=culgpiccadilly/> The GNP&BR began operations on 15 December 1906, running between Hammersmith and [[Finsbury Park station|Finsbury Park]].<ref name=culgpiccadilly/>
However, by the beginning of the 20th century, the area had been developed for housing and, on 9 October 1905, the District Railway (DR) opened a station to serve these new developments and in preparation for the opening of the [[Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway]] (GNP&BR, now the Piccadilly line), then under construction.<ref name=culgdistrict/><ref name=culgpiccadilly/> The GNP&BR began operations on 15 December 1906, running between Hammersmith and [[Finsbury Park station|Finsbury Park]].<ref name=culgpiccadilly/>

In the 1990s, the [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] station was carefully restored to its original appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baron's Court Ceremony|url=http://www.londontransport.co.uk/press/baron.html|date=19 May 1997|website=[[London Transport (brand)|London Transport]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804082029/http://www.londontransport.co.uk/press/baron.html|archive-date=1997-08-04|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>

===Notable fatality===
The former [[Formula One]] driver [[Birabongse Bhanudej|B. Bira]], who was a member of the [[Chakri dynasty|Thai Royal family]], was found dead at the station on 23 December 1985.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC|title=The Prince And I: The story of the last Thai F1 driver|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/46344810|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>


[[File:Barons Court stn bench.JPG|thumb|left|The unique bench on the eastbound island platform.]]
[[File:Barons Court stn bench.JPG|thumb|left|The unique bench on the eastbound island platform.]]


==The station today==
==The station today==
The station building was constructed to a design by Harry Ford in a style similar to that used at Earl's Court and Hammersmith and is now a [[Grade II]] [[listed building]] as it retains many of its original features, including [[terracotta]] facing and [[Art Nouveau]] lettering. The wooden benches on the platform with the station name along the back on enamelled metal panels are a unique feature on the entire London Underground. The station has two island platforms to provide an interchange between the two lines - the inner pair of tracks is used by the Piccadilly line and the outer tracks by the District line.<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=culgdistrict /> The station building has been Grade II listed since 14 February 1985.<ref name="EH 1358562"/>
The station building was constructed to a design by Harry Ford in a style similar to that used at Earl's Court and Hammersmith and is now a [[Grade II]] [[listed building]] as it retains many of its original features, including [[terracotta]] facing and [[Art Nouveau]] lettering. The wooden benches on the platform with the station name along the back on enamelled metal panels are a unique feature on the entire London Underground.<ref name="EH 1358562"/> The station has two island platforms to provide an interchange between the two lines - the inner pair of tracks is used by the Piccadilly line and the outer tracks by the District line.<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=culgdistrict /> The station building has been Grade II listed since 14 February 1985.<ref name="EH 1358562"/>


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==Name==
==Name==
The name Barons Court is possibly inspired by the [[Baronscourt]] estate in [[County Tyrone]], [[Northern Ireland]], where Sir [[William Palliser]], who built part of the area, may have had connections.<ref>[https://www.museumoflondonprints.com/image/422130/torla-evans-barons-court-tube-station-2009 Barons Court station image caption] at the [[Museum of London]]</ref> Unlike Earl's Court station, Barons Court is written without an apostrophe.<ref name="london1994">{{cite web | url=http://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2011/11/london-1994-incident-on-tube.html | title=London 1994 - Incident on the Tube | date=9 November 2011 | work=Just for my boys | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323140530/http://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2011/11/london-1994-incident-on-tube.html | archive-date=23 March 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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Many people mistakenly believe that name Barons Court is inspired by [[Earl's Court]] to the east and the association of the area in the early 19th century with the [[Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach|Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] (died 1806) and his English wife [[Elizabeth Craven|Elizabeth]] (the [[Margravine]], the widow of the [[William Craven, 6th Baron Craven|6th Baron Craven]]).<ref name="peerage">{{cite web | url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p10875.htm#i108747 | title=Lady Elizabeth Berkeley | publisher=The Peerage | work= | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131015422/http://thepeerage.com/p10875.htm | archivedate=31 January 2009 | deadurl=no }}</ref> They had a home at [[Brandenburg House]] immediately to the west of the site of [[Charing Cross Hospital]]. The Margravine died in 1828 and is commemorated by a number of roads in the area (Margravine Road and Margravine Gardens) and the Margrave possibly by Barons Court Road although the approximate equivalent rank in the British peerage to Margrave is a [[Marquess]].

The name Barons Court is probably inspired by the Barenscourt estate in Ireland, where Sir William Palliser, who built the entire area, had connections. As well as Palliser Road itself, all the roads in the area are named after members of his family.

[[File:Barons Court stn District westbound look east.JPG|thumb|The platforms at Barons Court.]]
*Perham Road: his wife
*Charleville Road: his cousins, the Earls of Charleville
*Gledstanes Road: his mother
*Barton Road: his grandmother
*Challoner Street: his great-grandmother
*Fairholme Road: his married sister
*Vereker Road: his married aunt, wife of Viscount Gort
*Comeragh Road: after the family estate in Ireland
*Castletown Road: after the Baronets Pallisers' estate in Ireland

Sir William's brother, John Palliser (the explorer) inherited the Comeragh estate in County Waterford. Sir William did not have an Irish estate of his own. Instead, he tried to develop this London estate. He died very suddenly on 4 February 1882, and the lawyers had a field day, selling everything off, including the {{convert|11|acre|m2}} which would become the Queen's Club. Sir William was heavily in debt, though if he had not died so suddenly and had managed to sell many of the houses he could have been a wealthy man. As it was, the family ended up with nothing.

Some wonder if there is a reason why the [[apostrophe]] is not used for Barons Court station but is used at the nearby [[Earl's Court tube station|Earl's Court]].<ref name="london1994">{{cite web | url=http://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2011/11/london-1994-incident-on-tube.html | title=London 1994 - Incident on the Tube | date=9 November 2011 | work=Just for my boys | publisher= | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323140530/http://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2011/11/london-1994-incident-on-tube.html | archivedate=23 March 2012 | deadurl=no }}</ref> A book in the Society of Genealogists, annotated in pencil by R. Burnet Morris who knew Sir William personally, provides a history of the area. Morris declared Barons Court was named "after Sir William's Irish Estates" namely "Barenscourt". As a result, unlike Earl's Court station, Barons Court is written without an apostrophe.


==Services==
==Services==
[[File:1973 stock at Barons Court.JPG|thumb|A 1973 stock Piccadilly line train stands at the eastbound platform.]]
[[File:1973 stock at Barons Court.JPG|thumb|A 1973 stock Piccadilly line train stands at the eastbound platform.]]

===District line===
===District line===
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:
*12tph eastbound to [[Upminster station|Upminster]] (6tph to [[Barking station|Barking]] on Sundays)<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/district?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUWKN&SelectedTime=5 |title=District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to West Kensington Underground Station |website=Transport for London |accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*12tph eastbound to [[Upminster station|Upminster]] (6tph to [[Barking station|Barking]] on Sundays)<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/district?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUWKN&SelectedTime=5 |title=District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to West Kensington Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6tph westbound to [[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing Broadway]]<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref name=westdistrict>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/district?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUHSD&SelectedTime=5 |title=District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station |website=Transport for London |accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6tph westbound to [[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing Broadway]]<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref name=westdistrict>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/district?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUHSD&SelectedTime=5 |title=District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6tph westbound to [[Richmond station (London)|Richmond]]<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref name=westdistrict/>
*6tph westbound to [[Richmond station (London)|Richmond]]<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref name=westdistrict/>


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===Piccadilly line===
===Piccadilly line===
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:
*18 tph eastbound to [[Cockfosters tube station|Cockfosters]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=eastpicc>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/piccadilly?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUECT&SelectedTime=5 |title=Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Earl's Court Underground Station |website=Transport for London |accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*18 tph eastbound to [[Cockfosters tube station|Cockfosters]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=eastpicc>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/piccadilly?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUECT&SelectedTime=5 |title=Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Earl's Court Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*3 tph eastbound to [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=eastpicc/>
*3 tph eastbound to [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=eastpicc/>
*6 tph westbound to [[Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 tube station|Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3]] and [[Heathrow Terminal 5 station|5]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/piccadilly?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUHSD&SelectedTime=6 |title=Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station |website=Transport for London |accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6 tph westbound to [[Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 tube station|Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3]] and [[Heathrow Terminal 5 station|5]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/piccadilly?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUHSD&SelectedTime=6 |title=Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6 tph westbound to [[Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station|Heathrow Terminals 4]] and [[Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station|2 & 3]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc/>
*6 tph westbound to [[Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station|Heathrow Terminals 4]] and [[Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station|2 & 3]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc/>
*3 tph westbound to [[Northfields tube station|Northfields]]<ref name=westpicc/>
*3 tph westbound to [[Northfields tube station|Northfields]]<ref name=westpicc/>
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*The [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], (LAMDA), is on the Talgarth Road.
*The [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], (LAMDA), is on the Talgarth Road.
*[[Margravine Cemetery]]
*[[Margravine Cemetery]]
*[[Charing Cross Hospital]] is nearby, and is advertised at the station exit.

==See also==
*[[List of London Underground stations]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Barons Court tube station}}
{{commons category|Barons Court tube station}}
* [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
* {{cite web | url=http://www.ltmcollection.org/photos/results/results.html?IXsearch=Barons+Court&button=GO%21 | publisher=London Transport Museum | work=Photographic Archive | title=Barons Court | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209211147/http://www.ltmcollection.org/photos/results/results.html?IXsearch=Barons+Court&button=GO%21 | archivedate=9 February 2014 | deadurl=no }}
** {{ltmcollection|9h/i0000e9h.jpg|Entrance to GNP&BR tunnel between District Railway tracks, 1906.}} In the distance can be seen the Great Ferris wheel at Earl's Court exhibition ground.
** {{LTM archive|2004-15467|Entrance to GNP&BR tunnel between District Railway tracks, 1906.}} In the distance can be seen the Great Ferris wheel at Earl's Court exhibition ground.
** {{ltmcollection|d5/i00002d5.jpg|Barons Court station, 1916}}
** {{LTM archive|1998-62923|Barons Court station, 1916}}
** {{ltmcollection|62/9869062.jpg|Booking hall, 1939}}
** {{LTM archive|1998-69062|Booking hall, 1939}}
** {{ltmcollection|uu/i00000uu.jpg|View of platforms, 1983}}
** {{LTM archive|2001-15326|View of platforms, 1983}}


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"Barons Court" redirects here. For the constituency, see Barons Court (UK Parliament constituency).

Barons Court London Underground
Station entrance
Barons Court is located in Greater London
Barons Court
Barons Court
Location of Barons Court in Greater London
LocationWest Kensington
Local authorityHammersmith & Fulham
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms4
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 6.65 million[1]
2019Increase 6.82 million[2]
2020Decrease 3.13 million[3]
2021Decrease 2.90 million[4]
2022Increase 5.11 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyDistrict Railway
Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Key dates
9 September 1874DR line opened
9 October 1905DR station opened
15 December 1906GNP&B platforms opened
Listed status
Listing gradeII
Entry number1358562[6]
Added to list14 February 1985
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°29′26″N 0°12′49″W / 51.49056°N 0.21361°W / 51.49056; -0.21361
London transport portal

Barons Court is a London Underground station in West Kensington in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London. This station serves the District line and the Piccadilly line. Barons Court is between West Kensington and Hammersmith on the District line, and between Earl's Court and Hammersmith on the Piccadilly line and is in Travelcard Zone 2.[7] East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues in a cutting to West Kensington. The station is the last open air stop for eastbound trains on the Piccadilly line until Arnos Grove and has cross-platform interchange with the District line.

Location

The station is located on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road (A4).[8] East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues on the surface to West Kensington.[9] West of the station, both Piccadilly line and District line continue to Hammersmith station. The station is located in a deep, brick sided cutting.

History

The station in May 1962 looking east with a westbound Piccadilly line train to Uxbridge.

The tracks through Barons Court were first laid on 9 September 1874 when the District Railway (DR, now the District line) opened an extension from Earl's Court to Hammersmith.[10] When the line was constructed the area now known as "Barons Court" was open fields and market gardens to the west of the hamlet of North End and there was no call for a station between North End, Fulham and Hammersmith stations.

However, by the beginning of the 20th century, the area had been developed for housing and, on 9 October 1905, the District Railway (DR) opened a station to serve these new developments and in preparation for the opening of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR, now the Piccadilly line), then under construction.[10][9] The GNP&BR began operations on 15 December 1906, running between Hammersmith and Finsbury Park.[9]

In the 1990s, the Grade II listed station was carefully restored to its original appearance.[11]

Notable fatality

The former Formula One driver B. Bira, who was a member of the Thai Royal family, was found dead at the station on 23 December 1985.[12]

The unique bench on the eastbound island platform.

The station today

The station building was constructed to a design by Harry Ford in a style similar to that used at Earl's Court and Hammersmith and is now a Grade II listed building as it retains many of its original features, including terracotta facing and Art Nouveau lettering. The wooden benches on the platform with the station name along the back on enamelled metal panels are a unique feature on the entire London Underground.[6] The station has two island platforms to provide an interchange between the two lines - the inner pair of tracks is used by the Piccadilly line and the outer tracks by the District line.[9][10] The station building has been Grade II listed since 14 February 1985.[6]

Name

The name Barons Court is possibly inspired by the Baronscourt estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, where Sir William Palliser, who built part of the area, may have had connections.[13] Unlike Earl's Court station, Barons Court is written without an apostrophe.[14]

Services

A 1973 stock Piccadilly line train stands at the eastbound platform.

District line

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

There is also a morning service every day from Acton Town (Ealing Broadway on Saturdays) to Edgware Road and a late evening service from Edgware Road to Ealing Broadway on Sundays only.[10]

Piccadilly line

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:

Nearby places

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Historic England. "Barons Court Underground Station (1358562)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Barons Court tube station". Google Maps. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Feather, Clive. "Piccadilly line". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Feather, Clive. "District line". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Baron's Court Ceremony". London Transport. 19 May 1997. Archived from the original on 4 August 1997. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. ^ "The Prince And I: The story of the last Thai F1 driver". BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  13. ^ Barons Court station image caption at the Museum of London
  14. ^ "London 1994 - Incident on the Tube". Just for my boys. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
  15. ^ "District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to West Kensington Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  16. ^ a b "District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Earl's Court Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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