Barons Court (London Underground)
Barons Court is an above-ground London Underground station in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . It is located in Fare Zone 2 on Talgarth Road. Trains on the District Line and Piccadilly Line operate here . In 2014, 7.50 million passengers used this station.
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The tunnel section of the Piccadilly Line ends immediately to the east of the station. Its tracks lie between those of the District Line up to Acton Town station. Two central platforms facilitate direct transfers between trains on the two lines that are traveling in the same direction.
The station building is a well-preserved example of Edwardian architecture , which is modeled on the Baroque with its numerous decorations . The building has been a listed building ( Grade II ) since 1985 .
history
The station was opened on October 9, 1905 by the Metropolitan District Railway , the predecessor of the District Line. The Piccadilly Line began operating on December 15, 1906. However, the line had already been opened in 1874. The station was added later and was part of a larger construction project. A new residential area has been created on the previously undeveloped area.
The new quarter was named Barons Court (grammatically correct would have been Baron's Court ). The name goes back to Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (a German margrave corresponds to the English baron). At the beginning of the 19th century he owned a property called Brandenburg House in nearby Hammersmith . Through his wife, Lady Elizabeth Craven , he had also acquired Craven Cottage , which is now the Fulham FC football stadium . A street at the station is called Margravine Gardens (" Margravine Gardens ").
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ COUNTS - 2014 - annual entries & exits. (PDF, 44 kB) (No longer available online.) Transport for London, 2015, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; accessed on December 29, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Barons Court Underground station. In: National heritage list of England. National Heritage, accessed January 18, 2013 .
- ^ District Line. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Piccadilly Line. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 18, 2013 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 '25.2 " N , 0 ° 12' 50.1" W.