Putney Bridge (London Underground)
Putney Bridge is an above-ground London Underground station in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . It is in the Travelcard tariff zone 2 on Fulham High Street, north of the bridge of the same name over the Thames . In 2014, 5.93 million passengers used this station served by the District Line . Nearby attractions include Fulham Palace , the former residence of the Bishop of London and Craven Cottage , the football stadium of Fulham FC .
The opening took place on March 1, 1880 by the Metropolitan District Railway (predecessor of the District Line), when they extended the route from West Brompton here. At the beginning the station was called Putney Bridge & Fulham , named on the one hand after the bridge and on the other hand after the district. It was the end of the line for nine years until the line was led over the Fulham Railway Bridge and on to Wimbledon on September 3, 1889 . The electrical operation on the section High Street Kensington - Putney Bridge began on July 23, 1905, the remainder of the route to Wimbledon followed on August 27, 1905. On September 1, 1902, the name was changed to Putney Bridge & Hurlingham to move to Hurlingham Park and notify the Hurlingham Club located there . The station has had its current name since 1932.
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- ↑ 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.
- ^ District Line. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 21, 2013 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 5.8 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 31.4" W.