Holloway Road tube station

Holloway Road
Holloway Road Location of Holloway Road in Greater London
Location	Holloway
Local authority	Islington
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2011	8.05 million[1]
2012	7.18 million[1]
2013	7.15 million[1]
2014	6.66 million[1]
Key dates
1906	Opened
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1195635[2]
Added to list	17 May 1994
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
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Holloway Road is a station on the London Underground. It is on the Piccadilly line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. The station opened on 15 December 1906.

The station was constructed by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway and was built with two lift shafts, but only one was ever used for lifts. The second shaft was the site of an experimental spiral escalator which was built by the American inventor of escalators, Jesse W. Reno. The experiment was not successful and was never used by the public. In the 1990s, remains of the escalator equipment were excavated from the base of the lift shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. From the platforms, a second exit no longer in use is visible and leads to the back of the used lift shaft.

The station is adjacent to the site of the former Holloway and Caledonian Road railway station.

The station is close to the new Emirates Stadium, the new home of Arsenal football club. As part of the planning permission £5m was due to be spent expanding the current station to cope with increased passenger numbers on match days. However subsequent studies showed that to ensure the station could cope with the numbers the lifts would have to be replaced with escalators which would cost £60m. As a result, the redevelopment plans were put on hold and now at match times the station is exit only, and before a match eastbound trains do not call.^[3]

Design

The architect was Leslie Green who built it for the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (Now part of London Transport). The building is listed by English Heritage as Grade II.^[2]

Refurbishment, 2007-2008

Refurbishment works completed in 2008 included the installation of a new public address system, replacement of aging customer information screens, and other aesthetic changes to improve the look, feel and security of the station. This includes improved lighting and a dramatic increase in the number of CCTV cameras.

Connections

London Buses routes 43, 153, 271 and 393 serve the station.

References

Gallery

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  The Art Nouveau styled ironwork designed by Leslie Green at Holloway Road station

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  Eastbound platform looking south towards central London

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  Westbound platform looking north towards Cockfosters

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  Roundel on the eastbound platform

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  Tiling on the eastbound platform

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  Maker's tile on the westbound platform

External links

• "Photographic Archive". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. 
  • Spiral escalator during construction, 1906
  • Parts of the experimental spiral escalator
  • Ticket hall, 1927
  • Holloway Road station, 2001
• "Pictures of the disused staircase". Abandoned Stations. Archived from the original on 2006-02-07. 
• "Photographs of Holloway Road station". TubePhotos. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.