
Gloucester Road Underground Station - Gloucester Road, London, UK
N 51° 29.665 W 000° 10.957
30U E 695568 N 5708572
Gloucester Road tube station is a yellow, brick building that carries a sign, high on it, that reads "Metropolitan Railway Station / Trains to all Parts of London".
Waymark Code: WMF0P5
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/03/2012
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Gloucester Road tube station seves the Circle, District and
Piccadilly lines. The District and Piccadilly lines both huse South Kensigton
and Earl's Court stations on either side of Gloucester Road. The Circle line has
South Kensington and High Street Kensington stations on either side of
Gloucester Road.
The London Architecture website (visit
link) carries facts about the station:
"Quick Facts
Construction finish:
1868
Type: transportation
Stories: 2
Statistics
Platforms: Five
Timeline
1868: The Metropolitan Railway opened the
first platforms at this station.
1906: The deep platforms
were opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly, and Brompton
Railway
Notes
Developer:
Metropolitan
Railway"