Russell Square tube station

Russell Square London Underground
Station entrance
Russell Square is located in Central London
Russell Square
Russell Square
Location of Russell Square in Central London
LocationBloomsbury
Local authorityCamden
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 12.27 million[1]
2020Decrease 2.74 million[2]
2021Increase 3.66 million[3]
2022Increase 8.59 million[4]
2023Decrease 7.82 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Key dates
15 December 1906Station opened
Listed status
Listing gradeII
Entry number1401730[6][7]
Added to list20 July 2011
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°31′23″N 0°07′28″W / 51.52306°N 0.12444°W / 51.52306; -0.12444
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Russell Square is a London Underground station opposite Russell Square on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras and is in Travelcard Zone 1.[8]

Russell Square Station is not far from the British Museum, the University of London's main campus, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Russell Square Gardens and the Brunswick Centre.[9]

The station is the work of London architect Leslie Green and is example of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style).[10][11]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Russell Square Underground Station (1401730)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference eh_16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. ^ Google Maps – Russell Square Tube Station
  10. ^ "London Underground by Design by Mark Ovenden – review". TheGuardian.com. 3 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Green, Leslie - Exploring 20th Century London". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.