Oval tube station

Oval London Underground
Station entrance
Oval is located in Greater London
Oval
Oval
Location of Oval in Greater London
LocationOval, London
Local authorityLambeth
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Decrease 7.17 million[1]
2020Decrease 3.31 million[2]
2021Decrease 3.13 million[3]
2022Increase 5.36 million[4]
2023Increase 5.62 million[5]
Key dates
18 December 1890Opened (C&SLR)
29 November 1923[6]closed for rebuilding
1 December 1924reopened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°28′55″N 0°06′45″W / 51.4819°N 0.1125°W / 51.4819; -0.1125
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Oval is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is on the Northern line between Kennington and Stockwell stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2.[7] It opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the City and South London Railway and is named after The Oval cricket ground, which it serves.

  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. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H. V. Borley page 75
  7. ^ 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.