Belsize Park tube station
| Belsize Park | |
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Belsize Park station | |
Belsize Park Location of Belsize Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Belsize Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2020 | 2.77 million[1] |
| 2021 | 2.61 million[2] |
| 2022 | 4.59 million[3] |
| 2023 | 5.02 million[4] |
| 2024 | 5.27 million[5] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 June 1907 | Station opened |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1401089[6] |
| Added to list | 20 July 2011 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′01″N 0°09′52″W / 51.55028°N 0.16444°W |
| London transport portal | |
Belsize Park (/ˈbɛlsaɪz ˈpɑːrk/) is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, north-west London. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Hampstead and Chalk Farm stations. It is in London fare zone 2.
The station stands at the northern end of Haverstock Hill. In July 2011 it became a Grade II listed building.[7] The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.
History
The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway as an intermediate station on its line from Charing Cross to Golders Green. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 metres (109 ft) to the platforms. The platforms can also be reached by stairs. The sign at the top of the stairs lists the total step count between train and platform level of 209, while the sign at the bottom only mentions 189, the remaining 20 being between the bottom landing of the lifts and the platforms.[8]
The station was designed by Leslie Green in "Modern Style" and has his familiar facade of ox-blood faience with five round arched windows.[9] It remained largely untouched until the late 1980s when the lifts were replaced and a new ticketing system installed.
It was previously the site of the Trewint Industrial Home for Girls.[10]
Deep-level air-raid shelter
Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which have deep-level air-raid shelters underneath them.[11] The shelter was constructed in World War II to provide safe accommodation for service personnel. Entrances to the shelter are at the junction of Haverstock Hill and Downside Crescent and off Haverstock Hill.
Connections
London Buses routes 168 and C11 and night route N5 serve the station.
In popular culture
The staircase at Belsize Park tube station is the scene of the eponymous homicide in Mavis Doriel Hay's 1934 murder mystery novel Murder Underground.[12]
References
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2024. Transport for London. 8 October 2025. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Belsize Park Underground Station including forecourt walls, gatepiers, gates and railings (1401089)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "16 London Underground Stations Listed at Grade II". English Heritage. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ^ Loki Avivson (6 September 2019). Counting number of steps at Belsize Park Station. Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "London Underground By Design by Mark Ovenden – review". The Guardian. 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Trewint Industrial Home, London and Kent". www.childrenshomes.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Emmerson, Andrew; Beard, Tony (2004). London's Secret Tubes. London: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 1-85414-283-6.
- ^ Hay, Mavis Doriel (1934). Murder Underground. London: British Library Crime Classics. ISBN 978-0-7123-5725-8.
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Gallery
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Northbound platform looking north
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Southbound platform looking south
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Station roundel
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Original tiling on northbound platform
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Standard design was also employed when an outside door was part of the build for access to the upper floor(s). A triangular pediment above the doorway and fanlight were the norm.
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The cartouche employed at Belsize Park as a decorative touch along the first floor level is an identical design to those at Hampstead.
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The complete design in the repeated platform frieze. As part of the station upgrade the platform tiling was replaced although the tone of the new tiles is darker than the originals.
External links
- "Photographic Archive". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008.
- "Visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter". Subterranea Britannica. Archived from the original on 5 June 2001.
| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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| Hampstead towards Edgware
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Northern line Edgware branch
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Chalk Farm | ||