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Stations appear in a rough chronological order here, starting with the newest, and ending with the mother of all the world's subway stations.
In December 2005, Docklands Light Rail has been extended to London City Airport. DLR runs driverless and offers nice views from the front seats. The most spectacular modern station architecture can be found on the Jubilee Line extension from Westminster to Stratford of 1999. It pays to get off at any station and walk up because the architecture is great and all stations are different.
To see many modernist-style stations from the 1930s by Charles Holden, you could take the Piccadilly Line to Cockfosters and Rayners Lane. The Central Line to the Hainault loop is also interesting from that point of view. Though it looks very small on the official tube map, the Hainault loop is longer than the Circle Line. Some of the world's oldest underground stations are along the Circle Line. Notting Hill Gate is a nice example. Baker Street is kind of the mother of the world's metro stations, since it is the only station on the first metro section that still (or again) has its historical looks.
Latest update to this page: 27 March 2007.
London City Airport
2005. Docklands Light Rail. Design: Halcrow. Architect: Weston Williamson.
Pontoon Dock
2005. Docklands Light Rail.
Stratford
1999. Jubilee Line, Central Line, Docklands Light Rail. Architects: John McAslan & Partners.
West Ham
1999. Jubilee Line platform. Transfer to District and Hammersmith & City Lines. Architects: Van Heyningen & Haward.
Canning Town
1999. Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Rail. Architects: John McAslan & Partners.
North Greenwich
1999. Bus station. Architects: Foster & Partners.
North Greenwich
1999. Jubilee Line, concourse level. Architect: Alsop & St�rmer.
North Greenwich
1999. Jubilee Line, platform. Architects: Alsop & St�rmer.
Canary Wharf
1999. Jubilee Line, main entrance. Architect: Norman Foster.
Canary Wharf
1999. Jubilee Line, main entrance. Architect: Norman Foster.
Canary Wharf
1999. Jubilee Line, ticket hall. Architect: Norman Foster.
Canary Wharf
1999. Jubilee Line, entrance, similar to the "fosteritos" of Bilbao's metro. Architect: Norman Foster.
Canary Wharf
1999. Jubilee Line, platform level. Architect: Norman Foster.
Canada Water
1999. Jubilee Line, street level. Architects: Stephen Wright, Chris Todhunter.
Canada Water
1999. Jubilee Line, concourse. Architects: Stephen Wright, Chris Todhunter.
Bermondsey
1999. Jubilee Line, intermediate level. Architect: Ian Ritchie.
Southwark
1999. Jubilee Line, intermediate concourse. Architect: Richard MacCormac.
Southwark
1999. Jubilee Line, concourse at platform level. Architect: Richard MacCormac.
Waterloo
1999. Jubilee Line. Architects: JLE Architects, Sui Te Wu.
Westminster
1999. Jubilee Line, concourse hall. Architect: Michael Hopkins & Partners.
Central Line Train
1992 tube stock, manufactured by Adtranz in Derby.
Docklands Light Rail
Train near Limehouse station.
Docklands Light Rail
Train near Limehouse station.
Docklands Light Rail
View from the front seats.
Canary Wharf
1991. Docklands Light Rail.
West India Quay
1991. Docklands Light Rail.
Beckton
Docklands Light Rail (terminal station).
Heathrow Central
Heathrow Express.
King's Cross
Interchange route.
Hainault
1948. Central Line.
Gants Hill
1947. Central Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Cockfosters
1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Oakwood
1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Southgate
1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Southgate
1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Sudbury Hill
1932. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Rayners Lane
1933. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Charles Holden.
Manor House
Piccadilly Line, the roundel.
Warren Street
Interchange route.
Finsbury Park
Victoria Line.
Gloucester Road
Circle and District Lines. Temporary art installation (2005-2006) by Beatriz Milhazes.
Gloucester Road
Piccadilly Line.
Hammersmith
Hammersmith & City Line.
White City
1908. Central Line.
Kentish Town
1907. Northern Line.
Covent Garden
1907. Piccadilly Line. Design: Leslie Green.
Russell Square
1906. Piccadilly Line. Architect: Leslie Green.
Piccadilly Circus
1906. Entrance sign.
Piccadilly Circus
1906. Ticket hall from 1928 with rimstone walls. Architect: Charles Holden.
Piccadilly Circus
1906. Bakerloo Line, interchange route.
Old Street
1901. Northern Line.
Tottenham Court Road
1900. Central Line. Wall mosaics of the early 1980s by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi [thejoyofshards.co.uk].
Earl's Court
1871. District Line. Architect: Leslie Green.
Notting Hill Gate
1868. Circle Line.
Great Portland Street
1863. Circle Line.
Baker Street
1863. The world's first underground station. Circle Line.
All photos ©2004, 2005 M. Rohde.
Reference:
Bayman, Bob: Underground Official Handbook. Capital Transport 2000.
Powell, Kenneth: The Jubilee Line Extension. Laurence King 2000.