Baker Street | |
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Location of Baker Street in Central London
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Location | Marylebone |
Local authority | City of Westminster |
Managed by | London Underground |
Station code | ZBS |
Number of platforms | 10 |
Fare zone | 1 |
OSI | Marylebone |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2012 | 27.74 million |
2013 | 28.10 million |
2014 | 32.18 million |
2015 | 29.38 million |
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1863 | Opened (MR) |
1868 | Opened (MR platforms to north) |
1906 | Opened (BS&WR, as terminus) |
1907 | Extended (BSWR – Marylebone) |
1939 | Started (Bakerloo to Stanmore) |
1961 | Ended (Met to Aylesbury) |
1979 | Ended (Bakerloo to Stanmore) |
1979 | Started (Jubilee line) |
1990 | Ended (Met to H'smith/Barking) |
1990 | Started (Hammersmith & City) |
Listed status | |
Listing grade | II* (since 28 June 2010) |
Entry number | 1239815 |
Added to list | 26 March 1987 |
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WGS84 | 51°31′19″N 0°09′25″W / 51.522°N 0.157°WCoordinates: 51°31′19″N 0°09′25″W / 51.522°N 0.157°W |
Baker Street is a station on the London Underground at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1 and is served by five different lines. It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world's first underground railway, opened in 1863.
On the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines it is between Great Portland Street and Edgware Road. On the Metropolitan line it is between Great Portland Street and Finchley Road. On the Bakerloo line it is between Regent's Park and Marylebone, and on the Jubilee line it is between Bond Street and St. John's Wood.
The station has entrances on Baker Street, Chiltern Street (ticket holders only) and Marylebone Road. Nearby attractions include Regent's Park, Lord's Cricket Ground, the Sherlock Holmes Museum and Madame Tussauds.