Barons Court | |
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Location of Barons Court in Greater London
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Location | West Kensington |
Local authority | Hammersmith & Fulham |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Fare zone | 2 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2013 | 7.16 million |
2014 | 7.50 million |
2015 | 7.30 million |
2016 | 7.21 million |
Railway companies | |
Original company |
District Railway Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway |
Key dates | |
9 September 1874 | DR line opened |
9 October 1905 | DR station opened |
15 December 1906 | GNP&B platforms opened |
Listed status | |
Listing grade | II |
Entry number | 1358562 |
Added to list | 14 February 1985 |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
WGS84 | 51°29′26″N 0°12′49″W / 51.49056°N 0.21361°WCoordinates: 51°29′26″N 0°12′49″W / 51.49056°N 0.21361°W |
Barons Court is a London Underground station in West Kensington of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London. This station serves the District line and the Piccadilly line. Barons Court is between West Kensington and Hammersmith on the District line, and between Earl's Court and Hammersmith on the Piccadilly line and is in Travelcard Zone 2. East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues in a cutting to West Kensington. The station is the last open air stop for eastbound trains on the Piccadilly line until Arnos Grove and has cross-platform interchange with the District line. The station is in a deep brick sided cutting.
The station is located on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road (A4). East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues on the surface to West Kensington.
The tracks through Barons Court were first opened on 9 September 1874 when the District Railway (DR, now the District line) opened an extension from Earl's Court to Hammersmith. When the line was constructed the area now known as Barons Court was open fields and market gardens to the west of the settlement of North End and there was no call for a station between West Kensington and Hammersmith.