Barons Court tube station

Barons Court
Station entrance
Barons Court Location of Barons Court in Greater London
Location	West Kensington
Local authority	Hammersmith & Fulham
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	6.81 million
2013	7.16 million
2014	7.50 million
2015	7.30 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	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°29′26″N 0°12′49″W / 51.4906°N 0.2136°W / 51.4906; -0.2136Coordinates: 51°29′26″N 0°12′49″W / 51.4906°N 0.2136°W / 51.4906; -0.2136

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 on the surface to West Kensington. The station is the last overground stop for eastbound trains on the Piccadilly line until Arnos Grove and has cross-platform interchange with the District line.

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.

By the beginning of the 20th century; however, the area had been developed for housing and, on 9 October 1905, the District Railway (DR) opened the station to serve these new developments and in preparation for the opening of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR, now the Piccadilly line), then under construction. The GNP&BR began operations on 15 December 1906, running between Hammersmith and Finsbury Park.