Euston Square
Euston Square 
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 Euston Square
Location of Euston Square in Central London
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| Location | Euston Road |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes(Westbound only) |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2013 |
 12.36 million |
| 2014 |
14.33 million |
| 2015 |
14.88 million |
| 2016 |
 14.40 million |
| Key dates | |
| 10 January 1863 | Opened as Gower Street |
| 1 November 1909 | Renamed Euston Square |
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| WGS84 | 51°31′33″N 0°08′09″W / 51.5258°N 0.1358°WCoordinates: 51°31′33″N 0°08′09″W / 51.5258°N 0.1358°W |
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Euston Square is a London Underground station at the corner of Euston Road and Gower Street, just north of University College London and within walking distance of Euston railway station. It is between Great Portland Street and King's Cross St. Pancras on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, in Travelcard Zone 1.
The station opened in 1863 as "Gower Street", changing to its present name in 1909. In late 2006 the new entrance on the south side of Euston Road opened in a corner of the new headquarters of the Wellcome Trust replacing the old entrance. There is also a subway entrance on the north side of Euston Road. In 2011, two new lifts linking the westbound platform to the street were opened. On top of these a new modern entrance was opened.
In December 2005 Network Rail announced plans to create a subway link between the station and Euston station as part of the re-development of Euston station. This will create a direct link for users of main line rail services which depart from Euston. These plans would also be pursued during a rebuilding for High Speed 2.
The station is served by the Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle lines, between King's Cross St. Pancras to the east and Great Portland Street to the west. All three lines share the same pair of tracks from Baker Street Junction to Aldgate Junction making this section of track one of the most intensely used on the London Underground network.
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