Finsbury Park railway station
Finsbury Park  
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 Finsbury Park
Location of Finsbury Park in Greater London
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| Location | Finsbury Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Islington |
| Managed by |
Great Northern London Underground |
| Station code | FPK |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 12 (8 National Rail, 4 Underground) |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2012 |
 26.04 million |
| 2013 |
27.07 million |
| 2014 |
28.00 million |
| 2015 |
28.85 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 6.449 million |
| – interchange |
1.240 million |
| 2012–13 |
6.430 million |
| – interchange |
1.142 million |
| 2013–14 |
 6.430 million |
| 2014–15 |
6.264 million |
| – interchange |
1.045 million |
| 2015–16 |
5.657 million |
| – interchange |
1.744 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1850 | Tracks laid |
| 1861 | Opened (GNR) |
| 1867 | Opened (Edgware branch) |
| 1904 | Opened (GN&CR)) |
| 1906 | Opened as terminus (GNP&BR) |
| 1932 | Became through station (Piccadilly) |
| 1954 | Closed (Edgware branch, passengers) |
| 1964 | Closed (Northern City Line) |
| 1968 | Opened (Victoria) |
| 1970 | Closed (Edgware branch) |
| 1976 | Opened (Northern City Line) |
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| WGS84 | 51°33′53″N 0°06′23″W / 51.564653°N 0.106366°WCoordinates: 51°33′53″N 0°06′23″W / 51.564653°N 0.106366°W |
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Finsbury Park is a busy intermodal interchange station in north London. The interchange consists of a National Rail station, a London Underground station and two bus stations, all interconnected. The main entrances are by the eastern bus station on Station Place. The National Rail ticket office here lies in between one entrance marked by the Underground roundel symbol, while the other is marked by the National Rail symbol, and provides direct access to the main line platforms. There is another exit by the western bus station along Wells Terrace, incorporating the Underground ticket office, plus a narrow side entrance to the south on the A503 Seven Sisters Road. The complex is located in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station is named after the nearby Finsbury Park, one of the oldest of London's Victorian parks. It is also used by many Arsenal supporters on matchdays, as the club's ground is just a short walk away.
When the Victoria line was built in the 1960s, the walls in Finsbury Park station were decorated with mosaics of duelling pistols, which can still be seen. This was based on a mistaken identification of Finsbury Park with Finsbury Fields, which was used by Londoners since medieval times for archery and sports, and also associated with 18th-century duels and one of the first hot air balloon flights. Finsbury Fields was close to the present-day Finsbury Square, 3 miles (5 km) south. At the same time the long entrance subways and the Wells Terrace booking hall (at the bus station end) were rebuilt to a high standard.
Finsbury Park station has a long and complex history involving the participation of many railway companies and there have been various changes to the station infrastructure. British Transport Police maintain a presence at Finsbury Park and have a police station at the Wells Terrace entrance.
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