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Finsbury Park railway station

Finsbury Park London Underground National Rail
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Finsbury Park is located in Greater London
Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park
Location of Finsbury Park in Greater London
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 Increase 26.04 million
2013 Increase 27.07 million
2014 Increase 28.00 million
2015 Increase 28.85 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12 Decrease 6.449 million
– interchange  Decrease 1.240 million
2012–13 Decrease 6.430 million
– interchange  Decrease 1.142 million
2013–14 Steady 6.430 million
2014–15 Decrease 6.264 million
– interchange  Decrease 1.045 million
2015–16 Decrease 5.657 million
– interchange  Increase 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°W / 51.564653; -0.106366Coordinates: 51°33′53″N 0°06′23″W / 51.564653°N 0.106366°W / 51.564653; -0.106366
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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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