Goodge Street | |
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Entrance on Tottenham Court Road
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Location of Goodge Street in Central London
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Location | Tottenham Court Road |
Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 1 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2013 | 8.23 million |
2014 | 8.38 million |
2015 | 8.84 million |
2016 | 8.46 million |
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1907 | Opened (CCE&HR) |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
WGS84 | 51°31′15″N 0°08′04″W / 51.52083°N 0.13444°WCoordinates: 51°31′15″N 0°08′04″W / 51.52083°N 0.13444°W |
Goodge Street /ˈɡuːdʒ/ is a London Underground station on Tottenham Court Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is on the Northern line between Tottenham Court Road and Warren Street stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
It was opened on 22 June 1907 as Tottenham Court Road by the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway, but changed to the present name on 9 March 1908 before an interchange was built between the previously separate (and differently named) Northern line and Central line stations at the present Tottenham Court Road station.
The station stands on the western side of Tottenham Court Road, some way north of the station of that name. Goodge Street itself runs west from Tottenham Court Road, a very short distance south of Goodge Street station.
It is one of the few tube stations that still rely on lifts rather than escalators to transport passengers to and from street level. In addition, it is one of the few such tube stations that still use the original scheme of separate exit and entrance areas. Alternatively, passengers can use the 136-step staircase to get down to the platforms. The surface building was designed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's (UERL's) architect Leslie Green.