Oakwood tube station

Oakwood
Oakwood Location of Oakwood in Greater London
Location	Oakwood
Local authority	Enfield
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	2.41 million
2013	2.79 million
2014	2.94 million
2015	2.84 million
Railway companies
Original company	London Electric Railway
Key dates
13 March 1933	Station opened as Enfield West
31 July 1933	Line extended to Cockfosters
3 May 1934	Renamed Enfield West (Oakwood)
1 September 1946	Renamed Oakwood
Listed status
Listing grade	II* (since 20 July 2011)
Entry number	1078930
Added to list	19 February 1971
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°38′51″N 0°07′54″W / 51.6475°N 0.1317°W / 51.6475; -0.1317Coordinates: 51°38′51″N 0°07′54″W / 51.6475°N 0.1317°W / 51.6475; -0.1317

Oakwood is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line. It is the second most northerly station on the line, between Southgate and Cockfosters stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is on the edge of the Oakwood area of Enfield (N14) and is situated at the junction of Bramley Road (A110) and Chase Road (the other end of Chase Road is close to Southgate tube station). This station has step-free access after the upgrades made to the station between October and December 2007.

The station opened on 13 March 1933 as part of the Cockfosters extension, its original name being Enfield West. The station did not appear on the original plans to extend the Piccadilly line beyond Finsbury Park, which only provided for seven additional stations, however it served as the line's terminus for a brief period before Cockfosters station was opened.

The station building is a fine example of the architecture Charles Holden built for the Piccadilly line extensions, with a large and imposing box-shaped ticket hall surrounded by lower structures containing shops. The ceiling of the booking hall is particularly monumental and bold. The whole design mirrors proportions found in classical architecture, albeit in a distinctly 20th century structure. The dimensions of the ticket hall are approximately a "double-cube" (its front elevation is roughly twice its height and width). The station is similar to Holden's slightly earlier designs for Sudbury Town and Acton Town stations at the western end of Piccadilly line. Oakwood Station is a Grade II* listed building.