Oxford Circus tube station

Oxford Circus
Bakerloo line surface building
Oxford Circus Location of Oxford Circus in Central London
Location	Oxford Circus
Local authority	City of Westminster
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	Transport for London
Number of platforms	6
Fare zone	1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	80.55 million
2013	85.25 million
2014	98.51 million
2015	92.36 million
Key dates
1900	CLR opened
1906	BS&WR opened
1969	Victoria line opened
Listed status
Listed feature	Original CLR and BS&WR buildings.
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1400976 (CLR) 1401022 (BS&WR)
Added to list	20 July 2011
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°30′55″N 0°08′30″W / 51.51519°N 0.1416°W / 51.51519; -0.1416Coordinates: 51°30′55″N 0°08′30″W / 51.51519°N 0.1416°W / 51.51519; -0.1416

Oxford Circus is a London Underground station serving Oxford Circus at the junction of Regent Street and Oxford Street, with entrances on all four corners of the intersection. The station is an interchange between the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines. It is the busiest rapid-transit station in the United Kingdom, with 98.51 million entries and exits in 2014. On the Central line it is between Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road, on the Bakerloo line it is between Regent's Park and Piccadilly Circus, and on the Victoria line it is between Green Park and Warren Street. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1.

The Central line station opened on 30 July 1900, and the Bakerloo line station on 10 March 1906. Both are Grade II listed. The station was rebuilt in 1912 to relieve congestion. Further congestion led to another reconstruction in 1923. Numerous improvements were made as part of the New Works Programme and as a flood protection measure. To accommodate additional passengers on the Victoria line, a new ticket hall was built. The Victoria line station opened on 7 March 1969, including cross-platform interchange with the Bakerloo line.

In the 1890s, the Central London Railway (CLR) published a notice of a private bill that would be presented to Parliament for the 1890 parliamentary session. The bill planned an underground route between Shepherd's Bush and Cornhill (now Bank station). These plans were accepted by both Houses of Parliament on 5 August 1891.