Wood Green tube station

Wood Green
Wood Green Location of Wood Green in Greater London
Location	Wood Green
Local authority	London Borough of Haringey
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	11.53 million
2013	12.44 million
2014	13.35 million
2015	13.19 million
Key dates
1932	Opened (Piccadilly Line)
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1401120
Added to list	20 July 2011
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°35′49″N 0°06′36″W / 51.597°N 0.11°W / 51.597; -0.11Coordinates: 51°35′49″N 0°06′36″W / 51.597°N 0.11°W / 51.597; -0.11

Wood Green is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line. The station is between Turnpike Lane and Bounds Green stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is located at junction of High Road, Wood Green and Lordship Lane. It serves Wood Green Shopping City and the nearby Haringey Council administrative complex as well as a densely populated residential area. It is also the closest tube station to the Alexandra Palace Venue.

The station opened on 19 September 1932 when the first section of the Cockfosters extension from Finsbury Park was opened.

Like all stations on the extension, Wood Green set new aesthetic standards, not previously seen on London's Underground. When the Cockfosters extension was planned, alternative names for this station—"Lordship Lane" and "Wood Green Central"—were considered, but rejected. Architecturally, this station, designed by Charles Holden, is a well-preserved example of the modernist house style Holden developed for London Transport in the 1930s. Located on a corner site, the main frontage is curved and is flanked by two ventilation towers, although these are later additions to the station. On the northern side, the structure also incorporates a shop which forms part of the parade in High Road. The other end of the parade features a large London Underground sub-station.

Since July 2011, the station has been a grade II listed building, which now means every station building between Turnpike Lane and Cockfosters is listed.

The below surface areas of the station are tiled in biscuit-coloured tiles lined with green friezes. The station tunnels—in common with those of Manor House and Turnpike Lane—are 23 ft (7 m) diameter and were designed for the greater volume of traffic expected. In contrast, the platform tunnels at both Bounds Green and Southgate have a diameter of only 21 ft (6.4 m). The construction of "suicide pits" between the rails was a new innovation.