Caledonian Road tube station

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Caledonian Road
Location of Caledonian Road in Greater London
Location Holloway
Local authority Islington
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone 2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase2.svg 5.60 million [2]
2020Decrease2.svg 2.34 million [3]
2021Increase2.svg 2.42 million [4]
2022Increase2.svg 4.18 million [5]
2023Increase2.svg 4.35 million [6]
Railway companies
Original company Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Key dates
15 December 1906Station opened
Listed status
Listing gradeII
Entry number1401086 [7]
Added to list20 July 2011
Other information
External links
Coordinates 51°32′54″N0°07′07″W / 51.54833°N 0.11861°W / 51.54833; -0.11861
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Caledonian Road is a London Underground station. It is on the Piccadilly line between King's Cross St. Pancras and Holloway Road stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2. It was opened on 15 December 1906 by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. The building was designed by Leslie Green.

Contents

The station is located on Caledonian Road in Holloway, north London. The station continues to use lifts, never having been upgraded to escalators. Unusually for stations of its era, the lifts descend directly to platform level with no secondary staircases. In recent times this has meant that the station is now advertised as "Step Free" on line maps without rebuilding work taking place. The station is a Grade II listed building. [8]

The next northbound station from Caledonian Road is Holloway Road while the next southbound station was originally York Road. This station closed in 1932, but can still be seen from trains. York Road was planned to be open to relieve congestion at King's Cross St. Pancras.

Temporary closure

The station was scheduled to be closed from 4 January 2016 until mid-August 2016, to enable the two lifts to be upgraded. [9] A local campaign against the closure emerged via a Change.org petition and achieved close to 7,500 supporters. The petitioners claimed that the station could be kept open while new lifts were installed in two unused lift shafts. This was previously done when lifts were replaced in 1987 and the station remained open throughout. [10]

In January 2016, Islington Council announced that it had applied for a Judicial Review of Transport for London's plan, to be heard on 25 February 2016. On 19 January 2016, Underground management announced that the closure plan had been shelved and that new arrangements would be made to keep the station open during lift refurbishment. [11]

Services

Caledonian Road station is on the Piccadilly line between King's Cross St. Pancras to the west and Holloway Road to the east. The typical off-peak service from this station is as follows:

Preceding station Underground no-text.svg London Underground Following station
King's Cross St Pancras Piccadilly line Holloway Road
Former Route
York Road
towards South Harrow
Piccadilly line
(190632)
Holloway Road
towards Finsbury Park

Location

The station is close to Pentonville Prison and Caledonian Park, the site of the former Victorian Metropolitan Cattle Market, is a short distance away on Market Road.

Platform Level Tiling

The platform at Caledonian Road showing its distinctive tilework and colours Caledonian Road stn eastbound look south.jpg
The platform at Caledonian Road showing its distinctive tilework and colours
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The distinctive nameplate and tilework pattern

The stations along the central part of the Piccadilly line, as well as some sections of the Northern line, were financed by Charles Yerkes, [12] and are famous for the Leslie Green designed red station buildings and distinctive platform tiling. Each station has its own unique tile pattern and colours. [13]

Connections

References

  1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London . April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2025.
  2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. Historic England. "Caledonian Road Underground Station (1401086)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
  9. "News In Brief: Caledonian Road lifts". Rail. Peterborough. 28 October 2015. p. 21.
  10. Morris, James (30 October 2015). "Campaign launched to prevent eight-month Caledonian Road Station closure". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  11. Morris, James (19 January 2016). "Power to the people after Caledonian Road Station closure is withdrawn". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  12. "The Man Who Painted London Red". January 2010.
  13. Bull, John (1 January 2010). "The Man Who Painted London Red". London Reconnections. Retrieved 27 July 2021.