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Arsenal London Underground
Arsenal station entrance.JPG
Station entrance
Location Highbury
Local authority London Borough of Islington
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
Railway companies
Original company Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Key dates
1906 Opened as Gillespie Road
1932 Renamed Arsenal (Highbury Hill)
c. 1960 Renamed Arsenal
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Arsenal tube station is a London Underground station in Highbury, north London. The station is on the Piccadilly line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park tube stations. The station was originally known as Gillespie Road. In 1932, it was renamed after Arsenal Football Club. It is the only Tube station named directly after a football club. The station is quieter than other stations on the Piccadilly line except when Arsenal are playing football matches.

History

Gillespie Road station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) on 15 December 1906. When the different London Underground companies were joined together, the GNP&BR became the Piccadilly line. The original station building and ticket hall were designed by Leslie Green. The buildings had red terracotta on the outside. The station is similar to Holloway Road and Caledonian Road stations, also on the Piccadilly line. The station was renamed to Arsenal in 1932.

    • Station exterior, 1907
    • Rebuilt station building in 1934.
Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
towards Uxbridge or Heathrow Airport
(Terminal 4 or Terminal 5)
 Piccadilly line
towards Cockfosters

Images for kids

  • Arsenal tube station interior

    Tiling on the platform indicates the station's previous guise as "Gillespie Road".

  • Tidal segregation at Arsenal, 2021

    Passageway linking the ticket office to the platforms, looking towards the latter. Note tidal flow segregation, in operation on football match days. The fans would use the wider section.

  • Arsenal Underground Station

    Piccadilly line train at Arsenal

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