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Charing Cross tube station is a London Underground station at Charing Cross. It has entrances in Trafalgar Square and The Strand. The station takes its name from the central London road junction of Charing Cross.

The station is served by the Northern and Bakerloo lines and provides an interchange with the National Rail network at the Charing Cross rail station. On the Northern Line it is between Embankment and Leicester Square stations on the Charing Cross branch, and on the Bakerloo Line it is between Embankment and Piccadilly Circus stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.

The station was served by the Jubilee Line between 1979 and 1999; acting as the southern terminus of the line during that period. For most of the history of the Underground the name Charing Cross was associated with a different station, the one now called Embankment.

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  • A map with coloured dots marking the proposed locations of stations

    Map showing proposed station sites, 1880s

  • A map with coloured dots marking the proposed locations of stations

    Map showing proposed station sites, 1890s

  • A map with coloured dots marking the proposed locations of stations

    Map showing proposed station sites, 1901

  • A map with coloured dots marking the proposed locations of stations

    Map showing proposed station sites, 1902

  • A circular tunnel with platform on the left and tracks on the right. The platform wall is tiled in bands with the words TRAFALGAR SQUARE picked out in coloured tiles

    Platform of Trafalgar Square station, 1906

  • A large space covered with dark floor tiles and strip lighting. Ticket machines in the distance and posters on display boards

    Northern line and Jubilee line ticket hall in its 1979 colour scheme

  • A long corridor with tiled floor and walls and a curved ceiling. The walls are lined at regular intervals with large posters framed behind glass

    The passage connecting the Bakerloo and Northern line platforms

  • A large bright space with tiled floor and suspended ceiling with occasional lights. A row of ticket gates are on the left

    Northern line ticket hall after refurbishment

  • A narrow stair surrounded by decorative railings curves down from the pavement. The London Underground logo forms part of sign above. Large stone buildings line the street in the background

    Pedestrian subway entrance from the corner of Trafalgar Square to the Bakerloo line ticket hall

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