Finsbury Park station facts for kids
Eastern entrance on Station Place
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 Finsbury Park
Location of Finsbury Park in Greater London
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| Location | Finsbury Park |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Islington |
| Managed by | Great Northern London Underground |
| Station code | FPK |
| Number of platforms | 10 (6 National Rail, 4 Underground) |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2008 |  26.300 million |
| 2009 | 23.214 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2007–08 |  5.546 million |
| — interchange | 2.422 million |
| 2008–09 | 5.494 million |
| — interchange | 2.629 million |
| 2009–10 | 6.566 million |
| — interchange | 2.529 million |
| 2010–11 | 7.337 million |
| — interchange | 1.411 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1850 | Tracks laid |
| 1861 | Opened (GNR) |
| 1867 | Opened (Edgware branch) |
| 1904 | Opened (GN&CR) |
| 1906 | Opened as terminus (GNP&BR) |
| 1932 | Became through station (Piccadilly) |
| 1954 | Closed (Edgware branch, passengers) |
| 1964 | Closed (Northern City Line) |
| 1968 | Opened (Victoria) |
| 1970 | Closed (Edgware branch) |
| 1976 | Opened (Northern City Line) |
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Finsbury Park Station is a very busy place in North London where people can change between different types of transport. It has a National Rail train station, a London Underground (Tube) station, and two bus stations, all connected.
The main entrances are on Station Place, next to the eastern bus station. One entrance has the famous Underground roundel symbol, and the other has the National Rail symbol. These lead directly to the main train platforms. There's also another exit on Wells Terrace, near the western bus station, which has the Underground ticket office. A smaller entrance is on the A503 Seven Sisters Road. Finsbury Park Station is in Travelcard Zone 2.
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Train and Tube Services
National Rail Services
The National Rail part of the station is above ground. It has its own ticket office, separate from the Tube station. First Capital Connect manages and runs the trains here.
Trains from Moorgate and King's Cross go to places like Welwyn Garden City and Hertford North. Longer journeys from King's Cross go towards Peterborough and Cambridge. Late in the evenings and on weekends, trains that usually go to Moorgate are sent to King's Cross instead.
The station has six platforms but only five tracks. This is because platforms 4 and 5 share the same track.
- Platform 1 is for trains going into London towards Moorgate.
- Platform 6 is for trains going north from Moorgate.
- Platforms 2 (southbound) and 3 (northbound) are for faster trains from King's Cross, though sometimes they stop here.
- Platforms 4/5 are for trains from King's Cross that stop at more stations on their way north.
London Underground Services
The Tube station serves the Piccadilly and Victoria lines. Even though it's a 'deep-level' Tube station, Finsbury Park doesn't have lifts or escalators. This is because the train lines are less than 20 feet (about 6 meters) below the street. There used to be lifts, but they were removed.
You reach the Piccadilly and Victoria line platforms by stairs. The passages are quite narrow, which means automatic ticket barriers can't be installed. However, staff often check tickets manually. You can use your Oyster card to pay for your journey here.
Related Pages
- Graham Bond was a musician who sadly died at this station.
Images for kids
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LNER Ivatt Atlantic train at Finsbury Park in 1946.
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A diagram showing how the underground platforms at Finsbury Park were changed.
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A Great Northern Class 717 train at Finsbury Park.
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The Seven Sisters Road entrance to the underground station in 1909.
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The Wells Terrace entrance in 1925.
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The ticket office in 1934, when the Northern City Line was run by the Metropolitan Line.
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The LNER Station in 1935.
