Angel tube station

Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line, between Old Street and King's Cross St. Pancras stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Related Topics:
London Underground - The Angel - Islington - Bank - Northern Line - Old Street - King's Cross St. Pancras - Travelcard Zone 1

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Angel station was originally built by the City & South London Railway, and opened in 1901 as the northern terminus of a new extension from Moorgate. As with many other stations on the line, it was originally built with a single central island platform serving two tracks - an arrangement still seen at Clapham North and Clapham Common - and access from street level was via lifts. For years, the station regularly suffered from congestion and overcrowding which, with the island platform was a major safety issue and, in 1992, an almost completely rebuilt station was opened.

Related Topics:
City & South London Railway - 1901 - Moorgate - Clapham North - Clapham Common - Lift - 1992

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A new section of tunnel was excavated for a new northbound platform and the southbound platform was rebuilt to completely occupy the original 30-foot tunnel, explaining why it is larger than most deep-level platforms. The lifts and the ground level building originally on the corner of Torrens Street and City Road were closed and a new station entrance was opened around the corner in Upper Street. Because of the distance of the new entrance from the platforms, and their depth, two flights of escalators were required aligned approximately at a right-angle. These include the longest escalators in Western Europe, with a vertical rise of 27.4m (90ft) and a length of 60m (197ft).

Related Topics:
City Road - Upper Street - Escalator - Right-angle - Europe

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Between Angel and Old Street is the disused tube station City Road.

Related Topics:
Disused tube station - City Road

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