Baker Street tube station

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Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located on Baker Street.

Related Topics:
London Underground - Baker Street

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The station lies in Travelcard Zone 1 and is on five different lines. On the Circle Line and Hammersmith & City Line it is between Great Portland Street and Edgware Road. On the Metropolitan Line it is between Great Portland Street and Finchley Road. On the Bakerloo Line it is between Regent's Park and Marylebone, and on the Jubilee Line it is between Bond Street and St. John's Wood.

Related Topics:
Travelcard Zone 1 - Circle Line - Hammersmith & City Line - Great Portland Street - Edgware Road - Metropolitan Line - Finchley Road - Bakerloo Line - Regent's Park - Marylebone - Jubilee Line - Bond Street - St. John's Wood

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The sub-surface Circle Line platforms are part of the very oldest Underground line, and of the stations on this section of line they are perhaps the best-preserved. Plaques along the platform show old plans and photographs of the station.

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The station layout is rather complex. The sub-surface station is connected to the open-air Metropolitan Line station. This is a terminus for most trains, but there is also a connecting curve that joins to the Circle Line just beyond the platforms.

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Below this is a deep-level tube station for the Bakerloo and Jubilee Lines. These are arranged in a cross-platform interchange.

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Outside the Marylebone Street exit, a large statue of Sherlock Holmes helps to memorialize the fictional sleuth of Baker Street. This statue was featured prominently as a landmark in the American television series The Amazing Race in 2005.

Related Topics:
American - The Amazing Race

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Baker Street opened on 10 January 1863. The Bakerloo line started serving it on March 10, 1906, and took over the Stanmore branch of the Metropolitan Line (including stopping services between Finchley Road and Wembley Park) on November 20, 1939 after a connecting tunnel had been constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road. The Jubilee Line replaced the Bakerloo Line on the Stanmore branch from its opening on May 1, 1979.

Related Topics:
10 January - 1863 - March 10 - 1906 - Stanmore - Metropolitan Line - Finchley Road - Wembley Park - November 20 - 1939 - May 1 - 1979

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