Gants Hill tube station

Gants Hill tube station is a London Underground station in Gants Hill, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is served by the Central Line and is in Zone 4.

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London Underground - Gants Hill - London Borough of Redbridge - Central Line - Zone 4

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Construction originally began in the 1930s but was suspended during the Second World War, where it was instead used as an air raid shelter and munitions factory. The station was finally completed and opened on December 14, 1947.

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1930s - Second World War - Air raid shelter - Munitions - Factory - December 14 - 1947

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The station, like many others on the same branch, was designed by notable Tube architect Charles Holden. It is underneath Gants Hill roundabout, and accessed via the pedestrian subway under the roundabout. It is thus almost invisible from ground level; the only visible traces are the London Transport signs at some of the entrances to the subway and (for the sharp-eyed) the ticket office windows on the roundabout.

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There are three escalators from the ticket office to the platforms. The platform-level concourse, with its stone panelling and barrel vaulted ceiling, was inspired by similar station designs on the Moscow Metro.

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Barrel vault - Moscow Metro

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