St. John's Wood tube station

St John's Wood tube station is a London Underground station at St John's Wood. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Swiss Cottage and Baker Street. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

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London Underground - St John's Wood - Jubilee Line - Swiss Cottage - Baker Street - Travelcard Zone 2

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It was opened on November 20, 1939 on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road when the Metropolitan Line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo Line. It was subsequently transferred along with the rest of the Stanmore branch to the Jubilee Line when it opened in 1979.

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November 20 - 1939 - Finchley Road - Metropolitan Line - Stanmore - Bakerloo Line - 1979

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With the opening of St. John's Wood station, two nearby stations on the Metropolitan Line were closed. These were Lord's (which had originally been opened in 1868 as St. John's Wood Road) and Marlborough Road.

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Lord's - 1868 - Marlborough Road

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This station is the nearest one to Lord's Cricket Ground and Abbey Road Studios.

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Lord's Cricket Ground - Abbey Road Studios

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