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Belsize Park
Belsize Park Location of Belsize Park in Greater London
Location	Belsize Park
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2013	5.84 million[1]
2014	5.93 million[1]
2015	6.16 million[1]
2016	6.48 million[1]
2017	6.24 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
Key dates
22 June 1907	Station opened
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1401089[2]
Added to list	20 July 2011
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51°33′01″N 0°09′52″W / 51.55028°N 0.16444°W / 51.55028; -0.16444Coordinates: 51°33′01″N 0°09′52″W / 51.55028°N 0.16444°W / 51.55028; -0.16444
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Belsize Park is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, north-west London. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations, and is in fare zone 2. It stands at the northern end of Haverstock Hill. In July 2011 it became a Grade II listed building.^[3]

The Royal Free Hospital is located a short distance to the north of the station.

History

Station entrance in 1960

The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway as an intermediate station on its line from Charing Cross to Golders Green. It is served by three lifts which descend 33.2 m (108 ft 10 in) to the platforms. There are 219 steps according to the sign in the station.
The station was designed by Leslie Green and has his familiar facade of ox-blood faience with five round arched windows. It remained largely untouched until the late 1980s when the lifts were replaced and a new ticketing system installed.

Deep-level air-raid shelter

Belsize Park deep level shelter

Belsize Park is one of eight London Underground stations which have deep-level air-raid shelters underneath them.^[4] The shelter was constructed in World War II to provide safe accommodation for service personnel. Entrances to the shelter are at the junction of Haverstock Hill and Downside Crescent and off Haverstock Hill.

Connections

London Buses routes 168 and C11 and night route N5 serve the station.

References

Gallery

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  Northbound platform looking north
  

  
  

  
  


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  Southbound platform looking south
  

  
  

  
  


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  Roundel on northbound platform
  

  
  

  
  


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  Original tiling on northbound platform
  

  
  

  
  


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  Standard design was also employed when an outside door was part of the build for access to the upper floor(s). A triangular pediment above the doorway and fanlight were the norm.
  

  
  

  
  


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  The cartouche employed at Belsize Park as a decorative touch along the first floor level is an identical design to those at Hampstead.
  

  
  

  
  


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  The complete design in the repeated platform frieze. As part of the station upgrade the platform tiling was replaced although the tone of the new tiles is darker than the originals.
  

  
  

  
  

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belsize Park tube station.

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  "Photographic Archive". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18.
  
  
  
  • Station exterior, 1925
  
  
  • Ticket hall, 1927
  
  
  
  


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  "Visit to Belsize Park deep level shelter". Subterranea Britannica. Archived from the original on 2001-06-05.
  

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Hampstead towards Edgware		Northern line		Chalk Farm towards Morden or Kennington

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