Brixton tube station

Brixton is a London Underground station on Brixton Road in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London. The station is the southern terminus of the Victoria line. Brixton is known to have the largest London Underground roundel on the network. [6][7] The next station is Stockwell.

For Brixton National Rail station, see Brixton railway station.

Brixton
Station entrance
Brixton
Location of Brixton in Greater London
LocationBrixton
Local authorityLambeth
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1][2]
Fare zone2
OSIBrixton [3]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2014 29.37 million[4]
2015 30.83 million[4]
2016 33.46 million[4]
2017 32.84 million[4]
2018 30.72 million[5]
Key dates
1971Opened (Victoria line)
Other information
External links
WGS8451.4626°N 0.1149°W / 51.4626; -0.1149
London transport portal

History

The station was opened on 23 July 1971 by the London Transport Executive.[8] It has high usage for an inner suburban station with 33.46 million entries and exits during 2016 making it the 19th busiest station by this measure.[9]

Design

From the ticket hall, three escalators take passengers to and from the platforms. There are also passenger lifts between street level, the ticket hall and the platforms to provide step free access.[1][2]

The station is laid out as a two-track terminus with a scissors crossover north of the station, and the line continues for a short distance south of the station platforms to form a pair of sidings.[10]

Station improvements

As part of a framework agreement with London Underground, Chetwoods were engaged to carry out an extensive refurbishment of the passenger areas of Brixton Underground Station.[11] This included an overall redesign of the station's external façade and entrance lobby, together with refurbishment of a number of smaller retail outlets and the ticket office.[11] The scheme developed the Practice's expertise in the particular technical and design requirements of underground facilities, benefitting the design approach to projects for other clients such as Network Rail.[11] The refurbishment started in 2001, and was completed in 2010. The station was briefly closed for asbestos removal in 2006. The refurbishment works were a long drawn out process.[12] New panels and lighting have been installed in the escalator shaft.[12]

Location

The station is in Brixton Road and is about 100 m[13] from Brixton railway station[7] (on the London Victoria to Orpington line, operated by South Eastern). Although the route of the London Overground South London Line also runs close to Brixton tube station, there is no station in Brixton on this route because it passes overhead on high railway arches.[14][15]

Map of rail & tube lines passing through Brixton, showing the location of East Brixton

Services and connections

Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally every 3–5 minutes between 05:55 and 00:18.[16]

London Bus routes 2, 3, 35, 37, 45, 59, 109, 118, 133, 159, 196, 250, 333, 355, 415, 432, P4 and P5,[17] and night routes N2, N3, N35, N109 and N133 serve the station.[18][19]

  • Platform 1 looking south towards the reversing tracks as seen during the 2008 refurbishment work
  • Platform 2 looking north as seen during the 2008 refurbishment work
  • Station platform roundel as seen in 2011 after the 2008 refurbishment work

References
  1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2019.
  2. "Avoiding Stairs Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007-2017)" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. https://londonist.com/london/transport/tfl-roundel-tube-logo-facts-trivia#:~:text=2.,the%20entrance%20to%20Brixton%20station.
  7. Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020.
  8. Butt 1995, p. 45.
  9. Matters, Transport for London | Every Journey. "Underground services performance". Transport for London. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  10. Jarrier, Franklin. "Greater London Transport Tracks Map" (PDF) (Map). CartoMetro London Edition. 3.7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2018.
  11. Brixton Underground Station Redevelopment
  12. "Station Refurbishment Summary" (PDF). London Underground Railway Society. July 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  13. Google Maps – Brixton tube station
  14. "East London Line Extensions – Loughborough Junction". AlwaysTouchOut. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  15. "ELLG response to the South London Route Utilisation Strategy" (PDF). Network Rail. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  16. "Victoria line timetable: From Brixton Underground Station to Stockwell Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  17. "Buses from Brixton" (PDF). Transport for London. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  18. Brixton Station – Bus Archived 17 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Brixton Water Lane – Bus

Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

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