Arsenal tube station

Arsenal
Arsenal
	Station entrance
	Arsenal Location of Arsenal in Greater London
Location	Highbury
Local authority	London Borough of Islington
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2013	3.09 million
2014	2.90 million
2015	2.80 million
2016	3.01 million
2017	2.82 million
Railway companies
Original company	Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Key dates
1906	Opened as Gillespie Road
1932	Renamed Arsenal (Highbury Hill)
c. 1960	Renamed Arsenal
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR; Underground; National Rail; Tramlink;
External links	TfL station info page;
WGS84	51°33′31″N 0°06′21″W / 51.55861°N 0.10583°WCoordinates: 51°33′31″N 0°06′21″W / 51.55861°N 0.10583°W

Arsenal tube station is a London Underground station in Highbury, north London. The station is on the Piccadilly line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park tube stations. The station was originally known as Gillespie Road. In 1932, it was renamed after Arsenal Football Club. It is the only Tube station named directly after a football club.^[2] The station is quieter than other stations on the Piccadilly line except when Arsenal are playing football matches.

History[change | change source]

Gillespie Road station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) on 15 December 1906.^[2] When the different London Underground companies were joined together, the GNP&BR became the Piccadilly line. The original station building and ticket hall were designed by Leslie Green. The buildings had red terracotta on the outside. The station is similar to Holloway Road and Caledonian Road stations, also on the Piccadilly line. The station was renamed to Arsenal in 1932.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Croome, Desmond F. (1998). The Piccadilly Line. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-192-9.

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Holloway Road towards Uxbridge or Heathrow Airport (Terminal 4 or Terminal 5)		Piccadilly line		Finsbury Park towards Cockfosters

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Arsenal
Station entrance
Arsenal Location of Arsenal in Greater London
Location	Highbury
Local authority	London Borough of Islington
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2013	3.09 million^[1]
2014	2.90 million^[1]
2015	2.80 million^[1]
2016	3.01 million^[1]
2017	2.82 million^[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Key dates
1906	Opened as Gillespie Road
1932	Renamed Arsenal (Highbury Hill)
c. 1960	Renamed Arsenal
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51°33′31″N 0°06′21″W / 51.55861°N 0.10583°W / 51.55861; -0.10583Coordinates: 51°33′31″N 0°06′21″W / 51.55861°N 0.10583°W / 51.55861; -0.10583