| Farringdon | |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Clerkenwell |
| Local authority | London Borough of Islington |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ZFD |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owned by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 1 |
| 2004 annual usage | 14. Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. The London Borough of Islington ( is a London borough in North and Inner London. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London 's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London 392 million † |
| 2007 annual usage | 18. 285 million † |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1863 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail | |
| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |
 London Transport Portal | |
Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Clerkenwell, just north of the City of London in the London Borough of Islington. Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of London Underground stations. Scope This list by their present names of Heavy rail passenger stations in the Greater London region excludes stations served only by the London Underground The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The London Borough of Islington ( is a London borough in North and Inner London.
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Services
It is on the Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle lines, between King's Cross St. The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground, coloured Magenta on the Tube map. The Hammersmith and City line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the London Underground Map, running between Hammersmith in The Circle line, coloured yellow on the tube map is the eighth busiest line on the London Underground. Pancras station and Barbican. Barbican is a London Underground and mainline rail station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England. The station is served by First Capital Connect trains which run from Brighton to Bedford, calling en route at Gatwick Airport, or from Luton to Sutton. First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. The London Borough of Sutton ( is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. Some First Capital Connect trains also run into Moorgate and terminate there rather than continuing south via City Thameslink. Moorgate station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London, on Moorgate, north of London Wall. Services The station is served by trains on the Thameslink route whose franchise has been operated by First Capital Connect since 2006 Farringdon is in Transport for London's Travelcard Zone 1. Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London 's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London
History
The station was opened on 9 January 1863 as the terminus of the original Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground metro line. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Metropolitan Railway (MetR and the Metropolitan District Railway (District were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The station, initially named Farringdon Street, was originally located a short distance from today's building. The line ran from Farringdon to Paddington, a distance of 4 miles (6 km). Farringdon is an historic area of the City of London, represented today by the wards of Farringdon Within and Farringdon Without. London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station The station was relocated on 23 December 1865 when the Metropolitan Railway opened an extension to Moorgate. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was renamed Farringdon and High Holborn on 26 January 1922, and its present name on 21 April 1936. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The lines from Farringdon to King's Cross stations run alongside the now culverted Fleet River, which was above ground here until 1812. King's Cross station is a major railway terminus opened in 1852 The River Fleet is the largest of London 's subterranean rivers It formerly flowed on the surface The station building is an unusually well-preserved piece of early 20th-century London Underground architecture; it still has its original signage (with the name "Farringdon and High Holborn" on the facade) and other indications of the Metropolitan Railway's ambitions to be like the main line companies, with a sign for a "Parcel Office" surviving on the exterior wall.
Plans
The station drastically requires expansion and is very busy at peak times. There have been plans to increase the station's passenger capacity for several years, as part of the Thameslink 2000 project, though these have yet to come to fruition. The Thameslink Programme, formerly known as Thameslink 2000, is a £5 If, as is planned, Crossrail line 1 calls here, substantial upgrade works may be required. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London.
The station is due to become one of the most important transport interchanges in central London, when the Crossrail 1 project is developed. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London. Under current plans, the Crossrail station will be located between Farringdon Road and Charterhouse Square, south of the existing ticket hall. Charterhouse Square is a historic square in Smithfield, between Charterhouse Street and Clerkenwell Road. The Farringdon ticket hall will be located at the junction of Farringdon Road and Cowcross Street. The area between the current and new stations is intended to be pedestrianised. A further ticket hall will be located to provide an additional interchange with Barbican tube station[2]. Barbican is a London Underground and mainline rail station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England.
Authority to build Crossrail is still before Parliament, but is anticipated to become law in 2008. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Completion is not anticipated until 2017[3].
Dual supply
Farringdon Station is also notable because the First Capital Connect trains, whilst standing at the platform, switch between the 25kV AC overhead supply used to the north of London, and the 750V DC third rail supply used to the south, though the trains travelling to Moorgate use 25kV AC throughout. First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 The volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit of electric Potential difference or Electromotive force. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant Direct current ( DC) is the unidirectional flow of Electric charge. A third rail is a method of providing Electricity to power a railway through a continuous rigid conductor alongside the railway track or between the rails
The Underground trains use the four-rail 630V DC system.
Nearest places
Gallery
 The station was named Farringdon & High Holborn from 1922-36 [1] |  Platforms looking north, Underground (Circle/Met/H&C) on the right |  View from north. Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. Smithfield (also known as West Smithfield) is an area in the north-west part of the City of London, mostly known for its centuries-old meat market and its bloody history The Barbican Estate is a residential estate in the City of London, in an area densely packed with Commerce and Finance. Finsbury Estate is a Housing estate in the Finsbury area of London, England. Holborn (ˈhoʊbɚn or /ˈhoʊbɝːn/ "ho bun" is an area of Central London, England Old Street is a Street in east London that runs west to east from Goswell Road in Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney. The building on the right is built on the site of the Metropolitan Railway goods depot |  Thameslink platforms looking north |
 Thameslink platforms looking south |  Third rail ends at the northern end of the Thameslink platforms |  Just south of the Thameslink platforms, the Moorgate branch veers left, shadowing the Underground route, whilst the City Thameslink branch veers to the right before heading due south. |  Roundel on westbound Underground platform (Circle/Met/H&C) |
 Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City line platforms looking clockwise |  Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City line platforms looking anticlockwise |
References
- ^ a b Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground: A diagrammatic history. Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 1854142194.
- ^ Crossrail - Farringdon (PDF). 28 October 2006
- ^ Crossrail website accessed 09 Dec 2007
External links
- Train times and station information for Farringdon station from National Rail
- Farringdon station is at coordinates Coordinates:
| Preceding station |  London Underground | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
towards Baker Street | Circle line | towards Tower Hill | ||
towards Hammersmith | Hammersmith & City line | towards Barking | ||
| Metropolitan line | towards Aldgate | |||
| National Rail | ||||
| London St Pancras | First Capital Connect Thameslink (Moorgate Branch) | Barbican | ||
| First Capital Connect Thameslink | City Thameslink | |||
| Preceding station |  Crossrail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport | Crossrail | toward Abbey Wood or Shenfield |
Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire King's Cross St Pancras is a tube station in the London Borough of Camden, on the London Underground network serving both King's Cross and St Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. The Circle line, coloured yellow on the tube map is the eighth busiest line on the London Underground. Barbican is a London Underground and mainline rail station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England. Tower Hill is a London Underground station at Tower Hill in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. King's Cross St Pancras is a tube station in the London Borough of Camden, on the London Underground network serving both King's Cross and St Hammersmith is a London Underground station in Hammersmith. It is the western terminus of the Hammersmith & City Line. The Hammersmith and City line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the London Underground Map, running between Hammersmith in Barbican is a London Underground and mainline rail station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England. Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail, London Underground and London Overground services King's Cross St Pancras is a tube station in the London Borough of Camden, on the London Underground network serving both King's Cross and St Uxbridge is a London Underground station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, north-west London. Amersham station is a Railway station serving Amersham in Buckinghamshire. Chesham lies at the end of the Chesham branch of the Metropolitan line, and opened 8 July 1889 as the original northern terminus of the Watford is a station at the end of the Watford branch of London Underground 's Metropolitan Line in the north-western part of the network in Zone 7 The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground, coloured Magenta on the Tube map. Barbican is a London Underground and mainline rail station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England. Aldgate tube station is a London Underground station located at Aldgate in the City of London. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running north to south from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel Barbican is a London Underground and mainline rail station serving the Barbican Centre in the City of London, England. First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running north to south from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel Services The station is served by trains on the Thameslink route whose franchise has been operated by First Capital Connect since 2006 Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London. Tottenham Court Road is a station on the London Underground, serving as an interchange between the Central Line and the Charing Cross branch of the Maidenhead railway station is a railway station in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Heathrow Terminal 4 is a railway station located in London Heathrow Airport. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London. Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern Abbey Wood railway station serves the suburb of Abbey Wood in South East London. Shenfield is a major station located in Shenfield in the borough of Brentwood in Essex, England.
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