Hampstead tube station
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Hampstead tube station is a London Underground
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 station in Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...

, north London NW3 1QG. The station is on the Edgware branch
Edgware tube station
Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is . Edgware is in Travelcard Zone 5.-Location:The station is in...

 of the Northern Line
Northern Line
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, between Golders Green
Golders Green tube station
Golders Green tube station is a London Underground station in Golders Green, north London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line between Hampstead and Brent Cross...

 and Belsize Park
Belsize Park tube station
Belsize Park tube station is a London Underground station in Belsize Park, North-West London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line, between Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It is located at the northern end of Haverstock Hill...

 stations, and on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 2
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 and Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3
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.

The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway
The Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway , also known as the Hampstead tube, was a railway company established in 1891 that constructed a deep-level underground "tube" railway in London. Construction of the CCE&HR was delayed for more than a decade whilst funding was sought...

. Located at the junction of Heath Street and Hampstead High Street, the name Heath Street was proposed for the station before opening: indeed, the original tiled station signs on the platform walls, recently restored, still read "Heath Street". Hampstead is on a steep hill and the station platforms are the deepest on the London Underground network, at 58.5 metres or 192 feet below ground level. It has the deepest lift shaft on the Underground at 181 feet. There is also a spiral emergency staircase, made up of over 320 steps.

To the north, between Hampstead and Golders Green stations is the uncompleted North End
North End tube station
North End is a never-completed underground station, on the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway...

 or Bull & Bush station. Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath railway station
Hampstead Heath railway station is in London on the North London Line, between and stations. Since 11 November 2007 it and the service there have been run by London Overground.The typical service at the station in trains per hour is:...

 station on the North London Line
North London Line
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 is a 10-15 minute walk east.

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Lancaster Gate tube station
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Golders Green tube station
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Muswell Hill
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Finchley Road tube station
Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at the corner of Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens in the London Borough of Camden, North London. It is on the Jubilee Line, between West Hampstead and Swiss Cottage and on the Metropolitan Line between Baker Street and Wembley Park. It is...

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O2 Centre
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Swiss Cottage tube station
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