Tooting Broadway tube station
Encyclopedia
Tooting Broadway is a London Underground
station in Tooting
, South London
. The station is on the Northern Line
, between and stations. It is located on the corner of Tooting High Street (A24
) and Mitcham Road (A217
). The station is in Travelcard Zone 3
.
and was opened on 13 September 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway
, which is now part of the Northern Line.
Southbound trains can terminate at Tooting Broadway on occasion rather than continue on to end of the line at Morden
, three stations to the south. To return north, out of service trains run south from the southbound platform into a reversing siding between the two running tunnels before reversing and running north through points on to the northbound platform where they return into service.
routes 44
, 57
, *77, 127, 131
, 155, 219, 264, 270, 280, 333, 355, 493, G1 and Night bus routes N44, 57
, N155, 264 serve the station.
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London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
station in Tooting
Tooting
Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
. The station is on the Northern Line
Northern Line
The Northern line is a London Underground line. It is coloured black on the Tube map.For most of its length it is a deep-level tube line. The line carries 206,734,000 passengers per year. This is the highest number of any line on the London Underground system, but the Northern line is unique in...
, between and stations. It is located on the corner of Tooting High Street (A24
A24 road (Great Britain)
The A24 is a major road in England. It runs south from Clapham in southwest London through Morden before entering Surrey and heading through Ewell, Epsom, Ashtead, Leatherhead and Dorking...
) and Mitcham Road (A217
A217 road
The A217 is a road in the United Kingdom. It runs south from Kings Road in Fulham, London, crossing the Thames at Wandsworth Bridge, then passing through Wandsworth, Tooting, Mitcham, Cheam, Banstead, crossing the M25 motorway at Junction 8, then passing through Reigate and terminating shortly...
). The station is in Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3
Fare zone 3 is a zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services...
.
History
The station was designed by Charles HoldenCharles Holden
Charles Henry Holden, Litt. D., FRIBA, MRTPI, RDI was a Bolton-born English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, for Bristol Central Library, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway and for the...
and was opened on 13 September 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway
City & South London Railway
The City and South London Railway was the first deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major railway to use electric traction...
, which is now part of the Northern Line.
Southbound trains can terminate at Tooting Broadway on occasion rather than continue on to end of the line at Morden
Morden tube station
Morden is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. The station is the southern terminus for the Northern line and is the most southerly station on the Underground network. The next station north is...
, three stations to the south. To return north, out of service trains run south from the southbound platform into a reversing siding between the two running tunnels before reversing and running north through points on to the northbound platform where they return into service.
Transport connections
London BusLondon Buses
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routes 44
London Buses route 44
London Buses route 44 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.-History:...
, 57
London Buses route 57
London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London United.-History:...
, *77, 127, 131
London Buses route 131
London Buses route 131 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London United.-History:This route dates back to 1949....
, 155, 219, 264, 270, 280, 333, 355, 493, G1 and Night bus routes N44, 57
London Buses route 57
London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London United.-History:...
, N155, 264 serve the station.
Trivia
- Tooting Broadway station features in the opening credits of series 1 & 2 of the BBC comedy "Citizen SmithCitizen SmithCitizen Smith is a British television sitcom. The show was written by John Sullivan, who later wrote Only Fools and Horses. The pilot was transmitted on 12 April 1977 in the Comedy Special series of one-off plays, and the series proper ran from 3 November 1977 to 31 December 1980.Citizen Smith...
" and again in the closing sequence of the very last episode. - The building used to be a bank before the station was built here. Down in the basement (at the level of the escalator machinery) the old safe door is still present - too heavy to be removed now.
- It is featured in the Kitchens of Distinction song "On Tooting Broadway Station".
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