Warwick Avenue tube station

Warwick Avenue London Underground
Station entrance
Interactive map of Warwick Avenue
General information
LocationLittle Venice
Local authorityCity of Westminster
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2021Decrease 1.67 million[1]
2022Increase 2.87 million[2]
2023Increase 3.02 million[3]
2024Decrease 3.00 million[4]
2025Steady 3.00 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon Electric Railway
Key dates
31 January 1915 (1915-01-31)Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°31′24″N 0°11′01″W / 51.523270°N 0.183677°W / 51.523270; -0.183677

Warwick Avenue (/ˈwɒrɪk ˈævənjuː/) is a London Underground station, located in Little Venice in the City of Westminster, north-west London. It is on the Bakerloo line, between Maida Vale and Paddington stations. It is in London fare zone 2.

History

Warwick Avenue opened on 31 January 1915 on the Bakerloo line's extension from Paddington to Queen's Park.[6]

The ticket hall and its ticket machines were destroyed by fire overnight on 17 September 1985, causing the station to be closed for the day.[7]

Design

There is no surface building and the station is accessed by two sets of steps to a sub-surface ticket hall. It was one of the first London Underground stations built specifically to use escalators rather than lifts.[8]

Location

The station is located at the junction of Warwick Avenue, Warrington Crescent and Clifton Gardens. For a time prior to its opening, the proposed name for the station was Warrington Crescent.[9]

London Bus Routes 6, 46 and 187 serve the station.

The song "Warwick Avenue" by British singer Duffy makes reference to the station.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2024. Transport for London. 20 January 2026 [8 October 2025]. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2025. Transport for London. 13 May 2026. Archived from the original on 19 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
  7. ↑ "London Underground Ltd and Rapid Transit: Warwick Avenue Blaze". Journal of the Transport Ticket Society (266). Luton: Transport Ticket Society: 78. February 1986. ISSN 0144-347X.
  8. ↑ The first escalator on the Underground was installed at Earl's Court in 1911. The first station built specifically for escalators was the new Central line station at Liverpool Street in 1912. All deep-tube stations built after 1913 were built with escalators – Wolmar, Christian (2004). "Beginning to Make Sense". The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever. Atlantic Books. pp. 205–206. ISBN 1-84354-023-1.
  9. ↑ Harris, Cyril M. (2006) [1977]. What's in a name?. Capital Transport. p. 74. ISBN 1-85414-241-0.
  10. ↑ "10 Great Songs about London". The London Helicopter. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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