Clapham South tube station

Clapham South

The station entrance
Clapham South Location of Clapham South in Greater London
Location	Clapham
Local authority	London Borough of Wandsworth
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2 and 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008	7.600 million[1]
2009	7.534 million[1]
2010	7.480 million[1]
1926	Opened (C&SLR)
List of stations	Underground · National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°27′10″N 0°08′49″W / 51.452778°N 0.147°W / 51.452778; -0.147

Clapham South tube station is a station on London Underground's Northern Line between Clapham Common and Balham stations. The station is located at the corner of Balham Hill (A24) and Nightingale Lane. The station is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3.

History

The station was designed by Charles Holden and was opened on 13 September 1926 as the first station of the Morden extension of the City & South London Railway, which is now part of the Northern Line. Other proposed names for the station prior to opening were "Balham North" and "Nightingale Lane".

The apartments above the station, named Westbury Court, were a later addition to the architecture, built in the mid-1930s. The parade of shops along Balham Hill was extended as part of the same development using the same style as the original three closest to the station.

Clapham South tube station has a lovely aspect onto the southern edge of Clapham Common. It is one of eight London Underground stations which has a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it.

Transport Links

London Bus routes 50, 155, 249, 355, G1, school routes 689, 690 and Night routes N155 all serve the station and its surrounding area.

Gallery

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  One of the entrances to Clapham South deep level shelter, the other is on the common

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Clapham South station, 1926
  • Station with recently built apartments, 1936
  • Entrance to deep level shelter, 1942
• CharlesHolden.com Early photograph of station

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Balham towards Morden		Northern line		Clapham Common towards Edgware, Mill Hill East or High Barnet