Brompton Road tube station
Brompton Road is a disused station on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground, located between Knightsbridge and South Kensington stations.
| Brompton Road | |
|---|---|
Brompton Road tube station side entrance on Cottage Place | |
Brompton Road Location of Brompton Road in Central London | |
| Location | Brompton |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Grid reference | TQ272791 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 December 1906 | Station opened |
| 30 July 1934 | Station closed |
| Replaced by | None |
| Other information | |
| WGS84 | 51.497111°N 0.16889°W |
| London transport portal | |
It was closed in 1934, nearly 28 years after being opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway company. During the Second World War it was used as the command centre of the 26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade. In 2014, the owner of the site, the Ministry of Defence, sold it to a Ukrainian businessman, Dmytro Firtash, who claimed an intention to convert it to residential use.
London Transport Museum runs regular Zoom-hosted virtual tours of the station via its "Hidden London" programme; which explore its time as a Second World War bunker and reveal what it looks like today.
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