Earl's Court tube station
Earl's Court tube station is a Grade II listed London Underground station in Earl's Court, London, on the District and Piccadilly lines. It is an important interchange for both lines and is situated in both Travelcard Zone 1 and Zone 2. The station has an eastern entrance on Earl's Court Road and a western entrance on Warwick Road (both part of A3220). Another former entrance allowed passengers to enter the station from the other side of Warwick Road, via a ticket hall and subway leading to a concourse beneath the District line platforms. Earl's Court is a step-free tube station; the Earls Court Road entrance provides lift access between street and platform levels.
| Earl's Court | |
|---|---|
Eastern station entrance | |
Earl's Court Location of Earl's Court in Central London | |
| Location | Earl's Court |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 1 and 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 | 19.07 million |
| 2019 | 19.13 million |
| 2020 | 7.90 million |
| 2021 | 8.40 million |
| 2022 | 15.18 million |
| Key dates | |
| 30 October 1871 | Opened (District) |
| 15 December 1906 | Opened (Piccadilly) |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1358162 |
| Added to list | 7 November 1984 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.4913°N 0.1947°W |
| London transport portal | |
The station was opened by the District Railway in 1871, two years after the line was built, and had become a hub to five different local routes by 1874. It was damaged by fire the following year, and a new station was constructed on the other side of Earl's Court Road, opening in 1878. A connection to the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (now the Piccadilly Line) opened in 1906. Earl's Court was the first tube station with escalators, which were added in 1911. Major redevelopment and rebuilding work occurred in 1915, 1936–37 and 2005.