Highbury & Islington station
Highbury & Islington is an interchange station in the London Borough of Islington, North London for London Underground, London Overground and National Rail services
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Highbury & Islington Location of Highbury & Islington in Greater London | |
| Location | Highbury & Islington |
| Local authority | London Borough of Islington |
| Managed by | London Underground London Overground (surface platforms only) |
| Station code | HHY |
| DfT category | C2 (Great Northern platforms) F1 (London Overground) |
| Number of platforms | 8 |
| Accessible | Yes (Overground platforms only) |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 | 17.89 million |
| 2019 | 17.50 million |
| 2020 | 8.22 million |
| 2021 | 8.34 million |
| 2022 | 13.76 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 30.440 million |
| – interchange | 3.964 million |
| 2019–20 | 29.399 million |
| – interchange | 3.397 million |
| 2020–21 | 8.661 million |
| – interchange | 1.116 million |
| 2021–22 | 17.816 million |
| – interchange | 2.193 million |
| 2022–23 | 20.601 million |
| – interchange | 6.840 million |
| Key dates | |
| 26 September 1850 | Opened (NLR) |
| 28 June 1904 | Opened (GN&CR) |
| 1 September 1968 | Opened (Victoria line) |
| 1975 | Closed (Northern line (Highbury branch)) |
| 1976 | Opened (Northern City Line) |
| February 2010 | Overground platforms rebuilt |
| 1 June 2010 | North London Line platforms re-opened |
| March 2011 | East London Line platforms opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.5458°N 0.1050°W |
| London transport portal | |
The station is served by the Underground's Victoria line, the Overground's East and North London Lines and the Great Northern's Northern City Line.
On the Victoria line, the station is between Finsbury Park and King's Cross St Pancras. The station is the terminus of the East London Line, with Canonbury the preceding station. On the North London Line, it is between Caledonian Road & Barnsbury and Canonbury. On the Northern City Line, it is between Essex Road and Drayton Park, 2 miles 21 chains (3.6 km) down the line from Moorgate
It is the 13th busiest station in the UK with over 30 million people a year using it in 2018/19 according to Office of Rail and Road statistics.
The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.