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Description: | The line through Tottenham Court Road station was opened in 1900 by the future Edward VII. It was one of the original Central London Railway (C.L.R.) stations.
In 1907 a second station opened for the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway, interchanging with the C.L.R. This station was known as Oxford Street, but was renamed Tottenham Court Road in 1908 to match the C.L.R. station.
Being on Oxford Street, the station has always been busy. In 1918, barriers were fitted on the C.L.R. platforms to cope with overcrowding, though they were later removed. A sliding bar prevented passengers from getting on the train until disembarking passengers were safely off.
This elaborate Underground entrance was pictured in 1923. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport Cityscape | Temporal: | 23 Jan 1923 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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