High Street Kensington tube station
High Street Kensington  | |
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 Entrance is through Kensington Arcade | |
  High Street Kensington Location of High Street Kensington in Central London | |
| Location | Kensington High Street |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 |  11.50 million[1] |
| 2019 |  11.69 million[2] |
| 2020 | 3.57 million[3] |
| 2021 | 4.45 million[4] |
| 2022 | 8.54 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1868 | Opened |
| 25 November 1963 | Goods yard closed[6] |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′03″N 0°11′33″W / 51.5008°N 0.1925°W |
 London transport portal | |
High Street Kensington is a
Station layout
The station itself has four platforms─two through platforms and two bay platforms. Platform 1 is used for anticlockwise Circle line and westbound District line trains towards Gloucester Road and Earl's Court respectively. Platform 2 is for clockwise Circle line and eastbound District line trains towards Edgware Road. Platforms 3 and 4 are used for terminating District line trains from Earl's Court. Platform 3 is usually used for the Olympia service, which runs weekends and for special events, and platform 4 is usually only used at the start and end of the day. There used to be a waiting room between Platform 2 and 3 for customer use, but this was turned into a staff room for drivers shortly before the Circle line extension to Hammersmith was implemented in December 2009.
On Platform 3, westbound, there is one of the few surviving
Just south of the station is the junction where the Circle and District lines diverge.
Services
The typical off-peak service from this station is:
- 12 tph (trains per hour) to Edgware Road via Paddington (6 tph District line, 6 tph Circle line)
- 6 tph to Wimbledon via Earl's Court (District line)
- 6 tph anticlockwise on the Circle line via Victoria and Embankment to Hammersmith
Weekends and Special Events only:
- 3 tph to Kensington (Olympia) via Earl's Court (District line)
Connections
Gallery
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The station platforms in 1892 -
High Street Kensington Roundel -
Entrance from Kensington Arcade -
A District line S7 Stock train standing at bay platform 3 for shuttle route to Olympia. -
TheGrade II listedtelephone kiosk on platform 3
See also
References
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ISSN 0306-8617.
- ^ Historic England (31 May 2023). "K8 kiosk at Chalfont and Latimer Station (Grade II) (1484974)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Buses from Kensington High Street" (PDF). TfL. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Night buses from Kensington High Street" (PDF). TfL. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
| Preceding station |  London Underground
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Following station | ||
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| Gloucester Road towards Hammersmith via Tower Hill
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Circle line | Notting Hill Gate towards Edgware Road
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| Earl's Court towards Wimbledon
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District line Edgware Road branch
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Kensington (Olympia)
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District line | Terminus | ||