Explore Baker Street station’s disused spaces in a new London Transport Museum tour
Aug
09
2023
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Station Address | Baker Street Tube Station , Baker Street Station Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 |
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Baker Street Tube Station is in London TravelZone: 1
10th Apr 1984 | The restoration of the sub-surface platforms -- the original part of the station was officially completed on 10th April 1984 with a ceremonial event featuring actors in Victorian clothing. |
19th Dec 1981 | A new deep level passage opened linking the northbound Jubilee line with the southbound Bakerloo line. |
Circa Apr 1981 | Noticed in April, that the old Metropolitan line booking hall on platforms 2 & 3 was being removed. |
31st May 1980 | The escalators to/from the southbound Jubilee and Bakerloo line platforms were closed to be replaced. |
14th Oct 1971 | At 00:40am, two engineering trains collided at the junction of the Metropolitan and Circle lines. The last passenger train of the night was stuck in the tunnels, requiring a trackside evacuation of the passengers. Services on the line were suspended until 4pm the following day. |
16th Dec 1963 | The Loco spur at Baker Street was removed, and the last of the bridge rail there was replaced by a flat-bottom bridge. |
8th Jun 1946 | The disused lifts to the Bakerloo line were switched on for this day only to handle congestion caused by the VE Day celebration parade in London. The lifts were later removed and reused at Highbury station. |