Marble Arch tube station

LocationOxford StreetLocal authorityWestminsterManaged byLondon UndergroundNumber of platforms2Fare zone1London Underground annual entry and exit2018 13.49 million^[1]2019 12.16 million^[2]2020 3.66 million^[3]2021 5.24 million^[4]2022 9.60 million^[5]Key dates30 July 1900OpenedOther informationExternal links

• TfL station info page

Coordinates51°30′49″N 0°9′30″W / 51.51361°N 0.15833°W / 51.51361; -0.15833 London transport portal

Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. It is on the Central line between Lancaster Gate and Bond Street stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.

History

The station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway (CLR).

Like all the original stations on the CLR, Marble Arch was served by lifts to the platforms but the station was reconstructed in the early 1930s to accommodate escalators. This saw the closure of the original station building, designed by the architect Harry Bell Measures, that was situated on the corner of Quebec Street and Oxford Street, and a replacement sub-surface ticket hall opened further to the west. The new arrangements came into use on 15 August 1932. The original surface building was later demolished.

The platforms, originally lined in plain white tiles, were refitted with decorative vitreous enamel panels in 1985. The panel graphics were designed by Annabel Grey.^[6]

The station was modernised in 2010, resulting in new finishes in all areas of the station, apart from the retention of many of the decorative enamel panels at platform level.^{[citation needed]}

The station today

The station is named after the Marble Arch nearby and is located at the north east side of the Marble Arch junction, at the western end of Oxford Street.

There is a siding to the west of the station allowing trains from Epping, Hainault and Woodford to terminate here. It is not commonly used but it is still retained for emergencies and when engineering works take place.

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Lancaster Gate towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		Bond Street towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park

Incidents

On 27 April 2018, a 90-year old man, Robert Malpas, was suddenly and without warning pushed onto the train tracks, suffering a broken pelvis and a head wound.^[7] A bystander rescued him from the tracks, and the perpetrator - who was unknown to Malpas - was later found guilty of attempted murder^[7][8] and jailed for life.^[9][10] The incident was captured on CCTV.^[7]

See also

• The Mysterious Planet, a serial of Doctor Who which uses Marble Arch as a plot point.

References

External links

Stations

Epping branch	Epping Theydon Bois Debden Loughton Buckhurst Hill Woodford South Woodford Snaresbrook
Hainault loop	Roding Valley Chigwell Grange Hill Hainault Fairlop Barkingside Newbury Park Gants Hill Redbridge Wanstead
Leytonstone Leyton Stratford Mile End Bethnal Green Liverpool Street Bank St Paul's Chancery Lane Holborn Tottenham Court Road Oxford Circus Bond Street Marble Arch Lancaster Gate Queensway Notting Hill Gate Holland Park Shepherd's Bush White City East Acton North Acton
Ealing branch	West Acton Ealing Broadway
Ruislip branch	Hanger Lane Perivale Greenford Northolt South Ruislip Ruislip Gardens West Ruislip

Rolling stockHistory

Former stations	Blake Hall British Museum North Weald Ongar Wood Lane
Former companies	Central London Railway Great Eastern Railway Great Western Railway
Abandoned plans	Richmond extension (1913) The Grove Paddenswick Road Rylett Road Emlyn Road Turnham Green Heathfield Terrace Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond Richmond extension (1920) Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park Stamford Brook Turnham Green Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond Denham extension Denham Harefield Road
Former rolling stock	1900 Stock 1903 Stock 1915 Stock 1920 Stock Standard Stock 1935 Stock 1960 Stock 1962 Stock 1967 Stock

Proposed stationsDepots