Brixton is a

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station on Brixton Road in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth, South

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. The station is the southern terminus of the

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. The station is known to have the largest London Underground roundel on the network. The next station is Stockwell.

History

The

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had planned to link Brixton with Central London by underground railway in 1897 but was unable to raise funds for construction. Brixton station on the Victoria line was opened on 23 July 1971 by the London Transport Executive. It has high usage for an inner suburban station with 33.46 million entries and exits during 2016 making it the 19th busiest station by this measure.

Design

From the ticket hall, three escalators take passengers to and from the platforms. There are also passenger lifts between street level, the ticket hall and the platforms to provide step free access. The station is laid out as a two-track terminus with a

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north of the station, and the line continues for a short distance south of the station platforms to form a pair of sidings.

Station improvements

As part of a framework agreement with London Underground, Chetwoods were engaged to carry out an extensive refurbishment of the passenger areas of Brixton Underground Station. Brixton Underground Station Redevelopment
/ref> This included an overall redesign of the station's external façade and entrance lobby, together with refurbishment of a number of smaller retail outlets and the ticket office. The scheme developed the Practice's expertise in the particular technical and design requirements of underground facilities, benefitting the design approach to projects for other clients such as Network Rail. The refurbishment started in 2001, and was completed in 2010. The station was briefly closed for asbestos removal in 2006. The refurbishment works were a long drawn out process. New panels and lighting have been installed in the escalator shaft.

Location

The station is in Brixton Road and is about 100 m from

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(on the London Victoria to Orpington line, operated by South Eastern). Although the route of the

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also runs close to Brixton tube station, there is no station in Brixton on this route because it passes overhead on high railway arches. Brixton rail lines

Services and connections

Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally every 3–5 minutes between 05:55 and 00:18. London Bus routes 2, 3, 35, 37, 45, 59, 109,

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, 133, 159, 196,

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, 333, 355, 415, 432, P4 and P5, and night routes N2, N3, N35, N109 and N133 serve the station. Brixton Station – Bus
Brixton Water Lane – Bus
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Gallery

File:Brixton tube station west platform look south.JPG, Platform 1 looking south towards the reversing tracks as seen during the 2008 refurbishment work File:Brixton tube station east platform look north.JPG, Platform 2 looking north as seen during the 2008 refurbishment work File:Brixton tube station roundel2.JPG, Station platform roundel as seen in 2011 after the 2008 refurbishment work

References

External links

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