Holloway Road is a station on the

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. It is on the

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between Caledonian Road and

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stations, and is in

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. The station opened on 15 December 1906. The station was constructed by the

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and was built with two lift shafts, but only one was ever used for lifts. The second shaft was the site of an experimental spiral

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which was built by the American inventor of escalators, Jesse W. Reno. The experiment was not successful and was never used by the public. In the 1990s, remains of the escalator equipment were excavated from the base of the lift shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. From the platforms, a second exit no longer in use is visible and leads to the back of the used lift shaft. The station is adjacent to the site of the former Holloway and Caledonian Road railway station. The station is close to the

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, the home of

football club. As part of the planning permission £5m was due to be spent expanding the current station to cope with increased passenger numbers on match days. However subsequent studies showed that to ensure the station could cope with the numbers the lifts would have to be replaced with escalators which would cost £60m. As a result, the redevelopment plans were put on hold and now at match times the station is exit only, and before a match eastbound trains do not call.

Design

The architect of the station was

Leslie Green Leslie William Green (6 February 1875 – 31 August 1908) was an English architect. He is best known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the London Underground railway system in central London during the first decade of the 20th ...

who built it for the

(Now part of London Transport) in the

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. The building is listed by

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as Grade II.

Refurbishment, 2007–2008

Refurbishment works completed in 2008 included the installation of a new public address system, replacement of aging customer information screens, and other aesthetic changes to improve the look, feel and security of the station. This includes improved lighting and a dramatic increase in the number of CCTV cameras.

Lift replacement 2023–24

In May 2023, works to replace the two 1980s lifts started with the work due to take until September 2024, replacing one lift at a time. During Emirates Stadium events the station was closed to prevent overcrowding.

Connections

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routes 21, 43,

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263 __NOTOC__ Year 263 (Roman numerals, CCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Dexter (or, less frequently, year 1016 ''Ab urbe condita''). The ...

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and night routes N41 and N263 serve the station.

References

Gallery

File:Ironwork, Holloway Road Station, London (8485755278).jpg, The Art Nouveau styled ironwork designed by Leslie Green at Holloway Road station Image:Holloway Road stn northbound look south.JPG, Eastbound platform looking south towards central London File:Holloway Road stn westbound look north.JPG, Westbound platform looking north towards

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Image:Holloway Road stn roundel.JPG, Roundel on the eastbound platform Image:Holloway Road stn tiling.JPG, Tiling on the eastbound platform Image:Holloway Road Woolliscroft Tile.JPG, Maker's tile on the westbound platform

External links

London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
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