Turnpike Lane is a

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station, located in Turnpike Lane in the

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, England. It is on the

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between

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and

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stations, and is in

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. It was opened on 19 September 1932 as part of the Cockfosters extension.

History

The station was opened on 19 September 1932. It was the first Underground station in the

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and was located at the meeting point of the boroughs of Tottenham, Hornsey and Wood Green, all now part of the London Borough of Haringey. Like all stations on the Cockfosters extension, Turnpike Lane set new aesthetic standards not previously seen on the Underground. During the planning period for the extension to Cockfosters, two alternate names for this station, ''North

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'' and ''Ducketts Green'' (

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is located opposite) were considered but rejected.

Design

The station was designed by the architect

Charles Holden Charles Henry Holden (12 May 1875 – 1 May 1960) was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadwa ...

and is a well-preserved example of the modernist house style of London Transport in the 1930s. It was listed at Grade II in 1994. The ticket hall is an enormous brick box, with two large ventilation towers, half-sunk into the surrounding ground. Its high walls contain segmented windows that allow natural light to shine far into the station. The effect in late afternoon light is akin to that in a cathedral transept. Two of the street entrances gave access to the tram routes to and from

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via tramway island exits into Turnpike Lane. The tram services were withdrawn in 1938 and replaced by buses; these continued to use the tram islands until 1968, when they were removed. The sub-surface areas are tiled in biscuit coloured tiles lined with yellow friezes. The booking hall is 12 feet (3.7 metres) below street level. In common with

and

, the station tunnels have a diameter of 23 feet (7 metres) and were designed for the greater volume of traffic expected.

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and

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have only 21-foot (6.4 metres) diameter platform tunnels. The construction of "suicide pits" between the rails was also innovative. These were built in connection with a system of passageways under the platforms to give access to the track. The station originally featured a large lamp standard and sign in the space in front of the station which was part of Holden's original design, but this has since been removed.

Bus station

Turnpike Lane bus station is situated behind the tube station complex. It is owned and maintained by

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. There are three stands at the bus station and the main operators that serve it are

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and

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History

In the 1920s buses operated from a garage on the adjacent Whymark Avenue until in 1932 Turnpike Lane station was built. It was originally conceived as an integrated bus, train and tram station, with the bus interchange located behind the main building. It was roofed over in the 1960s. By the 1990s the bus station was deemed too small, both for the number of buses using it and the increasing length of vehicles. A new bus station was thus built which involved demolishing an adjacent cinema to extend the hardstanding. Preserved Turnpike Lane Roundel

Location

It is located on the junction of, and directly serves, Turnpike Lane, Wood Green High Road

and

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routes 29, 41, 67,

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and W4 and night routes N29 and N91 serve the station.

Future

In May 2013, the government confirmed the station to be on its main consultation route for the

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proposal, to be on the blue-printed

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Popular culture

The station is mentioned in the song "Junkie Doll" by

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is the one of the two members who stayed during the band's existence ...

on his album ''

Sailing to Philadelphia ''Sailing to Philadelphia'' is the second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 25 September 2000 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album c ...

'', and also in "Los Angeles Waltz" by

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on their self-titled album ''

''.

References

External links

* - Architectural history and photograph of Turnpike Lane in 1932 {{Piccadilly line navbox Piccadilly line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Transport architecture in London Tube stations in the London Borough of Haringey Former London Electric Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1932 Charles Holden railway stations Wood Green