Swiss Cottage tube station

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This article is about the current Jubilee line station. For the disused Metropolitan line station, see Swiss Cottage tube station (1868–1940).

Swiss Cottage London Underground
Swiss Cottage stn east entrance.JPG
Eastern entrance
Swiss Cottage is located in Greater London
Swiss Cottage
Swiss Cottage
Location of Swiss Cottage in Greater London
LocationSwiss Cottage
Local authorityLondon Borough of Camden
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2016Decrease 7.58 million[1]
2017Increase 7.76 million[1]
2018Decrease 7.02 million[2]
2019Increase 7.13 million[3]
2020Decrease 2.89 million[4]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon Passenger Transport Board
Key dates
20 November 1939Station opened (Bakerloo line)
1 May 1979Bakerloo service replaced by Jubilee line
Other information
External links
WGS8451°32′35″N 0°10′29″W / 51.54306°N 0.17472°W / 51.54306; -0.17472Coordinates: 51°32′35″N 0°10′29″W / 51.54306°N 0.17472°W / 51.54306; -0.17472
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Swiss Cottage is a London Underground station at Swiss Cottage, north London. It is on the Jubilee line, between Finchley Road and St. John's Wood stations. It lies in Travelcard Zone 2 and is located at the junction of Finchley Road, Avenue Road and College Crescent. Metropolitan line trains also pass through the station, but do not usually stop.

History[]

The station was opened on 20 November 1939, on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road stations when the Metropolitan line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo line. It is named after a nearby pub built in 1803–4, originally called The Swiss Tavern and later renamed Swiss Cottage.

The new station initially operated as part of a combined station with the Metropolitan line's adjacent sub-surface Swiss Cottage station (platforms 1 and 2 were Metropolitan line and 3 and 4 were Bakerloo line), but the Metropolitan line station was closed on 17 August 1940. The Bakerloo line station was subsequently transferred—along with the rest of the Stanmore branch—to the Jubilee line when it opened on 1 May 1979.

Connections[]

London Buses routes 13, 31, 46, 113, 187, 268, 603 and C11 and night routes N28, N31 and N113 serve the station.

Gallery[]

  • Northbound platform looking south

  • Southbound platform looking north

  • Station platform roundel

  • Station southwestern entrance looking towards 100 Avenue Road

  • The roundel for the northern entrance to Swiss Cottage

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

External links[]

Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
towards Stanmore
Jubilee line
towards Stratford
  Former services  
towards Stanmore
Bakerloo line
Stanmore branch (1939–1979)
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