tube station london underground station serving junction entrances corners intersection station interchange central victoria lines busiest station united_kingdom million entries exits central line line regent park victoria line warren street station central line station opened july line station march listed station rebuilt relieve congestion congestion led reconstruction numerous improvements flood protection measure accommodate additional passengers victoria line new ticket hall built victoria line station opened march including cross platform interchange line history central line 1890s published notice private bill presented parliament parliamentary session bill planned underground route shepherd bush bank station plans accepted august employed engineers sir sir design railway official opening central line took place june opened public july station opened section line shepherd bush bank new works programme tunnels central section central line slowed running speeds corrected platforms lengthened accommodate longer trains line november notice given private bill presented parliament construction line railway planned run entirely underground baker street route approved construction commenced august direction sir works carried altered ground following inspection end test trains began running official opening sir took place march section baker street victoria line proposal new underground railway running victoria proposed set largely followed plan line route approved future extensions decided later funding construction approved government construction began initial victoria section victoria line platforms opened march station opened second extension warren street victoria cross platform interchange victoria lines provided constructing victoria line platforms parallel ones incidents accidents november renovation works station suffered severe fire burned northbound victoria line platform believed fire caused smoking materials pushed ventilation set materials fire caused victoria line warren street victoria suspended december year incident led smoking ban introduced trains july march train caused northbound line service circus suspended days station building lines separate surface buildings lift shafts station buildings remain today exits station built confined plots street south east circus stations originally built entirely separate connecting passages soon provided platform level surviving building east street best surviving example stations designed line building west classic structure listed july outset constant problem numerous improvements facilities ground arrangements deal discussion separate operators major reconstruction began entailed new ticket hall serving lines built basement station lifts removed new deep level opened line level access way existing deep level new works came use lifts available passengers unable cope second rebuilding began involved second set built directly central line station building exit october leading platforms opened unusually lifts came prominence underground station set high speed lifts came use largely exit route central line platforms directly street exit building station closed august november facilitate flood protection works preparation second world war street access closed trains called interchange central lines possible station victoria line handle additional victoria line passenger loads new ticket hall constructed directly road junction new ticket hall roadway traffic diverted years august easter temporary bridge like structure known umbrella covering regent street oxford street intersection service tunnels constructed carry water cables past new ticket hall construction victoria line station tunnels platforms new shafts linking passages central line platforms carried access shafts sunk nearby square street additional place new way circulation scheme introduced remaining lifts removed station today station underwent major removing murals installed central line platforms 1980s replacing plain white tiles style similar station opened 1980s mural remains platforms central line platform works substantially complete new level opened enabled entire system switched new digital technology original motifs designed victoria line platforms restored station major refurbishment took place platform installed station provide step free access trains victoria line resemble form services connections services line line regent park stations trains generally run minutes directions little frequently central victoria lines central line line station road stations typical peak service trains hour follows eastbound eastbound eastbound eastbound eastbound westbound west westbound broadway westbound westbound victoria line line station located warren street typical peak service trains hour northbound seven sisters northbound southbound connections london bus routes night routes serve station additionally bus routes provide hour bus service nearby attractions souls church street hotel 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