tube station station west london served district circle lines district lines station earl court circle line high street london fare zone station entrance located close junction road close station parts sub surface platforms opened metropolitan railway company extension route westminster deep level platforms opened great northern variety underground main line services operated sub surface tracks deep level platforms remained largely disused sub surface platform features periodic art installations transport london art underground scheme history sub surface station station opened gloucester road october metropolitan railway later metropolitan line opened extension station acted temporary terminus railway december opened tracks connect section later district line opened day westminster station provided platforms sheltered elliptical iron roof storey station building cream coloured brick arched windows ornamental roof level built eastern end initially operated services companies tracks residential development gradually spreading westward 1840s area station site mainly use market gardens new line constructed planning line encouraged local land owners including lord extend westwards opening gloucester road station stimulated rapid residential development surrounding area april opened south westward extension gloucester road west opened interchange station joint railway west london line opening intermediate station earl court station open service operated shuttle stations august opened additional tracks shuttle service july opened tracks high street tracks opened parliamentary authority unsuccessful attempt improve share revenues high stations divided basis mileage track owned companies february opened northbound branch station connect extension joint railway west london line road date service began running tracks service run terminus broad street demolished west london line road mansion house time eastern terminus august middle circle service began operations running tracks north track demolished link road mansion house service operated jointly june middle circle service withdrawn mansion house december outer circle service shortened terminate metropolitan line operated route given identity tube map circle line dropped station bring accordance deep level station 1970s eastbound circle line platform taken use track layout rearranged remove westbound circle line track widen island platform eastbound circle district lines serve north island platform westbound circle line serve south island platform disused platform art underground installations placed brick northern retaining wall 1990s deck constructed district circle line platforms constructed shopping mall apartment building deep level station beginning 20th century extended richmond broadway west west east southern section suffering considerable congestion mansion house stations running average trains hour peak periods relieve congestion planned express deep level tube line starting connection sub surface tracks west running mansion house tunnels planned run feet beneath existing sub surface route intermediate stop embankment parliamentary approval obtained work took circus railway route planned route modified join deep level route following purchase london planned lines merged proposed route great northern deep level route revised western end continue earl court surface east deep level platforms opened december great northern line ran new surface building lifts designed distinctive blood red façade development sub surface platforms station buildings internally share single entrance ticket office space line building operational purposes exit street retail purposes 2000s deep level parts station underwent refurbishment areas damaged wall tiles replaced dark green cream walls line lower level passages platforms restored damaged tiles replaced match original designs polish survived concentration camp stabbed times eastbound line platform died shortly murder remains day services station london fare zone district lines station earl court circle line high westernmost interchange lines tube map promotes easier interchange train frequencies vary day generally district line trains operate minutes approximately eastbound westbound supplemented circle line trains minutes approximately clockwise line trains operate minutes approximately eastbound westbound line stock circle line stock district line stock uses introduced replace stock connections routes night routes serve station
Gloucester Road tube station