Warwick Avenue () is a London Underground station, located in Little Venice in the City of Westminster, north-west London. It is on the Bakerloo line, between Maida Vale and Paddington stations. It is in London fare zone 2.
History Warwick Avenue opened on 31 January 1915 on the Bakerloo line's extension from Paddington to Queen's Park.
The ticket hall and its ticket machines were destroyed by fire overnight on 17 September 1985, causing the station to be closed for the day.
Design There is no surface building and the station is accessed by two sets of steps to a sub-surface ticket hall. It was one of the first London Underground stations built specifically to use escalators rather than lifts.The first escalator on the Underground was installed at Earl's Court in 1911. The first station built specifically for escalators was the new Central line station at Liverpool Street in 1912. All deep-tube stations built after 1913 were built with escalators –
Location The station is located at the junction of Warwick Avenue, Warrington Crescent and Clifton Gardens. For a time prior to its opening, the proposed name for the station was Warrington Crescent.
London Bus Routes 6, 46 and 187 serve the station.
In popular culture The song "Warwick Avenue" by British singer Duffy makes reference to the station.
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External links
London Transport Museum Photographic Archive