Lambeth North is a London Underground station in the district of Lambeth, located at the junction of Westminster Bridge Road and Baylis Road. It is the penultimate station on the Bakerloo line between Waterloo and Elephant & Castle stations, and is in London fare zone 1. It is the nearest tube station to exit for the Imperial War Museum. In 2017, it was ranked the least-used Underground station in zone 1.[6]

History

Designed by Leslie Green, the station was opened by the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway on 10 March 1906, with the name Kennington Road. It served as the temporary southern terminus of the line until 5 August 1906, when Elephant & Castle station was opened. The station's name was changed to Westminster Bridge Road in July 1906 and it was again renamed, to Lambeth (North), in April 1917, and then to Lambeth North in 1928.

At 03:56 on 16 January 1941, a German "Satan" 1800 kg general-purpose bomb hit a hostel at nearby 92 Westminster Bridge Road. The shock wave severely damaged the southbound platform tunnel injuring 28 people sheltering there, one of whom died in hospital 15 days later. Thirty-seven rings of the damaged tunnel had to be completely replaced, 15 partially replaced, and 86 feet (26 m) of platform rebuilt. Traffic through the station resumed after 95 days.

The station closed for maintenance works in July 2016,[7][8] and reopened in February 2017.[9]

Layout

There are two tracks in separate tunnels. The station has two lifts and a spiral staircase connecting the street level to platform level (about 70 feet (21 m) below). Immediately north of the station is a crossover enabling trains to terminate at either platform. This is necessary for trains that are stabled at the London Road Depot, which can be seen on London Road at St George's Circus, and connects with the Bakerloo line north of the station. The Northern line does not serve the station but only passes beneath it.

Services

Lambeth North station is on the Bakerloo line in London fare zone 1. It is between Waterloo to the north and Elephant & Castle to the south. The typical service pattern in trains per hour (tph) is:[10][11]

  • 4 tph to Harrow & Wealdstone via Queens Park & Stonebridge Park (Northbound)
  • 4 tph to Stonebridge Park via Queens Park (Northbound)
  • 8 tph to Queens Park (Northbound)
  • 16 tph to Elephant and Castle (Southbound)
Preceding station London Underground Following station
Waterloo
towards Harrow & Wealdstone
 Bakerloo line Elephant & Castle
Terminus

Connections

Various day and nighttime London Buses routes serve the station.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2024. Transport for London. 20 January 2026 [8 October 2025]. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2025. Transport for London. 13 May 2026. Archived from the original on 19 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  6. ↑ McKinnell, Ellie (18 June 2019). "The 20 most - and least - popular London stations". www.mylondon.news. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Station Closures Look ahead" (PDF). Transport for London. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lambeth North Underground Station (Zone 1)". Tfl.gov.uk. Transport for London. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lambeth North tube station reopens after lift replacement works". London SE1. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bakerloo Line Working Timetable 47" (PDF). Transport for London. 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021. Trains will operate to a new service pattern with 4 trains per hour (tph) to/from Harrow & Wealdstone and 4 trains per hour reversing at Stonebridge Park, combining to provide an 8tph service between Queen's Park and Stonebridge Park.
  11. ↑ "As Govt restrictions ease further, TfL is ready to welcome back those returning to London" (Press release). Transport for London. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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