Which is your favourite London Undergound station, and why?

Answer 1

covent garden

Answer 2

It used to be Blake Hall, on the Epping to Ongar branch of the Central Line, because it looked more like a large country house than an Underground station.

Of the stations open today, Gants Hill (Central Line) takes some beating. It was constructed in the 1940s and, at platform level, it is modelled on the Moscow Metro stations.

Or the quaint Mill Hill East (Northern Line) with its single wooden platform - built as a temporary measure because the line was due to be extended, but Mr Hitler put a stop to that!

Answer 3

Can I have 2 please? Wapping and Rotherhithe. Because they are either side of the Thames and they mark the ends of the first tunnel ever built under water (by Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel long before the first underground railway opened). The entrance shafts are the original stairwells that gave access to this (originally) pedestrian subway. The stairwells alone are in the awesome category! Oh, and I love the sound of the water pouring down the walls and into the drains at both stations......

Answer 4

Baker Street. I used to stand on platform 6 with my dad as a kid, en route to Fulham Broadway on a Saturday afternoon. Many years later, I ended up working there. There is actually a disused chapel underneath the Metropolitan Line platforms, accessed from the mid circulating area at the top of the escalators, as well as a labyrinth of disused tunnels in other areas of the station (including a disused lift shaft). And yes, it is easy to get lost if you don't know your way around.

Answer 5

Perivale takes some beating: a beuatiful example of Art Deco. Several in the sections of Bakerloo, Northern Line, District etc. follow the Art Deco style.

Answer 6

Victoria... because on my first morning in London I was lost around that part of town and found it by mistake. My first memories of the London Underground is the Victoria Line towards Green Park.

Answer 7

Covent Garden because it takes me to my favourite eating house and the area I like to spend evenings especially in the summer months.

Answer 8

Canary Wharf - the only station built with water surrounding all four sides

Answer 9

Canary Wharf. Only because the man shouted at me over the tannoy when I ran upthe escalator the wrong way.

Answer 10

Baker Street because of the amazing ornate decorations in the oldest part - however if you are a bit drunk you can wander round for ages trying to find where your train goes from :-)

Answer 11

Amersham