Clapham Common is a

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station in

Clapham Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. History Early history ...

within the London Borough of Lambeth. It is on the

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, between Clapham North and

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stations, and is in

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History

The station is at the eastern tip of

Clapham Common Clapham Common is a large triangular urban park in Clapham, south London, England. Originally common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, it was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878. It is of g ...

and was opened on 3 June 1900 as the new southern terminus of the City & South London Railway, which was extended from Stockwell. It remained the terminus until the Morden extension was opened on 13 September 1926. The air-raid shelter under the station was used to house 230 of the immigrants who arrived in Britain in June 1948 aboard the SS Empire Windrush.

The station today

The station has two entrances, one at the west via a domed building dating from the 1920s, and one at the east via a modern curved-steel and glass pavilion. Clapham Common is one of two remaining deep-level stations on the underground that has an

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in tunnel serving both the northbound and southbound lines, the other being Clapham North. Clapham Common is one of eight London Underground stations that have a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath them. Both entrances to the shelter are north of the station on Clapham High Street.

Services

Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 2–6 minutes between 06:09 and 00:21 in both directions.

Connections

London Buses routes 35, 37, 50, 88,

137 137 may refer to: *137 (number) 137 (one hundred ndthirty-seven) is the natural number following 136 and preceding 138. In mathematics 137 is: * the 33rd prime number; the next is 139, with which it comprises a twin prime, and thus 137 is ...

155 Year 155 ( CLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 908 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...

249 __NOTOC__ Year 249 ( CCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus (or, less frequently, year 1002 ''Ab ...

, 322, 345, 417, and night routes N137 and N155 serve the station.

Advertising

For 2 weeks in September 2016, all of the adverts used in the station were replaced by photos of cats. This was an initiative paid for on crowdfunding site Kickstarter and organized by an organisation called ''The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (C.A.T.S)''. In January 2017, as part of the initiative

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, PETA took over the station informing and encouraging commuters to adopt veganism for the month.

References

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* Station in 1925 {{Northern line navbox Northern line stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Lambeth Former City and South London Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1900 London Underground stations located underground Charles Holden railway stations Clapham Domes London Underground Night Tube stations Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Lambeth