Tufnell Park is a

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station in Islington, close to its boundary with Camden. It is located in the

Tufnell Park Tufnell Park is an area in north London, England, in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden. The neighborhood is served by Tufnell Park tube station on the Northern Line. History Origins and boundary ;Medieval and later manor Tufnel ...

neighbourhood. It is on the High Barnet branch of the

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, between Archway and

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stations, and in

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Station

The station has Passenger Operated Ticket Machines. The ticket office has been closed permanently. The station has two lifts between the street and the platform level, rather than escalators. Upon exiting the lifts, passengers are required to use stairs to reach the trains. The southbound platform lies at a lower level than the northbound.

History

The station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the

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. The building was designed by architect

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and the exterior features glazed terracotta (faïence) tiling, supplied by the Leeds Fireclay Company. Although close to

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on the

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, there was never a physical connection between the two stations. The station was modernised in 2004 by

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. Major items of works were the communication systems, a complete retiling and new ceilings throughout. Ticket gates were installed some time later. The station also houses a large industrial ventilation fan as part of London Underground's Cooling the Tube project. The fan runs year round along with fans at other Northern line locations. The station was closed between 8 June 2015 and 4 March 2016 for the replacement of the lifts.

Connections

London Buses routes 4, 134, and

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, and night route N20 serve the station.

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Image:Tufnell Park stn northbound look north.JPG, Northbound platform looking north. Image:Tufnell Park stn southbound look north.JPG, Southbound platform looking north. It lies beneath the northbound platform. Image:Tufnell Park stn tiling.JPG, Tiling on the southbound platform. Image:Tufnell Park stn roundel.JPG, Roundel on the southbound platform. {{Northern line navbox Northern line stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Islington Former Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway stations London Underground stations located underground Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907 Leslie Green railway stations London Underground Night Tube stations

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