Holloway Road is a station on the

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. It is on the Piccadilly line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal stations, and in

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. The station opened on 15 December 1906. The station was constructed by the

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and was built with two lift shafts, but only one was ever used for lifts. The second shaft was the site of an experimental spiral

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which was built by the American inventor of escalators, Jesse W. Reno. The experiment was not successful and was never used by the public. In the 1990s, remains of the escalator equipment were excavated from the base of the lift shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. From the platforms, a second exit no longer in use is visible and leads to the back of the used lift shaft. The station is adjacent to the site of the former Holloway and Caledonian Road railway station. The station is close to the new Emirates Stadium, the new home of Arsenal football club. As part of the planning permission £5m was due to be spent expanding the current station to cope with increased passenger numbers on match days. However subsequent studies showed that to ensure the station could cope with the numbers the lifts would have to be replaced with escalators which would cost £60m. As a result, the redevelopment plans were put on hold and now at match times the station is exit only, and before a match eastbound trains do not call.

Design

The architect of the station was

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who built it for the

(Now part of London Transport) in the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). The building is listed by

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as Grade II.

Refurbishment, 2007–2008

Refurbishment works completed in 2008 included the installation of a new public address system, replacement of aging customer information screens, and other aesthetic changes to improve the look, feel and security of the station. This includes improved lighting and a dramatic increase in the number of CCTV cameras.

Connections

London Buses routes 43, 153, 263, 271,

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and night route N41 serve the station.

References

Gallery

File:Ironwork, Holloway Road Station, London (8485755278).jpg, The Art Nouveau styled ironwork designed by Leslie Green at Holloway Road station Image:Holloway Road stn northbound look south.JPG, Eastbound platform looking south towards central London File:Holloway Road stn westbound look north.JPG, Westbound platform looking north towards

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Image:Holloway Road stn roundel.JPG, Roundel on the eastbound platform Image:Holloway Road stn tiling.JPG, Tiling on the eastbound platform Image:Holloway Road Woolliscroft Tile.JPG, Maker's tile on the westbound platform

External links

* ** ** ** ** * * {{Piccadilly line navbox Piccadilly line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Former Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway stations London Underground stations located underground Tube stations in the London Borough of Islington Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1906 Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Islington Leslie Green railway stations