Open · since 1926
Why is it called Balham?
Northern
Where the name comes from
Named after Balham, recorded in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. "Bal" refers to a rounded enclosure and "ham" to a homestead, village or river enclosure. The station opened in 1856 as Balham Hill.
Where it is
See Balham on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Northern Clapham South
- Northern Tooting Bec
At a glance
- Opened
- 1926
- Status
- Open
- Line
- Northern
- Fare zone
- 3
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
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