Closed · 1900–1933
British Museum, a closed Tube station
Where the name comes from
Named after the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.
Worth knowing: The station is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh.
British Museum, 1900–1933
On the Central line under High Holborn. Holborn station, less than 100 yards away, was enlarged in 1933 to serve the Central line, and British Museum closed. Its surface building was demolished in 1989; a stretch of the old eastbound tunnel, visible from passing trains, stores track materials. A story that the ghost of an Egyptian princess haunts the tunnels is folklore.
Where it is
At a glance
- Opened
- 1900
- Closed
- 1933
- Status
- Closed
- Line
- Central
- What remains
- Demolished
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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