Open · since 1906
Why is it called Charing Cross?
BakerlooNorthern
Where the name comes from
From the hamlet of Charing, from Old English ċierring, a river bend in the Thames, and the Eleanor cross that marked the site. The claim that it comes from French chère reine, "dear queen", is a folk etymology: the name predates Eleanor's death by at least a century.
Where it is
See Charing Cross on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Bakerloo Embankment
- Bakerloo Piccadilly Circus
- Northern Embankment
- Northern Leicester Square
At a glance
- Opened
- 1906
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- Bakerloo, Northern
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- City of Westminster
- Earlier names
- Trafalgar Square [Bakerloo]: 1906–1979; Charing Cross [Northern]: 1907–1914; Charing Cross (Strand) [Northern]: 1914–1915; Strand [Northern]: 1915–1979
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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