Open · since 1868
Why is it called Gloucester Road?
DistrictPiccadillyCircle
Where the name comes from
Named after Gloucester Road, near whose junction with Cromwell Road the entrance stands. The road is named after Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, who had Gloucester Lodge built there by 1805; it was earlier called Hog Moore Lane, "lane through marshy ground where hogs are kept".
Worth knowing: It opened in 1868 as Brompton (Gloucester Road); "Brompton" was dropped in 1907.
Where it is
See Gloucester Road on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Circle High Street Kensington
- Circle South Kensington
- District Earl's Court
- District South Kensington
- Piccadilly Earl's Court
- Piccadilly South Kensington
At a glance
- Opened
- 1868
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- District, Piccadilly, Circle
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Earlier names
- Brompton (Gloucester Road): 1868–1907
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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