Open · since 1874
Why is it called Hammersmith?
DistrictPiccadilly
Where the name comes from
The meaning is disputed. It may mean a place with a hammer smithy or forge; Thomas Faulkner (1839) proposed Old English ham plus hythe; Gover (1922) proposed a personal name plus -myðe, the junction of two rivers.
Where it is
See Hammersmith on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- District Barons Court
- District Ravenscourt Park
- Piccadilly Barons Court
- Piccadilly Turnham Green
At a glance
- Opened
- 1874
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- District, Piccadilly
- Fare zone
- 2
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
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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