Open · since 1864
Why is it called Kensington (Olympia)?
District
Where the name comes from
Named after the Olympia exhibition centre next to it and the district of Kensington. The station opened in 1863 as Kensington, became Addison Road to avoid confusion with other Kensington stations, and took its present name in 1946.
Worth knowing: Secret plans assigned it to evacuate several thousand civil servants to the Burlington bunker in Wiltshire before a nuclear war.
Where it is
See Kensington (Olympia) on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- District Earl's Court
At a glance
- Opened
- 1864
- Status
- Open
- Line
- District
- Fare zone
- 2
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Earlier names
- Kensington: 1844–1868; Kensington (Addison Road): 1868–1946
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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