Open · since 1906
Why is it called Knightsbridge?
Piccadilly
Where the name comes from
From Old English cniht and brycg: 'bridge of the young men or retainers'. Cniht then meant simply a youth, not a mounted warrior. The bridge was a crossing of the River Westbourne, now underground.
Where it is
See Knightsbridge on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Piccadilly Hyde Park Corner
- Piccadilly South Kensington
At a glance
- Opened
- 1906
- Status
- Open
- Line
- Piccadilly
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Earlier names
- Sloane Street: proposed before opening
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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