Open · since 1875
Why is it called Liverpool Street?
MetropolitanCentralCircleHammersmith & City
Where the name comes from
Named after Liverpool Street, itself named in 1829 after the Tory prime minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. The Underground station opened in 1875 as Bishopsgate and was renamed Liverpool Street in 1909.
Worth knowing: The main line station was built on the former site of the Bethlem Royal Hospital.
Where it is
See Liverpool Street on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Central Bank
- Central Bethnal Green
- Circle Aldgate
- Circle Moorgate
- Hammersmith & City Aldgate East
- Hammersmith & City Moorgate
- Metropolitan Aldgate
- Metropolitan Moorgate
At a glance
- Opened
- 1875
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- Metropolitan, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- City of London
- Earlier names
- Bishopsgate: 1875–1909
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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