Open · since 1906
Why is it called Piccadilly Circus?
BakerlooPiccadilly
Where the name comes from
Named after Piccadilly Circus, the road junction directly above it; a circus, from the Latin for circle, is a round open space at a junction. Piccadilly first appears in 1626 as Piccadilly Hall, the house of Robert Baker, a tailor who sold piccadills, a kind of collar.
Worth knowing: Passenger numbers grew from 1.5 million in 1907 to 18 million in 1922, forcing an underground booking hall by Charles Holden.
Where it is
See Piccadilly Circus on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Bakerloo Charing Cross
- Bakerloo Oxford Circus
- Piccadilly Green Park
- Piccadilly Leicester Square
At a glance
- Opened
- 1906
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- Bakerloo, Piccadilly
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- City of Westminster
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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