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Why is it called Queensway?

Central

Where the name comes from

Named after the street Queensway; it opened in 1900 as Queen's Road and was renamed in 1946. The area, Bayswater, comes from "Bayards Watering Place" (1380), a place for watering horses or one owned by the Bayard family.

Where it is

Baker StreetBayswaterEdgware RoadEdgware RoadHigh Street KensingtonHolland ParkHyde Park CornerKensington (Olympia)KnightsbridgeLadbroke GroveLancaster GateLatimer RoadMarble ArchMaryleboneNotting Hill GatePaddingtonPaddingtonQueenswayRoyal OakShepherd's BushWarwick AvenueWestbourne ParkBrompton RoadUxbridge RoadWestbourne Park

See Queensway on the interactive map, 1863 to today

Next stations

At a glance

Opened
1900
Status
Open
Line
Central
Fare zone
1
Local authority
City of Westminster
Earlier names
Queen's Road: 1900–1946

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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