British Museum tube station
Disused tube station in London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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British Museum was a station on the London Underground, located in Holborn, central London. It was latterly served by the Central line and took its name from the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.
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British Museum | |
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Location | Holborn |
Local authority | Camden |
Owner | Central London Railway |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Key dates | |
30 July 1900 (1900-07-30) | Opened |
24 September 1933 (1933-09-24) | Closed |
Replaced by | Holborn |
Other information | |
Coordinates | 51.5175°N 0.1228°W / 51.5175; -0.1228 |
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The station was opened by the Central London Railway in 1900. In 1933, with the expansion of Holborn station, less than 100 yards away, British Museum station was permanently closed. It was subsequently utilised as a military office and command post, but in 1989 the surface building was demolished. A portion of the eastbound tunnel is used to store materials for track maintenance, visible from passing trains.