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| Location | Russell Square |
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| Local authority | Camden |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Travelcard zone | 1 |
| LUL 2005 usage | 10.115 million1 |
| LUL 2007 usage | 13.592 million1 |
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| 1906 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground • National Rail |
Russell Square is a London Underground station on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden. It is a small but busy station, used by office workers and tourists staying in Bloomsbury's numerous hotels.
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History
The station was designed by Leslie Green,2 and opened on 15 December, 1906.
Location
It is not far from the British Museum, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Russell Square Gardens. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 1, and is between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line.
Access to trains
Russell Square station has three lifts but no escalators. The platforms can also be reached by a spiral staircase with 177 steps, although signs in the station indicate that there are 175 steps.
2005 London bombings
On 7 July 2005 in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a train travelling between King's Cross's St. Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people.
Gallery
 Unique tilework in this station features squares |
 Station name tilework on westbound platform during refurbishment, July 2008 |
 Russell Square platform, February 2004 |
References
- ^ a b Transport for London - London Underground performance update
- ^ London Underground's Edwardian Tile Patterns
External links
| Preceding station |  London Underground |
Following station | ||
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| Piccadilly line |
towards Cockfosters
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