Oakwood
Oakwood station
Oakwood Location of Oakwood in Greater London
Location	Oakwood
Local authority	Enfield
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2020	1.31 million[2]
2021	1.29 million[3]
2022	2.23 million[4]
2023	2.31 million[5]
2024	2.31 million[6]
Railway companies
Original company	London Electric Railway
Key dates
13 March 1933	Station opened asEnfield West
31 July 1933	Line extended to Cockfosters
3 May 1934	RenamedEnfield West (Oakwood)
1 September 1946	RenamedOakwood
Listed status
Listing grade	II* (since 20 July 2011)
Entry number	1078930[7]
Added to list	19 February 1971; 54 years ago (1971-02-19)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°38′51″N0°07′54″W / 51.64750°N 0.13167°W /51.64750; -0.13167
London transport portal

Oakwood is aLondon Underground station. It is on thePiccadilly line betweenSouthgate andCockfosters stations, and is inLondon fare zone 5. The station is located on the edge of theOakwood area ofEnfield (N14) and is situated at the junction of Bramley Road (A110) and Chase Road (the other end of Chase Road is close toSouthgate Underground station). This station has step-free access after the upgrades made to the station between October and December 2007.

The station opened on 13 March 1933 as part of theCockfosters extension, its original name beingEnfield West.^[8] The station did not appear on the original plans to extend the Piccadilly line beyondFinsbury Park, which only provided for seven additional stations, however it served as the line's terminus for a brief period before Cockfosters station was opened.

The station building is a fine example of the architectureCharles Holden designed for the Piccadilly line extensions, with a large and imposing box-shaped ticket hall surrounded by lower structures containing shops. The ceiling of the booking hall is particularly monumental and bold. The whole design mirrors proportions found in classical architecture, albeit in a distinctly 20th century structure. The dimensions of the ticket hall are approximately a "double-cube" (its front elevation is roughly twice its height and width). The station is similar to Holden's slightly earlier designs forSudbury Town andActon Town stations at the western end of Piccadilly line. Oakwood Station is a Grade II*listed building.^[9]

Like other extensions of the London Underground lines, the opening of the Cockfosters extension stimulated the rapid development of new suburbs and much of the open countryside that existed in 1930 when construction started was quickly covered by new housing developments.

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In early October 2006 to December 2007, the station underwent an upgrade as part of London Underground's £10 billion upgrade to the whole of the London Underground Network. As part of this, a new lift was installed to provide step-free access to the platforms. The public address system was also improved, with new information indicators installed on the platforms and inside the ticket hall. In addition 27 new CCTV cameras were installed in the station bringing the total number to 29.^[10]

Before the station opened, theUnderground Electric Railways Company of London (forerunner of London Underground) suggested names for it includingOakwood,Merryhills andEast Barnet, but it was namedEnfield West at opening and renamedEnfield West (Oakwood) the following year.^[11]

The Enfield West station name proved unpopular with passengers heading for shops and offices in Enfield, as it is about 2 miles away.

Following protests fromSouthgate Council, it was eventually renamedOakwood on 1 September 1946.^[11][12]

Wikimedia Commons has media related toOakwood tube station.

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Platforms under construction, looking north over open countryside, October 1932
  • External view of Enfield West station, May 1933
  • Ticket hall showing structure supporting concrete roof, April 1933
  • View from end of platform of open countryside, July 1934
  • Similar view, houses have replaced countryside, August 1936

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Southgate towardsUxbridge,Rayners Lane orHeathrow Airport (Terminal 4 orTerminal 5)		Piccadilly line		Cockfosters Terminus

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• Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Enfield
• Grade II* listed railway stations
• Former London Electric Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1933
• Charles Holden railway stations
• Oakwood, London

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