Marble Arch | |
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 Station entrance | |
  Marble Arch Location of Marble Arch in Central London | |
| Location | Oxford Street |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  12.16 million[1] |
| 2020 | 3.66 million[2] |
| 2021 |  5.24 million[3] |
| 2022 | 9.60 million[4] |
| 2023 | 8.59 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1900 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′49″N0°9′30″W / 51.51361°N 0.15833°W /51.51361; -0.15833 |
 London transport portal | |
Marble Arch is aLondon Underground station. It is located near theMarble Arch in theCity of Westminster. The station is on theCentral line betweenLancaster Gate andBond Street stations, and is inTravelcard Zone 1.
The station was opened on 30 July 1900 by theCentral London Railway (CLR).
Like all the original stations on the CLR, Marble Arch was served bylifts to the platforms but the station was reconstructed in the early 1930s to accommodateescalators. This saw the closure of the original station building, designed by the architectHarry Bell Measures, that was situated on the corner of Quebec Street and Oxford Street, and a replacement sub-surface ticket hall opened further to the west. The new arrangements came into use on 15 August 1932. The original surface building was later demolished.
The platforms, originally lined in plain white tiles, were refitted with decorative vitreous enamel panels in 1985. The panel graphics were designed by Annabel Grey.[6]
The station was modernised in 2010, resulting in new finishes in all areas of the station, apart from the retention of many of the decorative enamel panels at platform level.[citation needed]
The station is named after theMarble Arch nearby and is located at the north east side of the Marble Arch junction, at the western end ofOxford Street.
There is a siding to the west of the station allowing trains from Epping, Hainault and Woodford to terminate here. It is not commonly used but it is still retained for emergencies and when engineering works take place.
On 27 April 2018, a 90-year old man,Robert Malpas, was suddenly and without warning pushed onto the train tracks, suffering a broken pelvis and a head wound.[7] A bystander rescued him from the tracks, and the perpetrator - who was unknown to Malpas - was later found guilty of attempted murder[7][8] and jailed for life.[9][10] The incident was captured on CCTV.[7]
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