Turnpike Lane | |
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  Turnpike Lane Location of Turnpike Lane in Greater London | |
| Location | Turnpike Lane,Haringey |
| Local authority | London Borough of Haringey |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  10.60 million[1] |
| 2020 |  5.64 million[2] |
| 2021 | 4.49 million[3] |
| 2022 | 7.89 million[4] |
| 2023 | 7.95 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 19 September 1932 | Opened |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1263624[6] |
| Added to list | 17 May 1994 |
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| Coordinates | 51°35′25″N0°06′10″W / 51.590386°N 0.102816°W /51.590386; -0.102816 |
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Turnpike Lane is aLondon Underground station, located inTurnpike Lane in theLondon Borough of Haringey inNorth London, England. It is on thePiccadilly line betweenManor House andWood Green stations, and is inLondon fare zone 3. It was opened on 19 September 1932 as part of theCockfosters extension.
The station was opened on 19 September 1932. It was the first Underground station in theMunicipal Borough of Tottenham and was located at the meeting point of the boroughs of Tottenham, Hornsey and Wood Green, all now part of the London Borough of Haringey.
Like all stations on theCockfosters extension, Turnpike Lane set new aesthetic standards not previously seen on the Underground. During the planning period for the extension to Cockfosters, two alternate names for this station,NorthHarringay andDucketts Green (Ducketts Common is located opposite) were considered but rejected.
The station was designed by the architectCharles Holden and is a well-preserved example of the modernist house style of London Transport in the 1930s. It was listed at Grade II in 1994. The ticket hall is an enormous brick box, with two large ventilation towers, half-sunk into the surrounding ground. Its high walls contain segmented windows that allow natural light to shine far into the station. The effect in late afternoon light is akin to that in a cathedral transept. Two of the street entrances gave access to the tram routes to and fromAlexandra Palace via tramway island exits intoTurnpike Lane. The tram services were withdrawn in 1938 and replaced by buses; these continued to use the tram islands until 1968, when they were removed.
The sub-surface areas are tiled in biscuit coloured tiles lined with yellow friezes. The booking hall is 12 feet (3.7 metres) below street level.[7] In common withManor House andWood Green, the station tunnels have a diameter of 23 feet (7 metres) and were designed for the greater volume of traffic expected.Bounds Green andSouthgate have only 21-foot (6.4 metres) diameter platform tunnels. The construction of "suicide pits" between the rails was also innovative. These were built in connection with a system of passageways under the platforms to give access to the track.
The station originally featured a large lamp standard and sign in the space in front of the station which was part of Holden's original design, but this has since been removed.[8]
Turnpike Lane bus station is situated behind the tube station complex. It is owned and maintained byTransport for London. There are three stands at the bus station and the main operators that serve it areLondon General,Arriva London,Metroline andSullivan Buses.
In the 1920s buses operated from a garage on the adjacent Whymark Avenue until in 1932 Turnpike Lane station was built.[9] It was originally conceived as an integrated bus, train and tram station, with the bus interchange located behind the main building.[10] It was roofed over in the 1960s.[11]
By the 1990s the bus station was deemed too small, both for the number of buses using it and the increasing length of vehicles.[10] A new bus station was thus built which involved demolishing an adjacent cinema to extend the hardstanding.[10]
It is located on the junction of, and directly serves,Turnpike Lane, Wood Green High RoadWood Green andGreen Lanes.
London Buses routes29,41,67,121,123,141,144,184,217,221,230,231,232,329,444 andW4 and night routesN29 andN91 serve the station.
In May 2013, the government confirmed the station to be on its main consultation route for theCrossrail 2 proposal, to be on the blue-printedNew Southgate branch.[12][13]
The station is mentioned in the song "Junkie Doll" byMark Knopfler on his albumSailing to Philadelphia, and also in "Los Angeles Waltz" byRazorlight on their self-titled albumRazorlight.
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| Seven Sisters | Crossrail 2 | Alexandra Palace towardsNew Southgate | ||
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