Old Street station
| Old Street | |
|---|---|
View of the station entrance from the west | |
| Location | St Luke's |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Station code(s) | OLD |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 | 27.11 million |
| 2020 | 6.68 million |
| 2021 | 9.64 million |
| 2022 | 16.18 million |
| 2023 | 15.85 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 | 6.768 million |
| 2020–21 | 2.231 million |
| 2021–22 | 3.673 million |
| 2022–23 | 5.437 million |
| 2023–24 | 6.381 million |
| Key dates | |
| 17 November 1901 | Opened (C&SLR) |
| 14 February 1904 | Started (GN&CR) |
| 1968 | Redeveloped |
| 2014 | Redeveloped |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′33″N 0°05′14″W / 51.52581°N 0.08709°W |
| London transport portal | |
Old Street is an interchange station at the junction of Old Street and City Road in Central London for London Underground and National Rail services.
The London Underground station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line between Angel and Moorgate stations. The National Rail station is on the Northern City Line between Moorgate and Essex Road stations. The station is in the London Borough of Islington (straddling the Hackney border). It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The station was built by the City and South London Railway and opened in 1901. It was rebuilt by Stanley Heaps in 1925 with a more uniform frontage, and again in 1968, replacing all surface buildings with a subsurface complex. In 2014, it was redeveloped to provide more retail space. Old Street station has become busier, attracting over 20 million visitors in 2014; a trend expected to continue following redevelopment of the local area as a centre for the British Information Technology industry.