Pimlico tube station

Pimlico
Pimlico Location of Pimlico in Central London
Location	Pimlico
Local authority	Westminster
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2011	8.79 million
2012	9.91 million
2013	10.21 million
2014	11.42 million
Railway companies
Original company	London Transport Executive (GLC)
Key dates
23 July 1971	Line opened
14 September 1972	Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
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Pimlico is a London Underground station in Pimlico, City of Westminster. It is on the Victoria line between Victoria and Vauxhall in Zone 1. The station opened on 14 September 1972 – more than a year after the rest of the line had become fully operational. It is the only station to be served exclusively by the Victoria line making it the least used station on the line.

History

Pimlico station was a late addition to the final section of the Victoria line between Victoria and Brixton and is the only station on the line which does not have an interchange with another Underground and/or National Rail line. It was the last Underground station to open until the first section of the Piccadilly line's Heathrow extension was opened to Hatton Cross in 1975. In March 2015, the station was chosen to be the test for 'Wayfindr' an App that helps visually impaired navigate their way through the station using iBeacon devices installed at the station.

Design

Drummond Gate entrance, no longer in use

The main entrance is on the corner of Bessborough Street and Rampayne Street. It is part of an office block that until 2006 was entirely occupied by the Office for National Statistics apart from the station and a newsagents shop. There are two other entrances, in Lupus Street and on the other side of Bessborough Street. These others have ramps as well as stairs, facilitating wheelchair access. However, there are still a few steps to walk down to enter the ticket hall.

Connections

London Buses routes 2, 24, 36, 87, 88, 185, 360, 436 and C10 and night route N2 serve the station.

Gallery

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  Southbound platform looking north

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  Northbound platform looking south

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  Platform roundel, back-lit, producing contrast in this photo

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  Platform motif - spots representing modern art at the nearby Tate Britain gallery

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • View from subway to station entrance and ticket hall, 1972
  • View from top of escalator to ticket hall, 1972
  • Subway ramp to station, 1973
  • Tiled station motif at platform level

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Vauxhall towards Brixton		Victoria line		Victoria towards Walthamstow Central