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Location Profile: GOODGE STREET |
Goodge Street is a small but well know side street that turns off Tottenham Court Road about half way between New Oxford Street and Warren Street.
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Although Goodge Street is a short distance from the station that bears its name, the station itself fronts onto Tottenham Court Road which is little more these days than a busy one way street and home it would appear to every electrical retailer in the country! |
| Goodge Street has always been one of the more forgotten about
Central London outposts of the Underground system and this is reflected in the tired mucky
looking state of its traditional Leslie Green designed red terracotta frontage as seen
here. The offices directly above actually got a mention at the very beginning of 'Holborn' and indeed this place's non popularity is reflected in the large number of boards on the front advertising vacant office space upstairs. |
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Goodge Street does have a little secret up its sleeve, it was once
planned to build a deep level high speed parallel running Northern Line beneath the
existing one and to this extent work commenced on a number of stations but with the
outbreak of World War II the plan was abandoned and what few parts had been constructed
were converted into deep level shelters. Goodge Street's is still there, now used as a safe document depository and accessed from this distinctive building in nearby Chenies Street. |
| Access to the platform level at Goodge Street Station is only
possible by means of the lifts, indeed this is one of only four central London stations
still to retain this feature (the others being Covent Garden,
Regent's Park and Russell Square) Below ground, a major refurbishment was carried out a while back that resulted in this attractive green/black/cream tile pattern being used throughout. |
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The station is only served by the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line and at some times during the day can be pretty quiet like in this view of the southbound platform. |