London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom

Holborn tube station

London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom

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Holborn is a London Underground station located at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway in central London, serving the Central and Piccadilly lines in fare zone 1. Designed by Charles Holden and Leslie Green in the Arts and Crafts and modern architectural styles, the station opened in 1906 as part of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway scheme. The original entrances and underground circulation were substantially reconstructed in 1933 to accommodate escalators and new Central line platforms, making Holborn the only interchange between these two lines. Until 1994, the station also served as the northern terminus of a branch line to Aldwych; two disused platforms from this service remain closed to the public but are occasionally used for film location work and are accessible via the London Transport Museum's "Hidden London" guided tours. The station sits near several significant landmarks, including the British Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields, and Sir John Soane's Museum.