Farringdon Station, London

Farringdon Station (GPS: 51.5202, -0.10481) is a station of the London Underground in Clerkenwell, in the London Borough of Islington, just north of the City of London. Located in Travelcard Zone 1, as part of Farringdon Railway Station, the tube station is served by the Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line. All three lines are between Kings Cross St Pancras Tube Station and Barbican Tube Station.

Farringdon Station
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In addition to the subway services, Farringdon Railway Station is also served by trains of the National Rail. The First Capital Connect Line passes this station between St Pancras International and City Thameslink railway stations.

Farringdon Tube Station dates back to 10 January 1863 when it opened as the original terminus station of the Metropolitan Railway, the oldest subway station in the world. It was originally called the Farringdon Street Station, but was relocated on 23 December 1865. On 26 January 1922, it was renamed Farringdon and High Holborn Station, and held that name until 21 April, 1936, when it was given its present name. The building in which it is located still bears the name "Farringdon & High Holborn Station" and "Metropolitan Railway".

Although presently it is one of the lower traffic railway stations in Central London, this is about to change when the Thameslink Programme and Crossrail, two massive transport infrastructure project presently underway in London, are completed in 2016 and 2018. These projects will make Farringdon one of the busiest railway stations in London, with extended platforms to take longer trains.

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