Barons Court Underground station
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Barons Court Underground station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 Mar 2011
The tracks through Barons Court were first opened on 9 September 1874 when the Metropolitan District Railway opened an extension from Earl's Court to Hammersmith. When the line was constructed, the area now known as Barons Court was open fields and market gardens. By the beginning of the 20th century, the area had been developed for housing and, on 10 October 1905, the District Railway opened the station to serve these new developments and in preparation for the opening of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (now the Piccadilly Line), then under construction. The station building is now a Grade II listed building as it retains many of its original features, including terracotta facing and Art Nouveau lettering. Immediately to the east of the station, the Piccadilly Line goes into tunnel and doesn't emerge again until after Bounds Green. A westbound Piccadilly Line train is seen here.
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Image Location
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51.490299
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-0.213327