Uxbridge tube station
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Uxbridge tube station
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 5 Jul 2017
The station, designed by Charles Holden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Holden with LH Bucknell, opened in late 1938. A tall concrete canopy arches over the tracks with a row of clerestory windows above the platforms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_tube_station . The canopy is similar to the one at Cockfosters, the terminus at the other end of the Piccadilly line - see Image As at Cockfosters, the station has three tracks and four platforms (numbered 1 to 4): the centre track is between platforms 2 and 3. This is an example of the so-called "Spanish solution" which helps to speed up boarding and alighting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_solution . The station is Grade II listed https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1358405 .
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