08 February 2022

An Interesting Fact About Every London Tube Station | Tube Trivia

An Interesting Fact About Every London Tube Station | Tube Trivia
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Borough

As an architectural shortcut, it was essentially a replica of Kennington station when it was first built. ...

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Kennington

Stay on a terminating Northern line train heading south at Kennington and you’ll go round in a loop, arriving back at Kennington and heading north. People who are drunk/asleep have been known to end up in Edgware, rather than in Morden. ...

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Kenton

Kenton, Kennington, and Kensington are, by total coincidence, derived from the same name – Keninton. It’s an old medieval surname that refers to ‘the King’s lands’. ...

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Lambeth North

Has been called Kennington Road, Westminster Bridge Road, and finally Lambeth North. ...

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