Maida Vale tube station
Bakerloo line · Zone 2 · City of Westminster
About Maida Vale station
Planned under the name Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale opened on 6 June 1915 on the Bakerloo tube’s extension from Paddington to Queen’s Park, five months after the extension itself. A 1908 scheme had envisaged a stop at nearby Abercorn Place, but that route was rejected. When it opened, Maida Vale became the first station to be entirely staffed by women, who worked there until 1919, when servicemen returning from the war displaced them. Its 100th anniversary on 6 June 2015 was celebrated as part of the 100 years of women in transport campaign.
The building at the junction of Randolph Avenue and Elgin Avenue is the work of Stanley Heaps, architect of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. He followed the style of the earlier Leslie Green stations but left out their upper storey, which was no longer needed to house lift gear: Maida Vale was one of the first Underground stations built specifically for escalators rather than lifts. The station is Grade II listed, and in 2009 it won a National Railway Heritage Award in the London Regional category for the modernisation of a historic station.
First and last trains from Maida Vale
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakerloo towards Elephant & Castle or Waterloo | 05:42 – 00:19 | 05:42 – 00:19 | 05:42 – 00:19 | 07:18 – 23:53 to Paddington |
| Bakerloo towards Queen's Park, Harrow & Wealdstone or Stonebridge Park | 05:59 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 00:45 | 05:59 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 00:45 | 05:59 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 00:45 | 07:38 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 23:59 |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 18 Bakerloo trains an hour per direction from Maida Vale, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Maida Vale
Running times between Maida Vale and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bakerloo | Kilburn Park | 2 min |
| Bakerloo | Warwick Avenue | 1.5 min |
Connections
Maida Vale is served by the Bakerloo line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Maida Vale station
The entrance stands at the junction of Randolph Avenue and Elgin Avenue, in the Maida Vale area of the City of Westminster. Paddington Recreation Ground and an Everyman cinema are both about 340 m away, and the Rose Garden is about 370 m. Bus routes 16 and 98, along with night routes N32 and N98, run along Maida Vale road, a short distance to the north-east.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Paddington Recreation Ground | 340 m |
| Everyman | 340 m |
| Rose Garden | 370 m |
Frequently asked questions
When it opened on 6 June 1915 it was the first station to be entirely staffed by women. They worked there until 1919, when servicemen returning from the war displaced them. The station’s centenary in 2015 was celebrated as part of the 100 years of women in transport campaign.
Stanley Heaps based the design on Leslie Green’s earlier stations, whose upper floors housed lift machinery. Maida Vale was one of the first Underground stations built specifically to use escalators rather than lifts, so that upper storey was not needed.