Regent's Park tube station
Bakerloo line · Zone 1 · City of Westminster
About Regent's Park station
The original parliamentary powers for the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway did not allow a station here at all. Permission to add one to the partly built line came in 1904, and Regent’s Park opened on 10 March 1906. Unusually for the company, it has no surface building: passengers enter from a subway in Park Crescent and go down by lift or by a staircase of 96 steps. Digging the ticket hall meant excavating a box-shaped void beneath the garden above, which caused significant subsidence, and the large metal beams in the ticket hall are the result.
The station came close to closure in 1983, when London Transport proposed shutting it rather than spend more than £3 million replacing lifts that were by then 77 years old. The plan was dropped after the GLC asked for it to be reconsidered. The lifts and other parts of the station were later refurbished during a closure from 10 July 2006 to 14 June 2007. On the Bakerloo line it sits between Baker Street and Oxford Circus.
First and last trains from Regent's Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakerloo towards Elephant & Castle or Waterloo | 05:51 – 00:28 | 05:51 – 00:28 | 05:51 – 00:28 | 07:27 – 23:47 |
| Bakerloo towards Queen's Park, Harrow & Wealdstone or Stonebridge Park | 05:49 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 00:35 | 05:49 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 00:35 | 05:49 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 00:35 | 07:28 to Harrow & Wealdstone – 23:49 |
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 Regent’s Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Regent's Park
Running times between Regent’s Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bakerloo | Baker Street | 1.7 min |
| Bakerloo | Oxford Circus | 2.3 min |
Connections
Regent’s Park is served by the Bakerloo line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Regent's Park station
The entrance on Marylebone Road lies within Park Crescent, about 175 m south of Regent’s Park itself; Park Crescent Gardens is right beside it and Park Square Gardens about 120 m away. Close by are the Joseph Lister Monument (about 110 m) and the John F. Kennedy Memorial (140 m). Medical institutions cluster here, including The Portland Hospital at around 220 m, the London Clinic at 250 m and King Edward VII’s Hospital at 380 m. The Royal Institute of British Architects is about 260 m away, the Royal College of Physicians Museum 290 m, and the Royal Academy of Music 380 m.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Park Square Gardens | 120 m |
| John F. Kennedy Memorial | 140 m |
| London Clinic | 250 m |
| Royal Institute of British Architects | 260 m |
| Royal Academy of Music | 380 m |
| King Edward VII's Hospital | 380 m |
| Park Crescent Gardens | 0 m |
| Joseph Lister Monument | 110 m |
Frequently asked questions
Great Portland Street, on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, is about 190 metres east along Marylebone Road. It is a walk between two separate stations, and out-of-station interchange fares do not apply, so the two journeys are charged separately.
Unlike most Baker Street and Waterloo Railway stations, Regent’s Park was built with its ticket hall underground, reached from a subway in Park Crescent. Excavating the hall beneath the garden above caused significant subsidence, which is why large metal beams are visible in the ticket hall.