Queensway tube station
Central line · Zone 1 · City of Westminster
About Queensway station
Opened by the Central London Railway on 30 July 1900 as Queen’s Road, the station took its present name on 1 September 1946. The building is an unusual survivor of Harry Bell Measures’ designs for the railway: it was given a flat roof so that something could be built on top, and in 1907 the Coburg hotel opened above it, with three cupolas crowning the shops and the station entrance.
Its modern history is dominated by a long closure. The station shut on 8 May 2005 so that its two very old lifts, which had been breaking down frequently, could be replaced; the interior was also modernised and re-tiled, and replicas of the original lamps were fitted to the façade. Metronet, the maintenance contractor, missed a 9 May 2006 deadline and then a revised one of 12 June, prompting London Underground’s managing director Tim O’Toole to call it a “pathetic delay”. Trains finally returned on 14 June 2006. Passengers still reach the Central line platforms by lift.
First and last trains from Queensway
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central towards West Ruislip, Ealing Broadway or White City | 06:03 – 00:39 | 06:03 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:55 to Ealing Broadway |
| Central towards Hainault, Epping or Loughton | 05:41 to Epping – 00:23 to Epping | 05:40 to Epping – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:34 to Hainault |
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 29 Central trains an hour per direction from Queensway, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Queensway
Running times between Queensway and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central | Lancaster Gate | 1.8 min |
| Central | Notting Hill Gate | 1.4 min |
Connections
Queensway is served by the Central line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Queensway station
The entrance is at the junction of Queensway and Bayswater Road, opposite the north-west corner of Kensington Gardens. Queensway Market is about 90 m away, and the Brigham Young University London Centre roughly 360 m. Around 350 m from the station is an attraction known as the Fake houses, and Corringham Garden lies at about 390 m. Bayswater station is also on Queensway, roughly 100 metres to the north, but the two stations are not connected.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Queensway Market | 90 m |
| Fake houses | 350 m |
| Brigham Young University London Centre | 360 m |
| Corringham Garden | 390 m |
Frequently asked questions
It opened in 1900 as Queen’s Road, on the Central London Railway. The name was changed to Queensway on 1 September 1946, matching the street on which the station stands.
Not inside the stations. Bayswater, on the Circle and District lines, is on the same street about 100 metres further north, but the two are separate and not connected. During Queensway’s 2005–2006 closure, Bayswater was the nearest open station.