Barons Court tube station
District line and Piccadilly line · Zone 2 · Hammersmith and Fulham
About Barons Court station
For three decades, trains ran through here without stopping. The District Railway laid its tracks from Earl’s Court to Hammersmith on 9 September 1874, across fields and market gardens west of the hamlet of North End, where nobody needed a station. By the early 1900s houses had filled the land, and on 9 October 1905 the District opened Barons Court, partly in readiness for the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, which began running on 15 December 1906. The name may have been inspired by the Baronscourt estate in County Tyrone, with which Sir William Palliser, who built part of the area, possibly had links. Unlike Earl’s Court, it is written without an apostrophe.
Harry Ford designed the single-storey building, mixing Classical and Art Nouveau details in terracotta, with Art Nouveau lettering. It has been Grade II listed since 14 February 1985. On the platforms, wooden benches carry the station name on enamelled metal panels along their backs, a feature found nowhere else on the Underground. Two island platforms give cross-platform interchange, with Piccadilly trains on the inner tracks and District trains on the outer. Heading east, it is the Piccadilly line’s last open-air stop until Arnos Grove. Restoration work that began in February 2025 is due to finish in spring 2027.
First and last trains from Barons Court
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District towards Ealing Broadway or Richmond | 05:24 to Richmond – 00:59 | 05:24 to Richmond – 00:59 | 05:24 to Richmond – 00:59 | 06:42 – 00:19 |
| District towards Upminster, Barking or Tower Hill | 05:09 – 01:07 to High Street Kensington | 05:09 – 01:07 to High Street Kensington | 05:09 – 01:07 to High Street Kensington | 06:24 to Earl's Court – 00:11 to High Street Kensington |
| Piccadilly towards Northfields, Heathrow Terminal 5 or Heathrow Terminal 4 | 06:01 to Heathrow Terminal 5 – 00:46 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 06:01 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:52 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Arnos Grove or Oakwood | 05:35 – 00:19 | 05:35 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:02 |
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 17 District trains an hour per direction and 24 Piccadilly trains an hour per direction from Barons Court, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Barons Court
Running times between Barons Court and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| District | Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly lines) | 1.8 min |
| District | West Kensington | 1.6 min |
| Piccadilly | Earl's Court | 3.1 min |
| Piccadilly | Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly lines) | 2 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the District line and Piccadilly line.
Station facilities
What is near Barons Court station
Set in a deep, brick-sided cutting on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road, the platforms serve a residential part of West Kensington. This is the stop for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, about 160 m away, whose venues include the Carne Studio Theatre (about 190 m) and the Sainsbury Theatre (about 220 m). Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College is roughly 170 m off. Blake’s Munitions War Memorial is about 230 m from the station, and Saint Paul’s Gardens and Open Space (350 m) and Gwendwr Gardens (360 m) provide nearby green space.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art | 160 m |
| Gwendwr Gardens | 360 m |
| Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College | 170 m |
| Reception House | 180 m |
| The Carne Studio Theatre | 190 m |
| Sainsbury Theatre | 220 m |
| Blake's Munitions War Memorial | 230 m |
| Saint Paul's Gardens and Open Space | 350 m |
Frequently asked questions
The wooden platform benches have the station name on enamelled metal panels along their backs, a feature unique on the whole London Underground. They belong to a station that keeps many original details, including terracotta facing and Art Nouveau lettering, and has been Grade II listed since 14 February 1985.
Unlike nearby Earl’s Court, the station name is written without one. It is possibly inspired by the Baronscourt estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with which Sir William Palliser, who built part of the area, may have had connections.