St James's Park tube station
Circle line and District line · Zone 1 · City of Westminster
About St James's Park station
Its platforms date from 24 December 1868, when the District Railway opened its first section between South Kensington and Westminster. Over the following decades the station saw a parade of shared services: the Inner Circle run jointly with the rival Metropolitan Railway, the North London Railway’s Outer Circle from Broad Street from 1872, and the Middle Circle from Moorgate, which was cut back in 1900. The Outer Circle ended on 31 December 1908, and in 1949 the Inner Circle became the Circle line on the map.
The station has been rebuilt twice. The first reconstruction came with Electric Railway House early in the 20th century; the second, in 1927–1929, folded it into 55 Broadway, Charles Holden’s headquarters for the Underground, later the head office of Transport for London, adorned with sculpture by Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill and Henry Moore. The platforms carry the green, blue, black and white tiling Holden first used on the Morden extension. Together with 55 Broadway, the station is Grade I listed; the Palmer Street entrance and booking hall were rebuilt in the 1960s. Even the name’s punctuation has wandered, from “St. James’ Park” to “St. James Park” on Beck’s 1933 map, and “St. James’s Park” from 1951.
First and last trains from St James's Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines), Aldgate or Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:46 to Aldgate – 00:22 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:46 to Aldgate – 00:22 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:46 to Aldgate – 00:22 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 07:24 to Aldgate – 23:56 |
| Circle towards Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:42 – 00:23 | 05:42 – 00:23 | 05:42 – 00:23 | 07:15 – 00:02 |
| District towards Wimbledon, Ealing Broadway or Richmond | 05:51 to Richmond – 00:40 to Ealing Broadway | 05:51 to Richmond – 00:40 to Ealing Broadway | 05:51 – 00:40 to Ealing Broadway | 07:08 to Richmond – 00:04 |
| District towards Upminster, Tower Hill or Barking | 05:23 – 00:37 | 05:23 – 00:37 | 05:23 – 00:37 | 06:50 – 00:01 |
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 7 Circle trains an hour per direction and 23 District trains an hour per direction from St James’s Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from St James's Park
Running times between St James’s Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Victoria | 1.9 min |
| Circle | Westminster | 1.4 min |
| District | Victoria | 1.6 min |
| District | Westminster | 1.7 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Circle line and District line.
Station facilities
What is near St James's Park station
With entrances at Broadway by Petty France and on Palmer Street, the station serves many government offices and is one of two stations for Buckingham Palace. Caxton Hall is about 130 m away, the Suffragette Memorial and Christchurch Gardens about 170 m, and The Guards Museum about 180 m. Strutton Ground Market is roughly 270 m off, Dean’s Yard about 330 m, Westminster City Hall 340 m and the Supreme Court about 390 m.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| The Guards Museum | 180 m |
| Flanders Fields Memorial Garden | 180 m |
| Blewcoat School | 210 m |
| Strutton Ground Market | 270 m |
| Westminster Scholars War Memorial | 310 m |
| Dean's Yard | 330 m |
| Westminster City Hall | 340 m |
| Supreme Court | 390 m |