Euston Square tube station
Circle line, Hammersmith & City line and Metropolitan line · Zone 1 · Camden
About Euston Square station
Until 1 November 1909 this was Gower Street, one of the stations the Metropolitan Railway opened on 10 January 1863 on the world’s first underground railway. The line was built by cut and cover directly beneath Euston Road, and the first platforms sat under a brick arch 45 feet wide, lit through ventilation shafts lined with white glazed tiles that opened into the front gardens of houses above. Single-storey pavilions on each side of the road held the entrances. Timber platforms were rebuilt in concrete in 1906 as a fire precaution when the line was electrified.
Between 1929 and 1931 the Metropolitan’s architect C. W. Clark rebuilt the station: Euston Road was closed so the platforms could be lengthened, the brick arch gave way to a flat roof on steel beams, and a bridge over the tracks allowed a single ticket office. The south entrance was rebuilt after wartime bombing and again in the 21st century; since late 2006 it has been part of the corner of the Wellcome Trust headquarters, entered from Gower Street, with a subway under Euston Road from the north side. Two lifts have linked the main entrance with the westbound platform since 2011.
First and last trains from Euston Square
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) or Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:48 – 00:52 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:48 – 00:52 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:48 – 00:52 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 07:24 – 00:34 |
| Circle towards Edgware Road (Circle line), Aldgate or King's Cross St Pancras | 05:00 to Aldgate – 00:49 to King's Cross St Pancras | 05:00 to Aldgate – 00:49 to King's Cross St Pancras | 05:00 to Aldgate – 00:49 to King's Cross St Pancras | 06:44 – 00:18 to Liverpool Street |
| Hammersmith & City towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:35 – 00:43 | 05:35 – 00:43 | 05:35 – 00:43 | 07:02 – 00:20 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking or Plaistow | 05:23 – 00:43 | 05:23 – 00:43 | 05:23 – 00:43 | 07:12 – 00:22 |
| Metropolitan towards Uxbridge, Watford or Amersham | 06:28 – 00:25 | 06:28 – 00:25 | 06:29 to Amersham – 00:25 | 07:49 – 00:10 |
| Metropolitan towards Aldgate | 05:55 – 23:50 | 05:55 – 23:50 | 05:55 – 23:50 | 07:20 – 23:40 |
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 8 Circle trains an hour per direction, 7 Hammersmith & City trains an hour per direction and 16 Metropolitan trains an hour per direction from Euston Square, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Euston Square
Running times between Euston Square and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Great Portland Street | 1.4 min |
| Circle | King's Cross St Pancras | 1.7 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Great Portland Street | 1.3 min |
| Hammersmith & City | King's Cross St Pancras | 2 min |
| Metropolitan | Great Portland Street | 1.7 min |
| Metropolitan | King's Cross St Pancras | 1.8 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Circle line, Hammersmith & City line and Metropolitan line.
Station facilities
What is near Euston Square station
The main entrance faces the tower of University College Hospital, about 90 m away, and this is the stop for University College London: the Slade School of Fine Art and the Department of Geography are about 120 m off and the UCL Bloomsbury Campus 170 m. The Wellcome Collection (130 m) and Wellcome Library (140 m) are next door, with the Bloomsbury Theatre (220 m), the Grant Museum of Zoology (230 m) and the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archeology (300 m) close by. Gordon Square is about 370 m away. Euston lies beyond Euston Square Gardens, about 250 m east.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| University College Hospital | 90 m |
| Slade School of Fine Art | 120 m |
| Wellcome Collection | 130 m |
| The Wellcome Library | 140 m |
| Bloomsbury Theatre | 220 m |
| Grant Museum of Zoology | 230 m |
| London and North Western Railway War Memorial | 290 m |
| Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archeology | 300 m |