Great Portland Street tube station
Circle line, Hammersmith & City line and Metropolitan line · Zone 1 · City of Westminster
About Great Portland Street station
Portland Road was the name this station carried when it opened on 10 January 1863, one of the stops on the Metropolitan Railway between Bishop’s Road and Farringdon Street, the world’s first underground railway. It became Great Portland Street on 1 March 1917, was Great Portland Street & Regent’s Park from 1923, and went back to Great Portland Street in 1933.
The present building dates from 1930 and stands on a traffic island in Marylebone Road where it meets Great Portland Street and Albany Street. C. W. Clark, the Metropolitan’s architect, gave it a steel frame clad in cream terracotta, with shops around the perimeter, offices above and, originally, a car showroom: the area was then a major sales location for the motor industry. The building was Grade II listed in January 1987.
First and last trains from Great Portland Street
| 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) | 05:49 – 00:54 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:49 – 00:54 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 05:49 – 00:54 to Edgware Road (Circle line) | 07:26 – 00:36 |
| Circle towards Edgware Road (Circle line), Aldgate or King's Cross St Pancras | 04:59 to Aldgate – 00:48 to King's Cross St Pancras | 04:59 to Aldgate – 00:48 to King's Cross St Pancras | 04:59 to Aldgate – 00:48 to King's Cross St Pancras | 06:43 – 00:17 to Liverpool Street |
| Hammersmith & City towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:37 – 00:44 | 05:37 – 00:44 | 05:37 – 00:44 | 07:03 – 00:22 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking or Plaistow | 05:22 – 00:41 | 05:22 – 00:41 | 05:22 – 00:41 | 07:11 – 00:20 |
| Metropolitan towards Uxbridge, Watford or Amersham | 06:29 – 00:27 | 06:29 – 00:27 | 06:30 to Amersham – 00:26 | 07:50 – 00:11 |
| Metropolitan towards Aldgate | 05:53 – 23:48 | 05:53 – 23:48 | 05:53 – 23:48 | 07:17 – 23:36 |
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, 7 Hammersmith & City trains an hour per direction and 16 Metropolitan trains an hour per direction from Great Portland Street, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Great Portland Street
Running times between Great Portland Street and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Baker Street | 1.9 min |
| Circle | Euston Square | 1.4 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Baker Street | 1.7 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Euston Square | 1.3 min |
| Metropolitan | Baker Street | 2.8 min |
| Metropolitan | Euston Square | 1.7 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Circle line, Hammersmith & City line and Metropolitan line.
Station facilities
What is near Great Portland Street station
The station sits at the northern end of Great Portland Street, the road that divides Marylebone from Fitzrovia, close to the south-east corner of the Regent’s Park terraces. The John F. Kennedy Memorial is just 30 m away, with The Portland Hospital (160 m), Park Crescent Gardens (160 m) and Park Square Gardens (190 m) close by. The New Diorama Theatre and the Joseph Lister Monument are about 200 m off, the Royal College of Physicians Museum 220 m and the Royal Institute of British Architects about 290 m. Regent’s Park station is 190 metres west on the same road.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Memorial | 30 m |
| Park Square Gardens | 190 m |
| Royal Institute of British Architects | 290 m |
| The Portland Hospital Consulting Suite | 120 m |
| The Portland Hospital | 160 m |
| Park Crescent Gardens | 160 m |
| Boys! Boys! Boys! | 180 m |
| Joseph Lister Monument | 200 m |