Clapham North tube station
Northern line · Zone 2 · Lambeth
About Clapham North station
Opened as Clapham Road on 3 June 1900, this was one of the stations on the City and South London Railway’s extension to Clapham Common, one stop further south. It became Clapham North on 13 September 1926, when the line was carried on to Morden. Its original architect, T. P. Figgis, gave it an island platform inside the station tunnel serving both northbound and southbound trains – a layout it now shares only with Clapham Common. The platform is around 3.7 metres (12 ft) wide, and in September 2024 TfL said it had no plans to widen it because of the cost.
Above ground the building has been reworked twice. With the line’s modernisation in 1924, the ticket hall was rebuilt for escalators and Charles Holden remodelled the station, replacing Figgis’s facade with biscuit-cream faience slabs and black coping tiles on the parapet walls. Around 1996 the corner entrance block was reclad in post-modern tiles, though the lower side wings keep their 1920s elevations. Deep below, Clapham North is one of eight Underground stations with a deep-level air-raid shelter beneath it.
First and last trains from Clapham North
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Morden | 06:06 – 00:51 | 06:06 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:02 |
| Northern towards Edgware, High Barnet or Mill Hill East | 05:30 to High Barnet – 00:20 to High Barnet | 05:30 to High Barnet – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:26 to High Barnet |
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 31 Northern trains an hour per direction from Clapham North, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Clapham North
Running times between Clapham North and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | Clapham Common | 1.5 min |
| Northern | Stockwell | 1.6 min |
Connections
Clapham North is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Clapham North station
The station stands at the northern end of Clapham High Street, a short walk from Clapham High Street railway station. There is no direct interchange between the two, but changing between them counts as an Out of Station Interchange, so the trip is charged as a single journey. Clapham Library and the Fenwick Hall arts centre are both about 310 m from the station, and London bus routes call here by day and night.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Clapham Library | 310 m |