Finsbury Park tube station
Piccadilly line and Victoria line · Zone 2 · Islington
About Finsbury Park station
The tube arrived here twice before the Piccadilly line‘s own story began. First came the Great Northern & City Railway, whose large tunnels were meant to bring main line trains through to Moorgate; a dispute left them ending beneath the station, and the line opened as a shuttle on 14 February 1904. Then, on 15 December 1906, David Lloyd George opened the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway between Finsbury Park and Hammersmith, with platforms alongside those of the GN&CR. For years the station was a bottleneck for passengers heading north, until the Piccadilly line was extended towards Cockfosters in 1932–33.
The 1960s brought the Victoria line. The Northern City service was cut back to Drayton Park on 3 October 1964 and its platforms became the southbound platforms of the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, while the old southbound Piccadilly platform became the Victoria northbound one, giving cross-platform interchange. The Victoria line arrived on 1 September 1968, and the walls were decorated with mosaics of duelling pistols, based on a mistaken link between Finsbury Park and Finsbury Fields, some 3 miles south.
First and last trains from Finsbury Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly towards Northfields, Heathrow Terminal 5 or Heathrow Terminal 4 | 05:31 to Heathrow Terminal 5 – 00:16 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 05:31 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:22 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Arnos Grove or Oakwood | 06:06 – 00:51 | 06:06 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:33 |
| Victoria towards Brixton | 05:24 – 00:20 | 05:24 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:39 |
| Victoria towards Walthamstow Central or Seven Sisters | 05:47 – 00:51 | 05:47 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:14 |
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 24 Piccadilly trains an hour per direction and 36 Victoria trains an hour per direction from Finsbury Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Finsbury Park
Running times between Finsbury Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | Arsenal | 1.7 min |
| Piccadilly | Manor House | 2.1 min |
| Victoria | Highbury & Islington | 2.4 min |
| Victoria | Seven Sisters | 4.7 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Piccadilly line and Victoria line.
- Buses: 4, 19, 29, 106, 153, 236, 253, 254, 259, 310 (night buses N19, N253, N279, N29).
- National Rail: Great Northern and Thameslink.
Station facilities
What is near Finsbury Park station
The station takes its name from Finsbury Park, one of London’s oldest Victorian parks, opened in 1869. It is a meeting point of tube, main line trains and two bus stations, with the main entrances by the eastern bus station on Station Place and a larger western entrance by Wells Terrace, opened in December 2019; Wells Terrace Bus Station is about 160 m away. The Finsbury Park Picturehouse (110 m), Park Theatre (210 m), N4 Library (230 m) and City & Islington College (240 m) are close, with Woodfall Park and Gillespie Park Nature Reserve within 400 m. Arsenal is the next stop south on the Piccadilly line.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Park Theatre | 210 m |
| Gillespie Park Nature Reserve | 390 m |
| Finsbury Park Picturehouse | 110 m |
| Wells Terrace Bus Station | 160 m |
| N4 Library | 230 m |
| City & Islington College | 240 m |
| Woodfall Park | 360 m |