Holloway Road tube station
Piccadilly line · Zone 2 · Islington
About Holloway Road station
Leslie Green designed Holloway Road for the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, which opened it on 15 December 1906, in the Modern Style, a British form of Art Nouveau; the building is Grade II listed. It had been proposed under the name Holloway before opening, and it stands next to the site of the former Holloway and Caledonian Road railway station.
Two lift shafts were built, but only one was ever used for lifts. The other held an experimental spiral escalator built by Jesse W. Reno, the American inventor of escalators; the experiment failed and it never carried the public. In the 1990s remains of the machinery were dug out from the base of the shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, and from the platforms a disused second exit is still visible, leading to the back of the working lift shaft. Refurbishment completed in 2008 brought a new public address system, new information screens, better lighting and many more CCTV cameras, and work to replace the two 1980s lifts began in May 2023.
First and last trains from Holloway Road
| 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 | 05:34 to Heathrow Terminal 5 – 00:19 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 05:34 to Heathrow Terminal 5 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:25 |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Arnos Grove or Oakwood | 06:02 – 00:47 | 06:02 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:30 |
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 from Holloway Road, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Holloway Road
Running times between Holloway Road and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | Arsenal | 1.5 min |
| Piccadilly | Caledonian Road | 1.5 min |
Connections
Holloway Road is served by the Piccadilly line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Holloway Road station
The station is close to the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal football club, and sits on the Piccadilly line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal. London Metropolitan University’s Holloway Campus is about 160 m away, Biddestone Park about 180 m and Penn Road Gardens about 380 m. With two lifts and no escalators, the lifts are the only way between street and platforms. A number of day and night bus routes serve the station.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| London Metropolitan University, Holloway Campus | 160 m |
| Biddestone Park | 180 m |
| Penn Road Gardens | 380 m |