Knightsbridge tube station
Piccadilly line · Zone 1 · Kensington and Chelsea
About Knightsbridge station
Planned as Sloane Street before it opened, Knightsbridge started life on 15 December 1906 with the rest of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway between Hammersmith and Finsbury Park. Leslie Green’s building stood on Brompton Road, with a back entrance on Basil Street, and four lifts took passengers down. Trade from Harrods and Harvey Nichols kept it busy from the start, in contrast to neighbouring Brompton Road, where many trains did not even stop.
A 1930s rebuild, announced in 1931 at an estimated £200,000, put escalators under the Brompton Road, Knightsbridge and Sloane Street junction and added a western ticket hall closer to Harrods, reached by a long, narrow subway; that extra exit sealed Brompton Road’s closure. The subway was widened into a circular concourse in 2004, the 1930s cream tiles were hidden behind metal cladding in 2005, and a north entrance opened in December 2010 with the One Hyde Park development. A £33.5 million upgrade, largely funded by the owners above the station, opened a Brompton Road entrance in October 2022 and the Hoopers Court entrance in April 2025, making Knightsbridge the Underground’s 93rd step-free station and reusing areas closed since the 1930s.
First and last trains from Knightsbridge
| 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 | 05:52 to Heathrow Terminal 5 – 00:37 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 | 05:52 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:43 to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Arnos Grove or Oakwood | 05:45 – 00:28 | 05:45 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:11 |
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 Knightsbridge, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Knightsbridge
Running times between Knightsbridge and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | Hyde Park Corner | 1.4 min |
| Piccadilly | South Kensington | 2.8 min |
Connections
Knightsbridge is served by the Piccadilly line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Knightsbridge station
This is the station for the department stores of Knightsbridge: Harvey Nichols is just 60 m away and Harrods about 320 m. Lowndes Square Gardens is about 200 m off, Trevor Square around 310 m and the Pantechnicon about 360 m, with the Paradox Museum at roughly 320 m. The north entrance, opened in 2010, also gives access to the south side of Hyde Park; green spaces nearby include Roseberry Garden (about 100 m), Mountbatten Copse (about 170 m) and The Dell (about 300 m), and the Holocaust Memorial is about 310 m away. Hyde Park Corner and South Kensington are the neighbouring stops.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Harvey Nichols | 60 m |
| Lowndes Square Gardens | 200 m |
| Holocaust Memorial | 310 m |
| Trevor Square | 310 m |
| Harrods | 320 m |
| Roseberry Garden | 100 m |
| Mountbatten Copse | 170 m |
| The Dell | 300 m |
Frequently asked questions
Brompton Road, the next stop west, was so little used that many trains were timetabled to pass it. When Knightsbridge was rebuilt with escalators in the 1930s, an additional western exit was provided near Harrods to ease congestion, which further reduced Brompton Road’s passengers, and that station was scheduled to close.
In April 2025, with the opening of the Hoopers Court entrance, making it the 93rd accessible Underground station. Two lifts reach the deep-level corridors and a third links them to the platforms. The £33.5 million project, to which TfL contributed £12 million, also delivered a new Brompton Road entrance in October 2022.