Seven Sisters tube station
Victoria line · Zone 3 · Haringey
About Seven Sisters station
The surface station is far older than the tube: the Great Eastern Railway opened it on 22 July 1872 on its Stoke Newington & Edmonton line, and from 1878 a branch, the Palace Gates Line, left here for Noel Park and Wood Green until British Railways closed it in 1963 to passengers. Planning permission to convert the station for Underground use was granted on 24 July 1967, and the first section of the Victoria line opened through Seven Sisters on 1 September 1968. The shared entrance with the surface station followed in December 1968, on the site of a former wood merchants’ yard in Seven Sisters Road, replacing the original 1872 entrance in West Green Road.
Below ground there are three Victoria line platforms, one kept for trains that terminate here to return to the depot or reverse towards central London. The run to Finsbury Park, at 3.15 km, is the longest between adjacent deep-level stations on the network. While the Victoria line was being planned, there was an idea to convert Manor House to the new line and divert the Piccadilly, but it was dropped on cost and inconvenience.
First and last trains from Seven Sisters
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 36 Victoria trains an hour per direction from Seven Sisters, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Seven Sisters
Running times between Seven Sisters and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Finsbury Park | 4.7 min |
| Victoria | Tottenham Hale | 1.7 min |
Connections
- Buses: 76, 149, 243, 279, 318, 476 (night buses N73).
- National Rail: Greater Anglia.
- London Overground: Weaver line.
Station facilities
What is near Seven Sisters station
There are two entrances, one on Tottenham High Road and the other on Seven Sisters Road, and the station is the closest tube stop to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, so footfall is heavy on home match days. Seven Sisters Market is just 10 m away, and Page Green Common about 130 m, the same distance as the spot marked as the present location of the Seven Sisters. Rangemoor Road Open Space (210 m), Brunswick Park (220 m) and Sycamore Gardens (280 m) are nearby, as is Capital City College’s Tottenham Centre at 350 m. South Tottenham, on the Suffragette line, is a 350 m walk away as an official out-of-station interchange.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Capital City College, Tottenham Centre | 350 m |
| Seven Sisters Market | 10 m |
| Page Green Common | 130 m |
| Rangemoor Road Open Space | 210 m |
| Brunswick Park | 220 m |
| Sycamore Gardens | 280 m |
Frequently asked questions
Seven Sisters is the nearest London Underground station to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and it gets very busy on home match days. Its Tottenham High Road entrance is reached via subways on each side of the High Road just north of the junction with Seven Sisters Road.
At 3.15 km (1.96 miles), it is the longest distance between two adjacent stations in deep-level tunnels anywhere on the London Underground. The section was built as part of the first stretch of the Victoria line, which opened on 1 September 1968.