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| Type: | Transport for London (Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City Lines) |
| Station code: | ZPA |
| Opened: | 1863 |
| Platforms: | 6 |
The next station, built the other side of the mainline station, was Paddington (Praed Street) in 1868 for a branch of the Metropolitan Railway's line from Hammersmith to Moorgate Street. The Circle and District Lines stop here.
The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway reached Paddington in 1913 [3], it served as the Northern terminus until Warwick Avenue was opened in 1915. It was the first station on the line to have escalators from platform level to the surface from opening. The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway later became the Bakerloo Line. The combined tube stations were renamed Paddington in 1947.
Originally the Circle Line only stopped at the former Praed Street part of the combined tube station but since 2009 Circle Line trains have also stopped at the Bishop's Road part.
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| A Bakerloo Line trains arrives |
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| The end of the platform on the former Bishop's Road side |
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| The former Praed Street side |
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| S Stock arrives |
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| View down the Bakerloo platform |
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| District & Circle Line platform |
[1] Mike Horne, The Metropolitan Line (Capital Transport, 2003) p. 5
[2] Jason Cross, London Underground Guide 2017 (Train Crazy, 2017) p. 147
[3] Mike Horne, The Bakerloo Line (Capital Transport, 2001) p. 29
