Great Portland Street (ZGP)

Great Portland Street is a stop on the London Underground Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines in central London between Baker Street and Euston Square. 

A Metropolitan Line train arrives

Information
Type:	Transport for London (London Underground Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines)
Station code:	ZGP
Opened:	1863
Platforms:	2

The station was opened in 1863 as part of the Metropolitan Railway original route and therefore is one of the oldest London Underground stations. It was opened as Portland Street, gaining the "Great" later on. It was known as Great Portland Street & Regents Park during the 1920s though has had it's current name since 1933.

The station was rebuilt in 1930 [1] and is situated on a traffic island, the platforms retain many of their original features. As the station is on three lines it has an intensive service with at least twenty four trains an hour in each direction.

Preparing to go

Station name

Down to the eastbound platforms

Station building

[1] Jason Cross, London Underground Guide 2017 (Train Crazy, 2017) p. 127