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Zone 2 Station

Blown up in the second world war, rebuilt (badly) from scratch. In the mornings, the entrance is often blocked by the lines of people using the ticket machines. There's often one of the ribbon barriers, but as nobody in the UK has a convention about which side of the pavement to walk on, it usually ends up with people going both directions on both sides of it.

There are three ticket hall windows, two on the main hall and one on the "inside" of the barriers, presumably for passengers from the North London Line, which has plenty of unmanned stations. There's also the usual crop of ticket machines.

Recently the approach to the station was repaved. It's a bit better now, with nice blue lights. There's often a coffee shop and crepe (and burger) just outside the station entrance.

The old station is still over the road. It looks much nicer.

Lines Served

Victoria Line	South		King's Cross St Pancras		Highbury and Islington Station		Finsbury Park		North
GN Electrics Line	South		Essex Road		Highbury and Islington Station		Drayton Park		North
Silverlink North London Line	West		Caledonian Road And Barnsbury		Highbury and Islington Station		Canonbury		East

Interchanges

There are cross platform interchanges between the Victoria Line and the GN Electrics Line

Interesting facts

• That news stand has been there, in one form or another, for a hundred years or so.
• The White Swan pub nearby is named after the old pub that used to be where the station now is.
• (Not for the squeamish) A colony of rats lives under the Silverlink (overground) platforms

Station Information / Journey Planner: Highbury and Islington