Gloucester Road tube station

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Gloucester Road is a London Underground station in South Kensington, near the intersection of Gloucester Road and Cromwell Road.

The station is served by the District Line, Circle Line and Piccadilly Line. On the District and Piccadilly lines the station is between South Kensington and Earl's Court, and on the Circle Line it is between High Street Kensington and South Kensington. The station lies in Travelcard Zone 1.

The station is designed with the sub-surface District and Circle line platforms lying above the deep-level Piccadilly line. The Piccadilly Line platforms are accessed by a lift, however, there are a few steps from the bottom of the lift to the platforms, which means, unfortunately, there is no step-free access.

The eastbound District and Circle lines share a platform whereas there are separate platforms for westbound trains. This is because there is a junction to the west of the station, where the District and Circle lines separate, going to Earl's Court and High Street Kensington respectively. A second, disused, eastbound platform still exists; it is often used for Platform for Art displays.

The typical off-peak service from this station is as follows:

• 12 tph to Heathrow Airport (Piccadilly Line)
• 3 tph to Uxbridge (Piccadilly Line)
• 3 tph to Rayners Lane (Piccadilly Line)
• 6 tph to Northfields (Piccadilly Line)
• 6 tph to Ealing Broadway (District Line)
• 6 tph to Richmond (District Line)
• 6 tph to Wimbledon (District Line)
• 8 tph anticlockwise on the Circle Line
• 18 tph to Cockfosters (Piccadilly Line)
• 6 tph to Arnos Grove (Piccadilly Line)
• 6 tph to Tower Hill (District Line)
• 12 tph to Upminster (District Line)
• 8 tph clockwise on the Circle Line

Piccadilly line building

Artwork by Beatriz Milhazes in Gloucester Road station in May 2006

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center; clear: both;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | Underground Lines ! Following station

|- style="text-align: center;" | rowspan="2" | Earl's Court | style="background:#002d73;" |   | Piccadilly Line | style="background:#002d73;" |   | rowspan="3"| South Kensington |- style="text-align: center;" | style="background:#0d6928;" |   | District Line | style="background:#0d6928;" |   |- style="text-align: center;" | High Street Kensington | style="background:#f7dc00;" |   | Circle Line | style="background:#f7dc00;" |  

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