Back باربيكان (محطة مترو أنفاق لندن) Arabic Barbican (stanice metra v Londýně) Czech Barbican Station Danish Barbican (London Underground) German ایستگاه متروی باربیکان Persian Barbicanin metroasema Finnish Barbican (métro de Londres) French 巴比嵌站 GAN Barbican metróállomás Hungarian Barbican (metropolitana di Londra) Italian
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 View of Barbican station platforms, with the Barbican Estate towers in the background, 2014 | |
  Barbican Location of Barbican in Central London | |
| Location | Barbican |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 4 (2 in use) |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  10.47 million[1] |
| 2020 |  2.54 million[2] |
| 2021 | 3.47 million[3] |
| 2022 | 5.36 million[4] |
| 2023 | 5.19 million[5] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2006–07 | 0.045 million[6] |
| 2007–08 | 0.052 million[6] |
| 2008–09 | 0 (closed) million[6] |
| Key dates | |
| 23 December 1865 | Opened as Aldersgate Street[7][8] |
| 1 November 1910 | Renamed Aldersgate[7][8] |
| 24 October 1924 | Renamed Aldersgate & Barbican[7][8] |
| 1 December 1968 | Renamed Barbican[7][8][9] |
| 1976 | Services from Great Northern line via Widened Lines ceased |
| 1982 | Electrified services from Bedford commenced |
| 2009 | Thameslink services ceased |
| 24 May 2022 | Opened access to Farringdon (Elizabeth line) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′13″N 0°05′52″W / 51.5202°N 0.0977°W |
 London transport portal | |
Barbican is a London Underground station situated near the Barbican Estate, on the edge of the ward of Farringdon Within, in the City of London in Central London. It has been known by various names since its opening in 1865, mostly in reference to the neighbouring ward of Aldersgate.
The station is served by the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, and is situated between Farringdon and Moorgate stations, in Travelcard Zone 1.[10] Platform 2, serving westbound trains, is connected by a single lift to Farringdon station on the Elizabeth line. Until 2009 Barbican was additionally served by Thameslink services to and from Moorgate.[11]
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 14
- ^ a b c d Hywel, Williams (2004). "Renamed Stations". Underground History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Butt (1995), page 26
- ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Taking a look inside Crossrail's Farringdon station". www.ianvisits.co.uk. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.