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| '''Camden Town ] station''' is a major change over for the two branches of the ]. The station gets particularly busy at the weekend with tourists visting ]; to prevent overcrowding on the platforms, entry to the station from the street is restricted on Sunday afternoons. | '''Camden Town ] station''' is a major change over for the two branches of the ], and the busiest station on the entire ]. The station gets particularly busy at the weekend with tourists visting ] and ]; to prevent overcrowding on the platforms, entry to the station from the street is restricted on Sunday afternoons. | ||
| <div style="float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; width:300px; text-align:center"> ]<br> <small>''Camden town tube station'' <br> ]<br> </small> </div> | <div style="float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; width:300px; text-align:center"> ]<br> <small>''Camden town tube station'' <br> ]<br> </small> </div> | ||
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| ] are currently in the process of applying for planning permission to demolish the old station and replace it with a modern building. The plans include demolishing ], commonly known as ], the ] and several houses and shops. | ] are currently in the process of applying for planning permission to demolish the old station and replace it with a modern building. The plans include demolishing ], commonly known as ], the ] and several houses and shops. | ||
| In ] the station was the site of a derailment, which caused damage severe enough that it was closed |
In ] the station was the site of a derailment, which caused damage severe enough that it was closed for over a week, and trains presently do not interchange between the branches at it. | ||
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Revision as of 23:41, 8 January 2004
Camden Town tube station is a major change over for the two branches of the Northern Line, and the busiest station on the entire London Underground. The station gets particularly busy at the weekend with tourists visting Camden Market and Camden High Street; to prevent overcrowding on the platforms, entry to the station from the street is restricted on Sunday afternoons.
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Camden town tube station
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Northbound the next stations are Chalk Farm and Kentish town, southbound they are Mornington Crescent, and Euston. The station is in zone 2.
London Underground are currently in the process of applying for planning permission to demolish the old station and replace it with a modern building. The plans include demolishing Buck Street Market, commonly known as Camden Market, the Electric Ballroom and several houses and shops.
In 2003 the station was the site of a derailment, which caused damage severe enough that it was closed for over a week, and trains presently do not interchange between the branches at it.
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