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Russell Square tube station
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| Russell Square | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Russell Square |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 1 |
| Annual entry/exit | 10.115 million † |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1906 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |
Russell Square is a London Underground station on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury. It is a small but busy station, used by office workers and tourists staying in Bloomsbury's numerous hotels.
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The station was designed by Leslie Green,[1] and opened on 15 December, 1906.
It is not far from the British Museum, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Russell Square Gardens. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 1, and is between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line.
Russell Square station has three lifts but no escalators. The platforms can also be reached by a spiral staircase with 177 steps, although signs in the station indicate that there are 175 steps.
On 7 July 2005 in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a train travelling between King's Cross's St. Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people.
 Unique tilework in this station features squares |
| Preceding station |  London Underground |
Following station | ||
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| Piccadilly line |
towards Cockfosters
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