Swiss Cottage tube station

This article is about the current Jubilee line station. For the disused Metropolitan line station, see Swiss Cottage tube station (1868–1940).

Swiss Cottage is a London Underground station at Swiss Cottage, London. It was opened in 1939 as a stop on the Bakerloo line. Today, the station is on the Jubilee line between Finchley Road and St John's Wood stations. It lies in Travelcard Zone 2 and is located at the junction of Finchley Road, Avenue Road and College Crescent. The station is a local station, with the Metropolitan line bypassing the station nearby.

Swiss Cottage
Eastern entrance
Swiss Cottage Location of Swiss Cottage in Greater London
Location	Swiss Cottage
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	7.13 million[1]
2020	2.89 million[2]
2021	3.00 million[3]
2022	4.94 million[4]
2023	5.24 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	London Passenger Transport Board
Key dates
20 November 1939	Station opened (Bakerloo line)
1 May 1979	Bakerloo service replaced by Jubilee line
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51.54306°N 0.17472°W / 51.54306; -0.17472
London transport portal

Swiss Cottage is 550 yards (500 m) from South Hampstead station on the London Overground's Lioness line, however this is not a recognised out-of-station interchange.

History

Residents sheltering in Swiss Cottage tube station during the Blitz

The station was opened on 20 November 1939, on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road stations when the Metropolitan line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo line. It is named after a nearby pub built in 1803–4, originally called The Swiss Tavern and later renamed Swiss Cottage.

The new station initially operated as part of a combined station with the Metropolitan line's adjacent sub-surface Swiss Cottage station (platforms 1 and 2 were Metropolitan line and 3 and 4 were Bakerloo line), but the Metropolitan line station was closed on 17 August 1940. The Bakerloo line station was subsequently transferred (along with St John's Wood and the rest of the Stanmore branch) to the Jubilee line when it opened on 1 May 1979.

The station was used extensively during The Blitz of World War II as an air raid shelter.^[6]

Connections

London Buses routes 13, 31, 46, 113, 187, 268, 603 and C11 and night routes N28, N31 and N113 serve the station.

Gallery

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  Northbound platform looking south
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  Southbound platform looking north
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  Station roundel
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  Station southwestern entrance looking towards 100 Avenue Road
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  The London Underground roundel for the northern entrance to Swiss Cottage