Description and History of Site:-
Disused underground railway station on the Piccadilly line between Green Park and Hyde Park Corner Stations. The street frontage and access (via stairs only - lifts have been removed) survives and is in use by railway personnel - also for occasional guided public tours. Parts of the western end of the deep level station was demolished soon after closure to provide for the installation of a reversing siding (which has staff access from Hyde Park Corner) which remains in use for stabling / turning back trains as required. The yellow brick walls separating the platforms from the running line can be seen from trains. The station opened 15 March 1907 - closed 22 May 1932 as a consequence of relocating surface access to neighbouring stations when escalators replaced lifts (especially at Green Park). Down Street was used during WWII as the headquarters of the Railway Executive Committee

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Key Words :- Disused Underground station

Address :- Down Street, London, Greater London, W1
Grid Ref :- TQ 28640 80043
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.504688 , Long -0.147922
Local Authority :- Westminster City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- converted
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- 1907 - 1932
Record Date :- 2 June 2018

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