Which Is Your Favourite Underground Station Decor - Baker Street or Charing Cross?

UK flag.

London's trains are interesting. They have the same design on the banquette seating but the colours vary.

London underground train, blue seats. Picture by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Looking at the two photos, I see that the colour of the paint on the poles is also different.

 London's underground stations have great decor. 

Baker Street

Baker street has pictures of Sherlock Holmes.

Baker Street station. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Charing Cross

Charing Cross has a map of the area beside the station, Trafalgar Square, and landmarks. 

What about the rest of the world?

Singapore also has art on the underground, called the MRT.

Russian stations are famous for their luxurious stations with chandeliers.

New York, the city in New York State, in the USA, is also popular with train travellers and arthitects and designers and railway buffs.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross_tube_station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross_railway_station

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/london-charing-cross

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/staying-safe-and-secure/

Wikimpedia gives lots of links.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charing Cross tube station.

• The Charing Cross-Embankment-Strand conundrum explains the various names of the tube stations in this area.
• London's Abandoned Tube Stations – Charing Cross
• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Subway entrance to Trafalgar Square station, 1906
  • Stairway entrance to Charing Cross station from Craven Street, 1909
  • Trafalgar Square station booking hall, 1922
  • Strand station booking hall, 1927
  • Craven Street entrance to Strand station, 1937. Note sign pointing way to Bakerloo line.
  • Strand station booking hall, 1973, two weeks after closure for reconstruction
  • Northbound Bakerloo line platform with original all-white tiling scheme, 1979
  • New Charing Cross station booking hall, 1979
  • Platform murals
    • Northern line – Construction of Charing Cross
    • Bakerloo line – Pictures from the National Gallery
    • Jubilee line – Images of Nelson's Column

About the Author

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.