Ladbroke Grove tube station
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| Ladbroke Grove | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Kensington |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit | 4.49 million |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1864 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Ladbroke Grove is a London Underground station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Latimer Road and Westbourne Park stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2.
Originally opened as part of the Metropolitan Railway on 13 June 1864 as Notting Hill with the extension of that line from Paddington to Hammersmith it was renamed Notting Hill & Ladbroke Grove in 1880 and Ladbroke Grove (North Kensington) on 1 June 1919 before reaching the present name in 1938.
The station is the nearest to Portobello Road Market and market traders and shopkeers in the market have started a campaign to have the station renamed Portobello Road in an effort to strengthen the market's recognition[1].
This station appears in an earlier version of the music video for Lily Allen's "LDN". Lily alights here after travelling on the Hammersmith and City line with her red Raleigh Chopper bicycle.
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- Lily Allen video on YouTube Video featuring Ladbroke Grove tube station (1 min 54 - 2 min).
| Preceding station | Underground Lines | Following station | ||
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| Latimer Road | Hammersmith & City Line | Westbourne Park | ||
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