Great Portland Street

Great Portland Street opened in 1863 as part of the original London Underground network. It opened between 'Bishop's Road' (now Paddington) on the Hammersmith & City Line and 'Farringdon Street' (close to the present-day Farringdon station). It was originally called 'Portland Road', then it was renamed to its present name in 1917. The station is a cut & cover station with two facing platforms, where just to the west is the junction for Metropolitan Line trains.

Look at the windows on the bridge (inside the station) between the two platforms. You can peer through the windows down onto the tracks and trains directly below.

This station is located in Zone 1 on the Tube map and is found between Euston Square and Baker Street. It has connections with the Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines. The Great Portland Street station building is listed as a building of National Significance. The current structure was built in 1930 on a traffic island. The station is within easy walking distance of Regent's Park and Warren Street Tube stations.

As part of the 150 year celebrations MET No.1 and Sarah Siddons passed though this station in January 2013.