Arnos Grove Station

Address: Bowes Rd, London N11 1AN
Opened: 19th September 1932
Station Code: ASG
Fare Zone: 4

London Underground Line(s) Served:

Piccadilly Line

Service Pattern(s):

18 Trains Per Hour to Cockfosters
3 Trains Per Hour Terminate Here
6 Trains Per Hour to Heathrow Terminal 4
6 Trains Per Hour to Heathrow Terminal 5
3 Trains Per Hour to Rayners Lane
3 Trains Per Hour to Uxbridge
3 Trains Per Hour to Northfields (Start Here)

Interchange(s)

None

Station History

For many years firstly the Great Northern Railway, and then its successor the London and North Eastern Railway refused to grant their consent for any extension of the London Underground into the suburbs of North London. This led to the LNER obtaining parliamentary approval for a ban on any extensions north of the existing terminus at Finsbury Park in 1902.

In 1923 a public campaign against the ban had emerged stating the severe congestion at Finsbury Park, and this was assisted by Frank Pick, the assistant managing director of the Underground Group.

Following the public campaign, and additional pressure from the Underground Group, the London and North Eastern Railway relented on their objection in 1925 and Frank Pick began working on a proposal to extend the Piccadilly Line, gaining parliamentary approval in 1929.

Construction of the extension began in 1930 and was completed as far as Arnos Grove Station in early 1932, with the Charles Holden-designed station opening for service on 19 September 1932. The station remained as a terminus until the second phase of the extension was opened to Cockfosters on 13th March 1933.

After the outbreak of World War II, a solitary German bomber dropped a bomb on a group of houses located next to Bounds Green Station, causing the northern end of the platform tunnel toi collapse. This led to no services north of Wood Green for two months so the station closed during this time.

The station was bestowed with Grade II Listed Status as a building of architectural and historical interest on 19th February 1971.

During 2005 the station underwent a refurbishment programme that included improvements to the station signage, CCTV equipment and train information provision. Repairs and redecoration were also carried out during these works, although the heritage features of the station were not altered.