Fulham Broadway tube station
{{short description|London Underground station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name = Fulham Broadway
| symbol = underground
| manager = London Underground
| locale = Walham Green
| borough = Hammersmith and Fulham
| platforms = 2
| fare_zone = 2
| access = yes
| access_note = {{citation step free tube map}}
| image_name = FulhamBroadway1.jpg
| coordinates = {{coord|51|28|50.23|N|0|11|40.76|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title|format=dec}}
| original = District Railway
| years1 = 1 March 1880
| years2 = 1 March 1952Chronology of London Railways by H.V.BorleyForgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
| events1 = Opened as Walham Green
| events2 = Renamed Fulham Broadway
}}
Fulham Broadway ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ʊ|l|əm|_|ˈ|b|r|ɔː|d|w|eɪ}}) is a London Underground station on the {{stl|LUL|Wimbledon}} branch of the District line. It is between {{stl|LUL|West Brompton}} and {{stl|LUL|Parsons Green}} stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is located on Fulham Broadway (A304). It is the nearest station to Stamford Bridge stadium, the home of Chelsea Football Club. The station is in a cutting that was originally open air until it was covered by the 'Fulham Broadway Shopping Centre' development. The line then resurfaces shortly before West Brompton station.
History
The station was opened as Walham Green on 1 March 1880 when the District Railway (DR, now the District line) extended its line south from West Brompton to {{stl|LUL|Putney Bridge}}.
The original station building was replaced in 1905 with a new entrance designed by Harry W Ford to accommodate crowds for the newly built Stamford Bridge stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://lbhflibraries.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/the-how-the-district-line-came-to-fulham/|title=How the District Line came to Fulham|last=Fowler|first=Fiona|date=2015-12-14|website=London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}} It is now a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE|grade=II|desc=Fulham Broadway Underground Station: former entrance building and trainshed|num= 1358569 |date=14 Feb 1985}}
The name was changed to its current form on 1 March 1952 after representations from Fulham Chamber of Commerce.Walham Green Station The Railway Magazine issue 603 July 1951 page 496
The station was upgraded in the early 2000s as part of the construction of the Fulham Broadway Shopping Centre over the station, with a new ticket hall, station control room and step free access. New "match day" staircases were added to the far end of the platform, allowing crowds attending Chelsea F.C. games easier entry/exit from the station, avoiding the main ticket hall and shopping centre.{{Cite web|date=22 August 2001|title=Transformation of Fulham Broadway Station shows the way ahead|url=http://www.thetube.com/content/pressreleases/0108/22.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618091804/http://www.thetube.com/content/pressreleases/0108/22.asp|archive-date=18 June 2003|access-date=2020-03-10|website=London Underground}} The upgraded station opened in 2003, with access via the shopping centre. The original street-level station building at the southern end of the platform was closed, with the original footbridge remaining in situ.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonsarchitects.com/projects/mixed/fulham-broadway/|title=Fulham Broadway, London|website=Hamiltons Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230081708/http://www.hamiltonsarchitects.com/projects/mixed/fulham-broadway/|url-status=dead}}
The original station building was then refurbished, with many of the original station signs and architectural features retained, including the historic terracotta block facade. Following a period as a T.G.I. Friday's restaurant, the building has been in use as a food hall since 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.markethalls.co.uk/market/fulham|title=Market Hall Fulham {{!}} London's Best Food Hall|website=Market Halls|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224234338/https://www.markethalls.co.uk/market/fulham|url-status=dead}}
On the night of 21 May 2008, the station was the scene of riots following Chelsea's defeat by Manchester United in the Champions League Final.{{Cite web|last=Davenport|first=Jack Lefley, Justin|date=2012-04-12|title=Blood stains streets as rioting Chelsea fans fight each other|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/blood-stains-streets-as-rioting-chelsea-fans-fight-each-other-6682470.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=standard.co.uk|language=en}}
Services
The typical off-peak service is:
- 12 trains per hour to Wimbledon
- 6 tph to Edgware Road
- 3 tph to Barking
- 3 tph to Tower Hill
During the peak and on Chelsea F.C. matchdays additional services run including services all the way through to Upminster
Cultural references
- In 1998 the station was featured in the film "Sliding Doors" where Gwyneth Paltrow met John Hannah after successfully catching her tube. When they leave the tube, they can be seen walking up the old steps towards the exit. These steps no longer lead to that exit, having been superseded by the new ticket hall described previously; they do remain as a bridge between platforms however.
- Ian Dury and the Blockheads' 1978 single What a Waste contains the line: "I could be the ticket man at Fulham Broadway Station".
- Mentioned in Take That's song "Pretty Things" off their 2010 album "Progress".
Image gallery
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File:FulhamBroadway2.jpg|Fulham Broadway underground station platforms looking north (September 2006)
File:FulhamBroadway3.jpg|Fulham Broadway underground station platforms looking south (September 2006)
File:Harry Ford's building at Fulham Broadway station.jpg|The former station building
File:Citybound_train_at_Fulham_Broadway_tube_station_(2).jpg|A citybound train about to depart
Connections
References
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External links
- [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
- {{LTM archive|1998-89160|Walham Green station, 1893}}
- {{LTM archive|1999-3523|Walham Green station, 1920}}. The large crowd is composed of football fans attending the FA Cup Final held at Stamford Bridge that year.
- {{LTM archive|1998-89594|Interior of station building, 1956}}
- {{LTM archive|2001-15392|View of platforms, 1980}}. Showing the open section of the platforms now covered by the shopping centre.
- {{LTM archive|2003-3214|Ticket office windows, 1998}}
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{{Adjacent stations|system=London Underground|line=District|left=Parsons Green|right=West Brompton|type=Wimbledon|note-mid1=Wimbledon branch}}
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