Clapham South is a station on London Underground's Northern line between Clapham Common and Balham. The station is located at the corner of Balham Hill (A24) and Nightingale Lane, at the southern edge of Clapham Common. It is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3.

Clapham South
The station entrance
Clapham South Location of Clapham South in Greater London
Location	Clapham
Local authority	London Borough of Wandsworth
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	London Underground
Station code	CPS[1]
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2 and 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2017	8.65 million[2]
2018	8.03 million[3]
2019	8.10 million[4]
2020	3.38 million[5]
2021	3.76 million[6]
Key dates
13 September 1926	Opened (C&SLR)
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1266140[7]
Added to list	16 June 1987; 35 years ago (1987-06-16)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.452778°N 0.147°W / 51.452778; -0.147
London transport portal

History

The station was designed by Charles Holden and was opened on 13 September 1926 as the first station of the Morden extension of the City and South London Railway, which is now part of the Northern line. Other proposed names for the station prior to opening were "Balham North" and "Nightingale Lane".

The apartments above the station, named Westbury Court, were a later addition, built in the mid-1930s. The parade of shops along Balham Hill was extended as part of the same development using the same style as the original three closest to the station.

The station was refurbished in the 1990s, with new flooring, tiling and CCTV - albeit ensuring that original Charles Holden features were restored or reproduced. The restoration work was awarded a National Railway Heritage Award.[12]

It is one of eight London Underground stations with a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it.[13] In 1948, the deep shelter was used as temporary accommodation for immigrants from the West Indies. The HMT Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury in 1948 carrying 492 immigrants. London had a severe labour shortage after the war and the Colonial Office had sought to recruit a labour force from Jamaica. An advertisement had appeared in Jamaica's Daily Gleaner on 13 April 1948 offering transport to the UK. The Windrush was quickly filled. As there was no accommodation for all of the new arrivals, the Colonial Office housed many of them temporarily in the deep-level shelter at Clapham South.[14] The underground shelter opened its doors to the public in 2016.[15]

Connections

The station is served by London Buses routes 50, 155, 249, 355, G1, 690, and also by night route N155.

References

Gallery

• 
  Northbound platform looking south
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  Southbound platform looking north
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  Roundel on the southbound platform
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  Uplighters on the escalators
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  One of the entrances to Clapham South deep level shelter; the other is on the Common

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clapham South tube station.

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Clapham South station, 1926
  • Station with recently built apartments, 1936
  • Entrance to deep level shelter, 1942
• CharlesHolden.com Early photograph of station

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Clapham Common towards Edgware, High Barnet or Mill Hill East		Northern line		Balham towards Morden

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