St. Paul's tube station

St Paul’s is an Underground station in the City of London, named after the nearby cathedral. It stands on the Central line between Chancery Lane and Bank, in fare zone one. The station opened in 1900 as Post Office, after the General Post Office headquarters. In 1937 it took the name St Paul’s once the nearby railway station was renamed Blackfriars. The original entrance was on Newgate Street, later moved east during a 1930s modernisation. The station’s tunnels lie one above the other under the narrow medieval street. A lift once served both platforms from an intermediate level, with stairs up or down. During the Second World War the lift shaft housed London’s electricity grid control room. A visible high-level passageway leads to the disused lift lobby at the lowest level. The station’s ventilation shaft marks the spot of the original lift shafts. Today the station entrances surround the junction of Newgate Street, Cheapside and St Martin’s Le Grand. St Paul’s Cathedral is a short walk to the south. The London Stock Exchange and One New Change are nearby, along with the Old Bailey and Museum of London.