Queensway tube station

Queensway station stands in Bayswater, just inside the City of Westminster near Kensington Gardens. It sits at the crossing of Queensway and Bayswater Road, on the Central line between Notting Hill Gate and Lancaster Gate. The building was designed by Harry Bell Measures for the Central London Railway. A flat roof was included so a hotel could be built above the station. The Coburg hotel opened in 1907 with three cupolas over the shops and station entrance. The station was renamed from Queen’s Road in 1946 after it opened in 1900. It closed in 2005 for lift replacement and modernisation work. Original lamps were recreated on the façade and new tiling added. The refurbishment finished in 2006 after delays criticised by Transport for London’s managing director. Bayswater station on the Circle and District lines lies about 100 metres north but has no direct link. Inside, the station retains its original character with restored lamps and tiles. The lifts now serve the platforms reliably after the upgrade. Outside, buses 70, 94, 148 and the night route N207 stop nearby. Kensington Gardens is across the road, offering green space beside the busy junction. The station’s unusual design and location make it a quiet spot in central London.