St. James's Park tube station

St James’s Park station stands in the City of Westminster beside the green rectangle of St James’s Park. It sits between Victoria and Westminster stations on the Circle and District lines. The station’s main entrance opens into 55 Broadway, once the headquarters of Transport for London. A second entrance on Palmer Street leads straight to the park’s edge. The building is not fully accessible for wheelchairs. The station opened on Christmas Eve 1868 when the District Railway began running trains from South Kensington to Westminster. In 1872 the Outer Circle service started, carrying passengers from Broad Street to Mansion House via Addison Road. The Middle Circle followed in 1872, looping from Moorgate to Paddington and back. Both services ended in the early 20th century. The present structure dates from 1927–29, when Charles Holden designed 55 Broadway with sculptures by Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill and Henry Moore. Inside, the platforms display the green, blue, black and white tiling scheme Holden created for the City & South London Railway. The Palmer Street entrance and booking hall were rebuilt in the 1960s. Together with 55 Broadway, the station is Grade I listed. The name has shifted from St. James’ Park to St James’s Park over the years.