Arsenal tube station is a London Underground station located in Highbury,
north-central London.
It is on the Piccadilly Line, in Travelcard Zone 2, between Holloway Road and
Finsbury Park.
Originally known as Gillespie Road, it was renamed in 1932 after
Arsenal Football Club, who at the time played at the nearby Arsenal Stadium.
It is the only Tube station named directly after a football club. Although Arsenal
Stadium closed in 2006, the station retains its name and is still used by spectators
attending matches at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium, but it is otherwise quieter
than other stations on the same stretch of line.
October 8, 2018