Russell Square is a London Underground station on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden. It is a small but busy station, often used by office workers and by tourists who are staying in Bloomsbury's numerous hotels.
The station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.The station was designed by Leslie Green.
Russell Square Station is not far from the British Museum, the University of London's main campus, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Russell Square Gardens. Its location is adjacent to the Brunswick Centre. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 1, and is between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line.
Russell Square station has three lifts but no escalators. The platforms can also be reached using a spiral staircase with 177 steps, although signs in the station indicate that there are 175 steps.
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