Finsbury Park

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Finsbury Park Station is a busy transport interchange in North London. The interchange consists of an interconnected National Rail station, London Underground Victoria Line station and two bus stations.

The main entrances are by the eastern bus station on Station Place. The National Rail ticket office here lies in between one entrance marked by the Underground roundel symbol, while the other is marked by the National Rail symbol, and provides direct access to the main line platforms.

There is another exit by the western bus station along Wells Terrace, incoroporating the Underground ticket office, plus a narrow side entrance to the south on the A503 Seven Sisters Road. The complex is located in Travelcard Zone 2, between Seven Sisters and Highbury and Islington stations.

The station is close to Finsbury Park, one of the oldest of London’s Victorian parks, and the Finsbury Park mosque. It is also used by many Arsenal supporters on matchdays, as the club’s ground is just a short walk away, along Isledon or St Thomas’ Roads.

When the Victoria Line was built in the 1960s, the walls in Finsbury Park station were decorated with mosaics of hot air balloons and duelling pistols, which can still be seen. This was based on a mistaken identification of Finsbury Park with Finsbury Fields, which was used by Londoners since medieval times for archery and sports, and also associated with 18th century duels and one of the first hot air balloon flights.

However, Finsbury Fields actually occupied a location close to the present-day Finsbury Square.

Finsbury Park station has a long and complex history involving the participation of many railway companies during its lifetime and has been subject to a number of operational changes and changes to the configuration of station infrastructure.

British Transport Police maintain a presence at Finsbury Park.