Bermondsey tube station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox London station Bermondsey (Template:IPAc-en) is a London Underground station. It is located in the eastern part of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark and also serves the western part of Rotherhithe, in south-east London.
The station itself was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects. Although it was originally intended to have a multi-storey office building on the top, London Underground have yet to realise the second phase of the scheme.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The station on the Jubilee line, having been built as part of the Jubilee Line Extension from 1999. It is between London Bridge and Template:Stl stations on the line. It is notable for its extensive use of natural light. The main station entrance is on the south side of Jamaica Road. The station is in London fare zone 2.
History
The station was opened on 17 September 1999.<ref>Horne, M: The Jubilee Line, page 80. Capital Transport Publishing, 2000.</ref>
In 2002, a plaque to Dr Alfred Salter - who worked to improve the "living conditions of the poor in the Bermondsey area" in the 20th century - was unveiled by local MP Simon Hughes.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station had been built on the site of Salter's former doctors surgery.<ref name=":1" />
Design
Like its extension counterparts, Bermondsey station was designed with a futuristic style in mind by Ian Ritchie Architects.<ref name=":0" /> Extensively using natural light, it is built in both a cut-and-cover and tube design.<ref name="design">Bermondsey Beacon – design of Bermondsey station of the London Underground Template:Webarchive The Architectural Review Retrieved 2007-12-01</ref> The cut-and-cover section is supported by latticed concrete beams allowing light to penetrate to the platform level. The escalators down to this area are lined by flat concrete with a high ceiling to give a feeling of spaciousness.<ref name="design"/> The bored section is encased with metal to keep in line the futuristic and metallic theme of the extension. As with all other deep level stations on the Jubilee Line Extension, Bermondsey station has platform screen doors for passenger safety and comfort.Template:Citation needed
Connections
London Buses routes 47, 188, 381 and C10 and night routes N199 and N381 serve the station.Template:Citation needed
Gallery
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Westbound platform looking east -
Eastbound platform looking west -
Station roundel
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At the time of opening
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The escalators between the platforms and ticket hall
