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{{Infobox London station
| name             = Barons Court
| symbol           = underground
| manager          = [[London Underground]]
| locale           = [[West Kensington]]
| borough          = [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith & Fulham]]
| platforms        = 4
| fare_zone        = 2
| image_name       = Barons Court - geograph.org.uk - 4374486.jpg
| caption          = Station building
| coordinates      = {{coord|51|29|26|N|0|12|49|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title|format=dec}}
| original         = [[District Railway]]<br />[[Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway]]
| years1           = 9 September 1874
| years2           = 9 October 1905
| years3           = 15 December 1906
| events1          = DR line opened
| events2          = DR station opened
| events3          = GNP&B platforms opened
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| listing_grade = II
| listing_entry = 1358562
| listing_reference = <ref name="EH 1358562">{{National Heritage List for England| num=1358562| desc=Barons Court Underground Station |access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| listing_start = 14 February 1985
}}

'''Barons Court''' is a [[London Underground]] station in [[West Kensington]] in the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]], [[Greater London]]. It is served by the [[District line|District]] and [[Piccadilly line|Piccadilly]] lines, and is in [[List of stations in London fare zone 2|London fare zone 2]]. On the District line, the station is between [[Hammersmith tube station (District and Piccadilly lines)|Hammersmith]] and [[West Kensington tube station|West Kensington]] stations. On the Piccadilly line, it is between Hammersmith and [[Earl's Court tube station|Earl's Court]] stations.<ref>{{cite map/Standard Tube Map}}</ref>

East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues in a cutting to West Kensington. The station is the last open air stop for eastbound trains on the Piccadilly line until [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]] and has [[cross-platform interchange]] with the District line.

==Location==
The station is located on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road ([[A4 road (Great Britain)|A4]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=barons+court+tube+station&es_sm=122&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=_k1sVZaUKMWxuASrt4PYCw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ |title=Barons Court tube station |website=Google Maps |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> East of the station, the Piccadilly line descends into tunnel towards Earl's Court and the District line continues on the surface to West Kensington.<ref name=culgpiccadilly>{{cite web |last=Feather |first=Clive |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/piccadilly.html |title=Piccadilly line |work=Clive's Underground Line Guides |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601111208/http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/piccadilly.html |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> West of the station, both Piccadilly line and District line continue to Hammersmith station. The station is located in a deep, brick sided cutting.

==History==
[[File:Barons Court Station - geograph.org.uk - 1762897.jpg|thumb|left|The station in May 1962 looking east with a westbound Piccadilly line train to Uxbridge.]]
The tracks through Barons Court were first laid on 9 September 1874 when the [[District Railway]] (DR, now the District line) opened an extension from [[Earl's Court]] to [[Hammersmith]].<ref name=culgdistrict>{{cite web |last=Feather |first=Clive |title=District line |work=Clive's Underground Line Guides |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html |access-date=1 June 2015 |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601104148/http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/district.html}}</ref> When the line was constructed the area now known as "[[Barons Court]]" was open fields and [[Market gardening|market gardens]] to the west of the hamlet of [[North End, Fulham|North End]] and there was no call for a station between [[West Kensington tube station|North End, Fulham]] and [[Hammersmith tube station (District and Piccadilly lines)|Hammersmith]] stations.

However, by the beginning of the 20th century, the area had been developed for housing and, on 9 October 1905, the District Railway (DR) opened a station to serve these new developments and in preparation for the opening of the [[Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway]] (GNP&BR, now the Piccadilly line), then under construction.<ref name=culgdistrict/><ref name=culgpiccadilly/> The GNP&BR began operations on 15 December 1906, running between Hammersmith and [[Finsbury Park station|Finsbury Park]].<ref name=culgpiccadilly/>

In the 1990s, the [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] station was carefully restored to its original appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baron's Court Ceremony|url=http://www.londontransport.co.uk/press/baron.html|date=19 May 1997|website=[[London Transport (brand)|London Transport]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804082029/http://www.londontransport.co.uk/press/baron.html|archive-date=1997-08-04|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>

===Notable fatality===
The former [[Formula One]] driver [[Birabongse Bhanudej|B. Bira]], who was a member of the [[Chakri dynasty|Thai Royal family]], was found dead at the station on 23 December 1985.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC|title=The Prince And I: The story of the last Thai F1 driver|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/46344810|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Barons Court stn bench.JPG|thumb|left|The unique bench on the eastbound island platform.]]

==The station today==
The station building was constructed to a design by Harry Ford in a style similar to that used at Earl's Court and Hammersmith and is now a [[Grade II]] [[listed building]] as it retains many of its original features, including [[terracotta]] facing and [[Art Nouveau]] lettering. The wooden benches on the platform with the station name along the back on enamelled metal panels are a unique feature on the entire London Underground.<ref name="EH 1358562"/> The station has two island platforms to provide an interchange between the two lines - the inner pair of tracks is used by the Piccadilly line and the outer tracks by the District line.<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=culgdistrict /> The station building has been Grade II listed since 14 February 1985.<ref name="EH 1358562"/>

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==Name==
The name Barons Court is possibly inspired by the [[Baronscourt]] estate in [[County Tyrone]], [[Northern Ireland]], where Sir [[William Palliser]], who built part of the area, may have had connections.<ref>[https://www.museumoflondonprints.com/image/422130/torla-evans-barons-court-tube-station-2009 Barons Court station image caption] at the [[Museum of London]]</ref> Unlike Earl's Court station, Barons Court is written without an apostrophe.<ref name="london1994">{{cite web | url=https://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2011/11/london-1994-incident-on-tube.html | title=London 1994 - Incident on the Tube | date=9 November 2011 | work=Just for my boys | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323140530/http://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2011/11/london-1994-incident-on-tube.html | archive-date=23 March 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Services==
[[File:1973 stock at Barons Court.JPG|thumb|A 1973 stock Piccadilly line train stands at the eastbound platform.]]

===District line===
On the District line, Baron Court station is between [[Hammersmith tube station (District and Piccadilly lines)|Hammersmith]] to the west and [[West Kensington tube station|West Kensington]] to the east. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:
*12tph eastbound to [[Upminster station|Upminster]] (6tph to [[Barking station|Barking]] on Sundays)<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/district?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUWKN&SelectedTime=5 |title=District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to West Kensington Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6tph westbound to [[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing Broadway]]<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref name=westdistrict>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/district?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUHSD&SelectedTime=5 |title=District line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6tph westbound to [[Richmond station (London)|Richmond]]<ref name=culgdistrict /><ref name=westdistrict/>

There is also a morning service every day from Acton Town (Ealing Broadway on Saturdays) to [[Edgware Road tube station (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines)|Edgware Road]] and a late evening service from Edgware Road to Ealing Broadway on Sundays only.<ref name=culgdistrict />

===Piccadilly line===
On the Piccadilly line, Barons Court station is between Hammersmith to the west and [[Earl's Court tube station|Earl's Court]] to the east. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:
*18 tph eastbound to [[Cockfosters tube station|Cockfosters]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=eastpicc>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/piccadilly?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUECT&SelectedTime=5 |title=Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Earl's Court Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*3 tph eastbound to [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=eastpicc/>
*6 tph westbound to [[Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 tube station|Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3]] and [[Heathrow Terminal 5 station|5]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/piccadilly?FromId=940GZZLUBSC&ToId=940GZZLUHSD&SelectedTime=6 |title=Piccadilly line timetable: From Barons Court Underground Station to Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station |website=Transport for London |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*6 tph westbound to [[Heathrow Terminal 4 tube station|Heathrow Terminals 4]] and [[Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station|2 & 3]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc/>
*3 tph westbound to [[Northfields tube station|Northfields]]<ref name=westpicc/>
*3 tph westbound to [[Rayners Lane tube station|Rayners Lane]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc/>
*3 tph westbound to [[Uxbridge tube station|Uxbridge]]<ref name=culgpiccadilly/><ref name=westpicc/>

{{Adjacent stations|system=London Underground
  |line1=District|left1=Hammersmith|right1=West Kensington|type1=West
  |line2=Piccadilly|left2=Hammersmith|right2=Earl's Court
}}

==Nearby places==
*[[Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College]]'s Hammersmith site is across Talgarth Road on Gliddon Road.
*[[The Queen's Club]], location of the [[Aegon Championships]] tennis tournament, is at the end of Palliser Road.
*The [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], (LAMDA), is on the Talgarth Road.
*[[Margravine Cemetery]]
*[[Charing Cross Hospital]] is nearby, and is advertised at the station exit.

==In Popular  Culture ==
On 8 June 1939, [[Kinematograph Weekly]] announced that exterior scenes of [[A Window in London]] would "be filmed at Baron's Court Underground Station and in Parliament Square."

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Barons Court tube station}}
* [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
** {{LTM archive|2004-15467|Entrance to GNP&BR tunnel between District Railway tracks, 1906.}} In the distance can be seen the Great Ferris wheel at Earl's Court exhibition ground.
** {{LTM archive|1998-62923|Barons Court station, 1916}}
** {{LTM archive|1998-69062|Booking hall, 1939}}
** {{LTM archive|2001-15326|View of platforms, 1983}}

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