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| locale        = [[St Giles, London|St Giles]]
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'''Tottenham Court Road''' is an [[interchange station]] in the [[St Giles, London|St Giles]] area of the [[West End of London]] for [[London Underground]] and [[Elizabeth line]] services.

The London Underground station is served by the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central]] and [[Northern line|Northern]] lines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tottenham Court Road Station |url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/tottenham-court-road/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028022414/http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/tottenham-court-road/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 October 2010 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Crossrail |language=en}}</ref> On the Central line, the station is between [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]] and [[Holborn tube station|Holborn]] stations. On the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line, it is between [[Goodge Street tube station|Goodge Street]] and [[Leicester Square tube station|Leicester Square]] stations. The Elizabeth line station is between [[Bond Street station|Bond Street]] and [[Farringdon station|Farringdon]] stations.

The station is located at [[St Giles Circus]], the junction of [[Tottenham Court Road]], [[Oxford Street]], [[New Oxford Street]] and [[Charing Cross Road]] and is in [[London fare zone 1]], with a second entrance at [[Dean Street]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Tottenham Court Road |url=https://2577f60fe192df40d16a-ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/assets/library/document/t/original/tottenham_court_road_station_profile_2022r1.pdf |publisher=Crossrail |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> 

==History==

===Central London Railway===
The station opened as part of the [[Central London Railway]] (CLR) on 30 July 1900.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/central.html#dates Clive's Underground Line Guides – Central Line, Dates]</ref> From that date until 24 September 1933,<ref name="autogenerated1" /> the next station eastbound on the Central line was the now-defunct {{stl|LUL|British Museum}}; the next stop in that direction is now {{stl|LUL|Holborn}}. The platforms are under Oxford Street west of St Giles' Circus and were originally connected to the ticket hall via lifts at the east end of the platforms. The original station building was on the south side of Oxford Street and was designed in common with other CLR stations by [[Harry Bell Measures]]. The building and its neighbours were demolished in 2009.

===Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway===
The [[Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway]] (CCE&HR, now part of the Northern line) arrived here on 22 June 1907<ref name=CULG_02>[http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/northern.html#dates Clive's Underground Line Guides – Northern Line, Dates]</ref> but used the name '''Oxford Street''' until an interchange (linking the eastbound Central line with the southbound Northern line via the ends of the platform) was opened on 3 September 1908<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite book |last=Rose |first=Douglas |title=The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History |year=1999 |publisher=Douglas Rose |isbn=1-85414-219-4}}</ref> from when the present name was used for both lines. The next station north on the Northern line was originally called Tottenham Court Road,<ref name="autogenerated3" /> but was renamed to {{stl|LUL|Goodge Street}} at this time.

The original ticket office was directly beneath St Giles circus and was accessed from stairs on three street corners around the Circus. Its original lift shafts and emergency stairs are still extant. A set of emergency stairs can be used as access down to the ends of the Northern line platform. The lift shafts are used for offices and station facilities.

===Early improvements===
Like a number of other central area stations, Tottenham Court Road underwent improvements during the 1920s to replace the original sets of lifts with escalators. Works commenced in 1923; a new subsurface ticket hall, under St Giles Circus, was constructed and the escalators came into service on 28 September 1926 (upper set) and 1 February 1926 (lower set).<ref>Railways Through The Clay; Croome & Jackson; London; 1993; p169</ref> A shaft for three escalators was driven from the ticket hall under the junction down to the east end of the Central line platforms ending at an intermediate circulation space. A further pair of escalators descend from this level to the north end of the Northern line platforms. The lifts were removed and the redundant shafts were used as ventilation ducts. In 1938 a [[Tottenham Court Road chiller|chiller plant]] began operating at the station. This was decommissioned in 1949.

Passenger congestion entering and leaving the Northern line platforms was partially eased by the addition of a short single escalator at the centre of the platform leading up to a passageway linking to the intermediate circulation area. However, this was in itself a cause of congestion, as traffic trying to leave the station from the Northern line found itself in the path of traffic entering and travelling to the Central line.

In the early 1980s, the entire station was redecorated, losing the distinctive [[Leslie Green]]-designed platform tiling pattern of the [[Charles Yerkes|Yerkes]] tube lines (which included the CCE&HR), and the plain white platform tiles of the CLR. It was replaced by distinctive mosaics by [[Eduardo Paolozzi]], located on platforms, passages and escalator entrances.

===Initial plans for station expansion ===
The station had four entrances to the sub-surface ticket hall from the north-east, south-west and north-west corners of the junction and from a subway beneath the Centre Point building which starts on Andrew Borde Street. The entrances were frequently congested leading to occasions during peak periods of the day when they were briefly closed to prevent overcrowding in the station.

In the aftermath of the [[King's Cross fire]] in 1987, London Underground was recommended to investigate "passenger flow and congestion in stations and take remedial action".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Investigation into the King's Cross underground fire.|author=Fennell, Desmond|date=1988|publisher=[For] Department of Transport [by] H.M.S.O|others=Great Britain. Department of Transport.|isbn=0101049927|location=London|oclc=19271585}}</ref> A Parliamentary bill was tabled in 1991 to permit London Underground to improve and expand the frequently congested station, however this was not proceeded with.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1991/18/enacted|title=London Underground (Safety Measures) Act 1991|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref> In 2000, London Underground consulted on a station upgrade including a new larger ticket hall, new escalators and step free access, which would have taken 4 years to construct.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Improvements to Tottenham Court Road station|url=http://www.londontransport.co.uk/underground/pn1458.htm|date=28 February 2000|website=[[London Regional Transport|London Transport]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000620024919/http://www.londontransport.co.uk/underground/pn1458.htm|archive-date=20 June 2000|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>

=== Expansion as part of Crossrail ===
[[File:Tottenham Court Road underground station July 2011.jpg|thumb|Construction of the station expansion work in 2011]]
[[File:Daniel Buren, 'Diamonds and Circles, works in situ', Tottenham Court Road, 2016. Photo- Thierry Bal, 2016.jpg|thumb|Tottenham Court Road Eastern Ticket Hall after expansion, with [[Daniel Buren|Daniel Buren's]] artwork.]]

The station was eventually reconstructed and upgraded in the mid 2010s as part of the [[Crossrail]] project to construct the [[Elizabeth line]],<ref name=":0" /> with the £500{{nbsp}}million station upgrade taking eight years.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/tottenham-court-road-station-fully-reopens-after-500-million-revamp-a3463261.html|title=Tottenham Court Road station's £500 million revamp completed as entrances open|author=Dick Murray|date=10 February 2017|website=London Evening Standard|access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> To enable the station expansion work to occur, both the [[London Astoria|Astoria]] theatres and the original Central line entrance were demolished.<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/informationround2006/$FILE/tottenham+court+road_panel_01.pdf Crossrail – Proposal for eastern ticket hall] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928073536/http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/informationround2006/$FILE/tottenham+court+road_panel_01.pdf|date=28 September 2007}}</ref> During construction, the Central and Northern lines were alternately closed for several months to allow for upgrade works to take place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Othman |first=Hannah |date=9 December 2015 |title=The Central line has returned to Tottenham Court Road |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/londoners-delight-as-tottenham-court-road-station-reopens-a3131131.html |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>

Upon completion in 2017, the project delivered:<ref name=":4" />

* A new ticket hall six times larger than previous, located below St Giles Circus and the forecourt of [[Centre Point]]
* New public plaza outside Centre Point, with station entrances designed by [[Hawkins/Brown|Hawkins\Brown]]
* New dedicated set of escalators to access the Northern line
* New and expanded passageways underground
* Escalators down to the eastern end of the future Elizabeth line station.<ref name=":0" />
* Step-free access throughout the station
* Restoration of existing artwork by Eduardo Paolozzi, and a new artwork in the ticket hall by [[Daniel Buren]]

On [[Dean Street]], a dedicated western entrance and ticket hall was built to access the new Elizabeth line platforms.<ref name=":0" /> These platforms stretch for {{cvt|230|m}} between the two ticket halls, underneath [[Soho Square]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pritchard |first=James |date=12 February 2021 |title=Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth line station enters final commissioning phase |url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/tottenham-court-road-elizabeth-line-station-enters-final-commissioning-phase |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212104810/https://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/tottenham-court-road-elizabeth-line-station-enters-final-commissioning-phase |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2021 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Crossrail |language=en}}</ref> The completed western entrance and Crossrail platforms were handed over to TfL in early 2021.<ref name=":1" /> Crossrail links Tottenham Court Road to [[Canary Wharf railway station|Canary Wharf]], [[Abbey Wood railway station|Abbey Wood]], [[Stratford station|Stratford]], and [[Shenfield railway station|Shenfield]] in the east with [[London Paddington station|Paddington]], [[Heathrow Terminal 5 station|Heathrow]] and [[Reading railway station|Reading]] in the west.<ref name=":0"/> The central section of the Elizabeth line opened on 24 May 2022 between Paddington and Abbey Wood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Elizabeth line: Delayed £18bn Crossrail finally opens |language=en-gb |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-london-61507125 |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>  Direct service to Reading, Heathrow, Stratford and Shenfield commenced on 6 November 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Aplin |first=Lucy |date=24 May 2022 |title=Why you need to switch Crossrail trains and when Elizabeth line opens in full |url=https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/where-change-elizabeth-line-why-switch-crossrail-trains-when-opens-paddington-liverpool-street-1647738 |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=inews.co.uk}}</ref>

As part of a plan to raise £500{{nbsp}}million from development above new Crossrail stations,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2018 |title=Property development above Elizabeth line stations to create jobs, growth and revenue |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2018/march/property-development-above-elizabeth-line-stations-to-create-jobs-growth-and-revenue |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Transport for London |language=en-GB}}</ref> a residential development of 92 homes as well as retail units will be built above the western ticket hall by developer [[Galliard Homes]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morby |first=Aaron |date=March 2021 |title=Galliard to start £55m London Soho resi job |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/02/17/galliard-to-start-55m-london-soho-resi-job/ |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Construction Enquirer |language=en-GB}}</ref> and a new [[West End theatre]] as well as retail and office space will be built above the eastern ticket hall by developer [[Derwent London]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=London |first=Derwent |title=Soho Place |url=https://www.derwentlondon.com/properties/1-oxford-street |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Derwent London |language=en}}</ref> The new theatre, [[@sohoplace]], opened on 15 October 2022 and was the first West End theatre to open in over 50 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Culwell-Block |first1=Logan |title=New Vic Theatre's Marvellous Will Be Inaugural Production at New West End Theatre @sohoplace |url=https://playbill.com/article/new-vic-theatres-marvellous-will-be-inaugural-production-at-new-west-end-theatre-sohoplace |website=Playbill |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref>

== Artworks ==
[[File:Tottenham_Court_Road_stn_Central_line_mosaic.JPG|thumb|[[Eduardo Paolozzi]] mosaics (1982) on the Central line platform]]
In the mid 1980s, [[Eduardo Paolozzi]] was commissioned to create an artwork for the station. The design includes panels of tessellated and hand-cut smalti mural [[mosaic]], and is a distinct and noticeable feature of the station. The frenetic design was intended to reflect the station's position adjacent to Tottenham Court Road's large concentration of [[hi-fi]] and electronics shops. During the expansion of the station for Crossrail,<ref>{{cite web |author=Aicha Zaa, Will Hurst |date=2 February 2015 |title=Campaigners 'disgusted' as builders dismantle Paolozzi murals at Tottenham Court Road |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/campaigners-disgusted-as-paolozzi-murals-at-tottenham-court-road-are-removed-10017296.html |access-date=21 August 2017 |website=London Evening Standard}}</ref> sections of the mosaic were restored, moved or replaced<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2016 |title=Recreating Paolozzi's great Tottenham Court Road Mosaics |url=https://www.drostle.com/recreating-paolozzis-great-mosaics-for-tottenham-court-road/ |access-date=8 May 2020 |website=Gary Drostle |language=en-GB}}</ref> while other section were destroyed, some sections of which have been removed to be conserved at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tube station mosaics to be seen in new light in artist's home city |url=http://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/school-of-art/news-events/tube-station-mosaics-to-be-seen-in-new-light-in-artist%E2%80%99s-home-city |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915042153/http://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/school-of-art/news-events/tube-station-mosaics-to-be-seen-in-new-light-in-artist%E2%80%99s-home-city |archive-date=15 September 2015 |access-date=26 August 2015 |website=Edinburgh College of Art |publisher=University of Edinburgh }}</ref>

As part of the expansion of the Eastern ticket hall, [[Art on the Underground]] commissioned an artwork by [[Daniel Buren]], a French conceptual artist. This work, ''{{'}}Diamonds and Circles', works 'in situ{{'}}'', was Buren's first permanent public commission in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Buren |url=https://art.tfl.gov.uk/projects/permanent-commission-by-daniel-buren |title=Diamonds and Circles, works in situ |website=Art on the Underground |date=3 July 2017 |access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> It comprises colourful diamond and circle shapes, which contrast with Buren's trademark stripes in black and white, fixed to internal glass walls throughout the ticket hall. The artwork was completed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alice Morby |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/12/daniel-buren-diamonds-circles-installation-tottenham-court-road-underground-tube-station-london-uk/ |title=Daniel Buren completes installation at Tottenham Court Road tube station |website=Dezeen.com |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref>

As part of the Crossrail project, two artworks were commissioned by [[Turner Prize]]–winning artists, one for each ticket hall.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Artwork at Tottenham Court Road |url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/benefits/art-on-crossrail/artwork-at-tottenham-court-road |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025090215/https://www.crossrail.co.uk/benefits/art-on-crossrail/artwork-at-tottenham-court-road |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2020 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Crossrail |language=en}}</ref> At the eastern ticket hall, [[Richard Wright (artist)|Richard Wright]] created a mural of geometric patterns in [[gold leaf]] on the concrete ceiling above the Crossrail escalators.<ref name=":2" /> At the western ticket hall, [[Douglas Gordon]] installed a [[video art]]work above the escalators, with thought provoking statements translated into a variety of languages appearing and disappearing.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Longhorn |first=Danny |date=2024-01-26 |title=New video installation by award-winning artist Douglas Gordon to launch at Tottenham Court Road station |url=https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/new-video-installation-by-award-winning-artist-douglas-gordon-to-launch-at-tottenham-court-road-station/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=RailBusinessDaily |language=en-US}}</ref> Gordon's work was unveiled in 2024.<ref name=":5" />

== Services ==
Services at Tottenham Court Road are operated by the [[Elizabeth line]], and the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central]] and [[Northern line|Northern]] lines of the [[London Underground]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

{| class="wikitable"
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! Operator/line 
!Direction!! Frequency to destination
|-
|rowspan=2| [[London Underground]] <br/> [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/central/|title=Central Line Timetable|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
|Westbound
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* 3 tph to {{lus|White City}} 
* 9 tph to {{stn|Ealing Broadway}} 
* 3 tph to {{lus|Northolt}} 
* 9 tph to {{stn|West Ruislip}}
|-
|Eastbound
|
* 3 tph to {{lus|Newbury Park}} 
* 9 tph to {{lus|Hainault}} 
* 3 tph to {{lus|Loughton}} 
* 9 tph to {{lus|Epping}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[London Underground]] <br/> [[Northern line]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/northern/|title=Northern Line Timetable|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>
|Northbound
||
* 10 tph to {{lus|Edgware}} 
* 8 tph to {{lus|High Barnet}} 
* 2 tph to {{lus|Mill Hill East}}
|-
|Southbound
|
* 10 tph to {{lus|Kennington}} 
* 10 tph to {{lus|Battersea Power Station}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Elizabeth line]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/elizabeth-line-timetable-december-2023-v7.pdf|title=Elizabeth Line Timetable: December 2023|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
|Westbound
||
* 6 tph to {{stn|London Paddington}} 
* 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Heathrow Terminal 4}} 
* 2 tph to {{stn|Heathrow Terminal 5}} 
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Maidenhead}} 
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Reading}}
|-
|Eastbound
|
* 8 tph to {{stnlnk|Abbey Wood}} 
* 8 tph to {{stnlnk|Shenfield}}
|}
As of 2024, it is the fourth busiest station on the London Underground and the busiest Underground station on the Central Line with 62{{nbsp}}million passengers using it per year.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://crowding.data.tfl.gov.uk/Annual%20Station%20Counts/2024/AC2024_AnnualisedEntryExit_CrowdingPublic.xlsm | title = COUNTS (LU/LO/DLR/TfL Rail)--2024 // Station annualised entries and exits | publisher = Transport for London | date = 8 October 2025 | access-date = 2 November 2025 | format=xls}}</ref>

The station is also served by a night service on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the [[Night Tube]]. The station is served by Central line trains every 10{{nbsp}}minutes in each direction and Northern line trains every 7–8{{nbsp}}minutes in each direction.

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== Future developments ==
=== Crossrail 2 ===
The [[Crossrail 2]] project proposed a station at Tottenham Court Road, the only planned interchange between the Elizabeth line and Crossrail 2.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Tottenham Court Road |url=https://crossrail2.co.uk/stations/tottenham-court-road/ |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Crossrail 2}}</ref> The expanded station built as part of the Crossrail project took the future demands of Crossrail 2 into account, which will allow for less construction disruption if the line is built.<ref name=":3" /> The proposals involve a new Crossrail 2 ticket hall on the site of [[Curzon Cinemas|Curzon]] Soho on [[Shaftesbury Avenue]]. This has been criticised by campaigners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2015 |title=Celebrities join fight to save Soho's Curzon cinema from Crossrail 2 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/22/celebrities-join-fight-to-save-sohos-curzon-cinema-from-crossrail-2-london |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aron |first=Isabelle |title=Everyone's angry about... Crossrail 2 |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/everyones-angry-about-crossrail-2-112615 |access-date=11 March 2022 |website=Time Out London |date=26 November 2015 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The station and ticket hall site were first safeguarded as part of the route during the development of the [[Chelsea-Hackney line]] in 1991.<ref>[http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/chelsea-hackneyline/$FILE/chelsea+hackney+line+safeguarding+leaflet+february+2008.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528154820/http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/chelsea-hackneyline/$FILE/chelsea+hackney+line+safeguarding+leaflet+february+2008.pdf|date=28 May 2008}}</ref> In November 2020, plans for Crossrail 2 were shelved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crossrail 2 plans shelved as part of £1.8bn TfL funding deal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/02/crossrail-2-plans-shelved-transport-for-london-funding-deal |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=2 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
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* The station was used for a sequence in the 1981 film ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=An American Werewolf in London [1981 feature film]|url=http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/aawinlon.htm|website=www.nickcooper.org.uk|access-date=21 August 2017|date=14 April 2004}}</ref>
* A scene in the 2008 film ''[[The Bank Job]]'' is set in the station, though it was shot at [[Aldwych tube station]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The London Underground in Films & TV |url=http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/lufandtv.htm |website=www.nickcooper.org.uk |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>
* A scene in the musical ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' is set in the station; the musical played across the street at the [[Dominion Theatre]] from 2002 to 2014.<ref name="stage">{{cite web |last=Martland |first=John |date=16 January 2004 |title=We Will Rock You |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/19733.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153627/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/155/we-will-rock-you |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=1 April 2011 |website=The Stage Newspaper Limited }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/wwry-close We Will Rock You to close after an astonishing 12 years] – bestoftheatre.co.uk</ref>

==Connections==
[[London Buses]] day and night routes serve the station.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
**{{LTM archive|1998-75606|Central line station building in 1914}}
*[http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/publications_store/Tot_Ct_Rd_Station_East_Planning_Brief.pdf City of Westminster, Draft Planning Brief – Crossrail: Tottenham Court Road Station (Eastern Ticket Hall), May 2005], Retrieved 31 January 2008
*[http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/london/tcr/index.shtml Photos of Paolozzi's mosaics in the station]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026184542/http://geocities.com/londondestruction/favemosaics.html Conservation of the TCR Station Mosaics]
*[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2355.aspx Rebuilding work and schedule] (Transport for London)
*[https://www.drostle.com/recreating-paolozzis-great-mosaics-for-tottenham-court-road/ Restoration and rebuild of Central Line Paolozzi mosaics] by mosaic artist Gary Drostle

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