Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 11 and Version 10 of Finsbury Park Station

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== Line 0 == == Line 0 ==
Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station. It's on the [[Category Victoria Line|Victoria]] and [[Category Piccadilly Line|Piccadilly]] lines, and also served by Great Northern trains to [[Moorgate Station|Moorgate]] and the [[Category Thameslink|Thameslink]] services from Cambridge and Peterborough down through [[St Pancras International Station|St Pancras]].
Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station on the [[Category Victoria Line|Victoria]] and [[Category Piccadilly Line|Piccadilly]] lines.
== Line 6 ==
Unusually for a zone 2 station, there are no ticket barriers. There are Oyster validators before you reach the platforms though. Slightly confusingly, the validator at the main entrance is just <i>beyond</i> the notice which warns you that you'll be fined if you're caught beyond it without a valid ticket or validated Oyster card.

There are, however, plans to install ticket barriers, with work beginning in 2009 if planning permission succeeds. [http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/2008/01/station-upgrades-finsbury-park-and.html This entry] on the London Connections blog has more details.

== Line 8 ==
* [http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/2008/01/station-upgrades-finsbury-park-and.html London Connections article]
== Line 13 ==
* [http://www.journeyplanner.org/user/XSLT_SOI_REQUEST?language=en&type=stop&id=1000083 Station information from Journey Planner]
== Line 12 == == Line 16 ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsbury_Park_station Wikipedia entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsbury_Park_station Wikipedia entry]
== Line 15 == == Line 19 ==
category='Bus,Piccadilly Line,Rail,Thameslink,Trains To King's Cross/St Pancras,Trains To Moorgate,Tube,Victoria Line,Zone 2 Stations'
category='Bus,Piccadilly Line,Rail,Trains To King's Cross/St Pancras,Trains To Moorgate,Tube,Victoria Line,Zone 2 Stations'
== Line 19 == == Line 23 ==
host='81.187.166.218'
host='46.43.34.31'
== Line 39 == == Line 39 ==
summary='Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines.' summary='Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines and the Great Northern and Thameslink routes.' summary='Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines.' summary='Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines and the Great Northern and Thameslink routes.'

Zone 2 Tube, rail, and bus station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines.

Best avoided on match days, if possible, since it will be overrun with Arsenal fans.

There are three entrances: the main one (shown in the photo on this page) is on the north-west side of Seven Sisters Road where it intersects with Stroud Green Road, while the others are reached via longish passageways from Wells Terrace photo and Seven Sisters Road.

Unusually for a zone 2 station, there are no ticket barriers. There are Oyster validators before you reach the platforms though. Slightly confusingly, the validator at the main entrance is just beyond the notice which warns you that you'll be fined if you're caught beyond it without a valid ticket or validated Oyster card.

There are, however, plans to install ticket barriers, with work beginning in 2009 if planning permission succeeds. This entry on the London Connections blog has more details.

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