You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons:

This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.
This does not affect your ability to read Wikipedia pages.
Most people who see this message have done nothing wrong. Some kinds of blocks restrict editing from specific service providers or telecom companies in response to recent abuse or vandalism, and can sometimes affect other users who are unrelated to that abuse. Review the information below for assistance if you do not believe that you have done anything wrong.

The IP address or range 3.91.0.0/16 has been blocked (disabled) by ‪L235‬ for the following reason(s):

The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be a web host provider or colocation provider. To prevent abuse, web hosts and colocation providers may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider because it hides your IP address, much like a proxy or VPN.
We recommend that you attempt to use another connection to edit. For example, if you use a proxy or VPN to connect to the internet, turn it off when editing Wikipedia. If you edit using a mobile connection, try using a Wi-Fi connection, and vice versa. If you are using a corporate internet connection, switch to a different Wi-Fi network. If you have a Wikipedia account, please log in.
If you do not have any other way to edit Wikipedia, you will need to request an IP block exemption.

How to appeal if you are confident that your connection does not use a colocation provider's IP address:
If you are confident that you are not using a web host, you may appeal this block by adding the following text on your talk page: ((unblock|reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is _______. Place any further information here. ~~~~)). You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated. Your IP address can be determined here. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the unblock ticket request system. There are several reasons you might be editing using the IP address of a web host or colocation provider (such as if you are using VPN software or a business network); please use this method of appeal only if you think your IP address is in fact not a web host or colocation provider.

Administrators: The IP block exemption user right should only be applied to allow users to edit using web host in exceptional circumstances, and requests should usually be directed to the functionaries team via email. If you intend to give the IPBE user right, a CheckUser needs to take a look at the account. This can be requested most easily at SPI Quick Checkuser Requests. Unblocking an IP or IP range with this template is highly discouraged without at least contacting the blocking administrator.

This block will expire on 21:36, 3 July 2026.

Even when blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page, as well as email administrators and other editors.

For information on how to proceed, please read the FAQ for blocked users and the guideline on block appeals. The guide to appealing blocks may also be helpful.

Other useful links: Blocking policy · Help:I have been blocked
Your IP address is in a range that has been blocked on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis. The block was made by ‪Wiki13‬. The reason given is Open proxy/Webhost: Visit the FAQ if you are affected .
- Start of block: 13:43, 5 May 2022
- Expiry of block: 13:43, 5 May 2024
Your current IP address is 3.91.25.123. The blocked range is 3.91.0.0/16. Please include all above details in any queries you make. If you believe you were blocked by mistake, you can find additional information and instructions in the No open proxies global policy. Otherwise, to discuss the block please post a request for review on Meta-Wiki. You could also send an email to the stewards VRT queue at stewards@wikimedia.org including all above details.

You can view and copy the source of this page:

((short description|London Underground station))
((more citations needed|date=February 2015))
((Use dmy dates|date=December 2023))
((Use British English|date=August 2012))
((Infobox London station|symbol=underground
|name           = Oval
|image_name     = Oval station (8400936845).jpg
|caption        = Station entrance
|manager        = [[London Underground]]
|owner          = [[London Underground]]
|fare_zone      = 2
|locale         = [[Oval, London]]
|borough        = [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]]
|years1         = 18 December 1890
|years2         = 29 November 1923<ref>Chronology of London Railways by H. V. Borley page 75</ref>
|years3         = 1 December 1924
|events1        = Opened (C&SLR)
|events2        = closed for rebuilding
|events3        = reopened
|platforms      = 2
<!-- |tubeexits03    = ((pad|1em)) 4.642
|tubeexits04    = ((increase)) 5.00
|tubeexits05    = ((decrease)) 4.58
|tubeexits06    = ((increase)) 5.18 
|tubeexits07    = ((increase)) 5.922
|tubeexits08    = ((decrease)) 5.92
|tubeexits09    = ((decrease)) 5.79-->
|coordinates    = ((coord|51.4819|-0.1125|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title))
|map_type       = Greater London
))

'''Oval''' is a [[London Underground]] station in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]]. It is on the [[Northern line]] between [[Kennington tube station|Kennington]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]] stations and is in [[Travelcard Zone 2]].<ref name=stn>((cite map/Standard Tube Map))</ref> It opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the [[City and South London Railway]] and is named after [[The Oval]] cricket ground, which it serves.

==Location==
The station is located at the junction of [[Kennington Park Road]] (heading north-east), Camberwell New Road (south-east), Clapham Road (south west) and Harleyford Street (north west) and is about 500&nbsp;yards from The Oval cricket ground.<ref name=stnlocation>[https://www.google.com.my/maps/place/Oval/@51.4820504,-0.1126962,17z/data=!4m7!1m4!3m3!1s0x4876048db9a81d61:0x634df3d440cdd3b7!2sOval+Tube+Station,+Kennington+Park+Rd,+London+SE11+4PP,+UK!3b1!3m1!1s0x4876048dc396eff5:0xeb5f6550ab496527 Google Maps – Oval Tube Station]</ref> Also close by are [[Kennington Park]] and the imposing [[St Mark's Church, Kennington|St Mark's Church]].<ref name=stnlocation />

==History==
((expand section|date=February 2015))
The City and South London Railway opened to passengers between Stockwell and [[King William Street tube station|King William Street]] on 18 December 1890,((sfn|Rose|1999)) and was both the first standard gauge tube and the first railway to employ electric traction in London.((sfn|Wolmar|2005|p=135)) To avoid disturbance of surface buildings the construction of the tube was shield-driven at deep level,((sfn|Badsey-Ellis|2005|p=42)) and much of the work was done via shafts at station sites which later contained the passenger lifts.((sfn|Badsey-Ellis|2016|p=74))

Oval tube station was the intended site of one of the [[21 July 2005 London bombings|attempted London bombings on 21 July 2005]].

==Station building==
((unreferenced section|date=February 2015))
The Oval station, opened as Kennington Oval, was designed by [[T.P. Figgis|Thomas Phillips Figgis]]<ref name="Labyrinth">((Cite web |url=https://art.tfl.gov.uk/labyrinth/artwork/oval/ |title=Oval 109 / 270 |website=Art on the Underground |publisher=[[Transport for London]] |access-date=1 September 2019))</ref> with elements of early [[Arts and Crafts]] and neo-classical detailing. The structure was made distinctive by a lead-covered dome with cupola lantern and weathervane which housed some of the lift equipment; the main part of the building was of red brick. The station building was rebuilt in the early 1920s when the line was modernised and was refurbished during late 1997/early 1998 at street level with a modern tiling scheme inside and out, adding a full-length glazed canopy and giving the station a more modern look. Reflecting its proximity to the cricket ground, the internal decorative tiling features large images of cricketers in various stances.

In 2004 station staff started to use a whiteboard to display a handwritten "thought of the day" from the ''[[Tao Te Ching]]'' for the benefit of passengers. This idea then spread to other Underground stations such as [[North Greenwich tube station|North Greenwich]], where the content relates to events at the nearby [[O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]].<ref>BBC News, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42666628</ref>

==Services and connections==
Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 3–6 minutes between 06:03 and 00:27 in both directions.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/northern?FromId=940GZZLUOVL&ToId=940GZZLUKNG&SelectedTime=5 |title=Northern line timetable: From Oval Tube Station to Kennington Tube Station |website= [[Transport for London]] |access-date=22 February 2015))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/northern?FromId=940GZZLUOVL&ToId=940GZZLUSKW&SelectedTime=6 |title=Northern line timetable: From Oval Tube Station to Stockwell Tube Station |website= [[Transport for London]] |access-date=22 February 2015))</ref>

[[London Buses|London Bus]] routes [[London Buses route 3|3]], [[London Buses route 36|36]], [[London Buses route 59|59]], [[London Buses route 133|133]], [[London Buses route 155|155]], [[London Buses route 159|159]], [[London Buses route 185|185]], [[London Buses route 333|333]], [[London Buses route 415|415]] and [[London Buses route 436|436]] and night routes [[London Buses route N3|N3]], [[London Buses route N109|N109]], [[London Buses route N133|N133]], [[London Buses route N136|N136]] and [[London Buses route N155|N155]] serve the station.<ref name=busroute1>((cite web |url=http://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bus-route-maps/kennington-oval-a4-140522.pdf |title=Buses from Kennington Oval |website= [[Transport for London]] |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=22 February 2015))</ref><ref name=busroute2>((cite web |url=http://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bus-route-maps/kennington-oval-night-a4-280821.pdf |title=Night buses from Kennington Oval |website= [[Transport for London]] |date=28 August 2021 |access-date=22 February 2015))</ref>

==In popular culture==
The station was mocked up by the television series ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors: The Lights of London parts 1 & 2]]'', broadcast on [[BBC One]] on 14 and 21 April 1976. However, the filmed site was actually at [[Camden Town tube station#Air raid shelter|Camden Town deep-level shelter]].<ref>[http://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/lufilmtv/stlol.htm Survivors – The Lights of London parts 1 & 2 14-21/04/76 BBC1]</ref>

==Gallery==
((commons category))
<gallery>
File:Interior of Oval Tube Station.jpg|Station interior
File:Oval station northbound look south.JPG|Northbound platform looking south
File:Oval station southbound look north.JPG|Southbound platform looking north. It is directly below the northbound platform.
File:Oval Tube roundel.jpg|Station platform roundel
</gallery>

==References==
((Reflist))

==Sources==
*((cite book |last=Badsey-Ellis |first=Antony |title=London's Lost Tube Schemes |year=2005 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=1-85414-293-3 ))
*((cite book |last=Badsey-Ellis |first=Antony |title=Building London's Underground: From Cut-and Cover to Crossrail |year=2016 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=978-1-8541-4397-6 ))
*((cite book |last=Rose |first=Douglas |title=The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History |year=1999|orig-year=1980 |edition=7th |publisher=Douglas Rose/Capital Transport |isbn=1-8541-4219-4))
*((cite book |last=Wolmar |first=Christian |author-link=Christian Wolmar |title = The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever |publisher = Atlantic Books |isbn=1-84354-023-1 |orig-year=2004 |year=2005 ))

==External links==
((Spoken Wikipedia|Oval_Tube_Station_Read_by_Nzseries1.OGG|date=2008-04-19))
* [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
**((LTM archive|1998-84124|Original Oval station, 1915))
**((LTM archive|1998-74604|Station after 1920s rebuild, 1934))

((Adjacent stations|system=London Underground|line=Northern|type1=|left=Kennington|right=Stockwell|next=Kennington|type=Morden|note-mid1=Morden branch))

((Northern line navbox))

[[Category:Northern line stations]]
[[Category:Tube stations in the London Borough of Lambeth]]
[[Category:Former City and South London Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1890]]
[[Category:Kennington]]
[[Category:London Underground Night Tube stations]]
[[Category:1890 establishments in England]]

Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page (help):

Oval tube station (edit)
Template:Adjacent stations (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Adjacent stations/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Ambox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Category handler (view source) (protected)
Template:Citation LU usage 2018 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Citation LU usage 2019 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Citation LU usage 2020 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Citation LU usage 2021 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Citation LU usage 2022 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Cite book (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite map (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite map/Standard Tube Map (edit)
Template:Cite web (view source) (protected)
Template:Commons category (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Coord (view source) (protected)
Template:DMCA (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Dated maintenance category (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Decrease (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Expand section (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:FULLROOTPAGENAME (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Find sources mainspace (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Hlist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:If then show (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Increase (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Infobox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Infobox London station (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:LTM archive (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Location map (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:MONTHNAME (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:MONTHNUMBER (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Main other (view source) (protected)
Template:More citations needed (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Northern line navbox (edit)
Template:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Template:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Template:Plainlist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:Portal-inline (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Rail-interchange (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Rail color (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Rail navbox titlestyle (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Reflist (view source) (protected)
Template:Reflist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Template:Sfn (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Short description (view source) (protected)
Template:Short description/lowercasecheck (view source) (protected)
Template:Side box (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Sister project (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Spoken Wikipedia (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Start date (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Template other (view source) (protected)
Template:Top icon (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Tube station info link (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Tubeexits2018 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Tubeexits2019 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Tubeexits2020 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Tubeexits2021 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Tubeexits2022 (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Unreferenced (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Unreferenced section (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Use British English (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Use dmy dates (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Adjacent stations (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Adjacent stations/London Underground (view source) (semi-protected)
Module:Adjacent stations/i18n (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Arguments (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/blacklist (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/shared (view source) (protected)
Module:Check for unknown parameters (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1 (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/COinS (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Date validation (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Coordinates (view source) (protected)
Module:Coordinates/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Date (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Disambiguation/templates (view source) (protected)
Module:Find sources (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/config (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/links (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/templates/Find sources mainspace (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Footnotes (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Footnotes/anchor id list (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Footnotes/anchor id list/data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Footnotes/whitelist (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Infobox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Infobox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:InfoboxImage (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Location map (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Location map/data/Greater London (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom Greater London (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Location map/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Math (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/ambox.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/setindex (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/softredirect (view source) (protected)
Module:Portal (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Portal-inline (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Portal/images/l (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:Side box (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Side box/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Spoken Wikipedia (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Spoken Wikipedia/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Spoken Wikipedia/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:Trim quotes (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:WikidataIB (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB/nolinks (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:WikidataIB/titleformats (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
Module:Yesno (view source) (protected)

Return to Oval tube station.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_tube_station"