Arsenal tube station

Arsenal tube station, in Highbury, north London, is a London Underground station located near the Arsenal Stadium, the old home of Arsenal football club. It is on the Piccadilly Line, in Travelcard Zone 2, between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park tube stations. Opened as Gillespie Road on 15 December 1906 the later arrival of the football stadium led to a successful campaign for a change of name, and on 31 October 1932 it was renamed Arsenal (Highbury Hill). Over time, the suffix was gradually dropped, however the original tiled walls of the platforms still bear... read more