An attempt to avoid confusion on the Underground in London

THERE ARE THREE Underground stations close to each other and very close to London’s Euston Road. Warren Street station is 285 yards west of Euston Square station, which is about 376 yards southwest of Euston Underground station.

When Warren Street station (on the Northern Line) was first opened in 1907, it was named ‘Euston Road’. An old station name sign on the platform has been retained as a souvenir (see photograph above), and it reads “.Euston Road”. Had this name remained unchanged, there would have been three stations with ‘Euston’ in their names. So, in 1908, no doubt to reduce the possibility of confusion, the present Warren Street station lost its original name and was given its current name.