Fare zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used by the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and National Rail. For most tickets, travel through Zone 1 is more expensive than journeys of similar length not crossing this zone. The zone contains all the central London districts, most of the major tourist attractions, the major rail terminals, the City of London, and the West End. It is about from west to east and from north to south, approximately .

Background

London is split into six approximately concentric zones. Zone 1 covers the West End, the Holborn district, Kensington, Paddington and the City of London, as well as Old Street, Angel, Pimlico, Tower Gateway, Aldgate East, Euston, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Earl's Court, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Lambeth North and Waterloo. Every London Underground line has stations in zone 1. Underground stations within this zone are typically close together; for instance Covent Garden and Leicester Square are only apart, the shortest distance between any two stations in the network. The zone originates from two central London zones that were created on 4 October 1981 named City and West End, in which flat fares applied, replaced in 1983 by Zone 1.

List of stations

The following stations are in zone 1, and were in the 1981–1983 City and West End zones as shown:

Station Local authority Managed by 1981 to 1983 Notes Aldgate City of London London Underground City Aldgate East Tower Hamlets London Underground City Angel Islington London Underground City Baker Street Westminster London Underground West End Bank City of London London Underground City Barbican City of London London Underground City Battersea Power Station Wandsworth London Underground N/A Bayswater Westminster London Underground West End Blackfriars LU City of London London Underground City Blackfriars NR City of London Thameslink N/A Bond Street Westminster London Underground West End Borough Southwark London Underground City Cannon Street LU City of London London Underground City Cannon Street NR City of London Network Rail N/A Chancery Lane Camden London Underground City Charing Cross LU Westminster London Underground Both Charing Cross NR Westminster Network Rail N/A City Thameslink City of London Thameslink N/A Covent Garden Westminster London Underground Both Earl's Court Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End Also in zone 2 Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Westminster London Underground West End Edgware Road (Circle) Westminster London Underground West End Elephant & Castle LU Southwark London Underground City Also in zone 2 Elephant & Castle NR Southwark Thameslink N/A Also in zone 2 Embankment Westminster London Underground Both Euston NR Camden Network Rail N/A Euston LU Camden London Underground Both Euston Square Camden London Underground Both Farringdon Islington London Underground City Fenchurch Street City of London c2c N/A Gloucester Road Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End Goodge Street Camden London Underground Both Great Portland Street Westminster London Underground West End Green Park Westminster London Underground West End High Street Kensington Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End Holborn Camden London Underground Both Hoxton Hackney London Overground N/A Also in zone 2 Hyde Park Corner Westminster London Underground West End Kennington Southwark London Underground N/A Also in zone 2 King's Cross NR Camden Network Rail N/A King's Cross St Pancras LU Camden London Underground Both Knightsbridge Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End Lambeth North Lambeth London Underground Both Lancaster Gate Westminster London Underground West End Leicester Square Westminster London Underground Both Liverpool Street LU City of London London Underground City Liverpool Street NR City of London Network Rail N/A London Bridge LU Southwark London Underground City London Bridge NR Southwark Network Rail N/A Mansion House City of London London Underground City Marble Arch Westminster London Underground West End Marylebone LU Westminster London Underground West End Marylebone NR Westminster Chiltern Railways N/A Monument City of London London Underground City Moorgate City of London London Underground City Nine Elms Lambeth London Underground N/A Notting Hill Gate Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End Also in zone 2 Old Street Islington London Underground City Oxford Circus Westminster London Underground West End Paddington(Bakerloo, Circle and District) Westminster London Underground West End Paddington(Circle and Hammersmith & City) Westminster London Underground West End Paddington NR Westminster Network Rail N/A Piccadilly Circus Westminster London Underground West End Pimlico Westminster London Underground West End Queensway Westminster London Underground West End Regent's Park Westminster London Underground West End Russell Square Camden London Underground Both Shoreditch High Street Hackney London Overground N/A Sloane Square Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End South Kensington Kensington & Chelsea London Underground West End Southwark Southwark London Underground N/A St James's Park Westminster London Underground West End St Pancras International Camden Network Rail N/A St Paul's City of London London Underground City Temple Westminster London Underground Both Tottenham Court Road Westminster London Underground Both Tower Gateway City of London DLR N/A Tower Hill Tower Hamlets London Underground City Vauxhall LU Lambeth London Underground West End Also in zone 2 Vauxhall NR Lambeth South Western Railway N/A Also in zone 2 Victoria LU Westminster London Underground West End Victoria NR Westminster Network Rail N/A Warren Street Camden London Underground Both Waterloo East Lambeth Southeastern N/A Waterloo LU Lambeth London Underground Both Waterloo NR Lambeth Network Rail N/A Westminster Westminster London Underground Both Changes April 2010: Addition of Shoreditch High Street May 2021: Kennington from Zone 2 to Zone 1/2 boundary 20 September 2021: Addition of Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms

See also List of London Underground stations List of London railway stations List of Docklands Light Railway stations List of busiest London Underground stations London Underground stations that are listed buildings

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