Oval tube station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Oval

Location	Kennington
Local authority	Lambeth
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2005	4.580 million
2007	5.922 million
Key dates
1890	Opened (C&SLR)
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink

Oval tube station in Kennington is a station on the Northern line of the London Underground. It is between Stockwell and Kennington stations. It is the only station on the Morden branch of the Northern line whose name begins with a vowel. It is one of only two stations on the London Underground with only four letters in its name. The other station is Bank. Oval station is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is named for The Oval, which it serves.

• • Original Oval station
  • Station after 1920s rebuild

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Stockwell towards Morden		Northern line		Kennington towards Edgware, Mill Hill East or High Barnet

Images for kids

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  Station interior

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  Northbound platform looking south

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  Southbound platform looking north. It is directly below the northbound platform.

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  Station platform roundel

See also

In Spanish: Estación de Oval para niños