Down Street tube station

Down Street
The station features a red glazed terracotta façade common to most built by the UERL
Down Street Location of Down Street in Central London
Location	Mayfair
Local authority	City of Westminster
Owner	Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Number of platforms	2
Key dates
1907 (1907)	Opened
1932 (1932)	Closed
Replaced by	None
Other information
Coordinates	51°30′17″N 0°08′52″W / 51.50465°N 0.14791°W / 51.50465; -0.14791
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Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair, west London. The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened it in 1907. It was latterly served by the Piccadilly line and was situated between Dover Street (now named Green Park) and Hyde Park Corner stations.

The station was little used; many trains passed through without stopping. Lack of patronage and proximity to other stations led to its closure in 1932. During the Second World War it was used as a bunker by the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the war cabinet. The station building survives and is close to Down Street's junction with Piccadilly. Part of it is now converted to a retail outlet.

London Transport Museum has been running guided tours of the station through its "Hidden London" programme since 2016. The tour covers the history of the site using archives from the museum's collection, with a focus on its Second World War connection.^[1]