British Museum tube station

British Museum
The station after closure
British Museum Location of British Museum in Central London
Location	Holborn
Local authority	Camden
Owner	Central London Railway
Number of platforms	2
Key dates
30 July 1900 (1900-07-30)	Opened
24 September 1933 (1933-09-24)	Closed
Replaced by	Holborn
Other information
Coordinates	51°31′03″N 0°07′22″W / 51.5175°N 0.1228°W / 51.5175; -0.1228
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British Museum was a station on the London Underground, located in Holborn, central London. It was latterly served by the Central line and took its name from the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.

The station was opened by the Central London Railway in 1900. In 1933, with the expansion of Holborn station, less than 100 yards away, British Museum station was permanently closed. It was subsequently utilised as a military office and command post, but in 1989 the surface building was demolished. A portion of the eastbound tunnel is used to store materials for track maintenance, visible from passing trains.