Essex Road railway station

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Essex Road
Entrance on Canonbury Road
Essex Road Location of Essex Road in Greater London
Location	Canonbury
Local authority	London Borough of Islington
Managed by	Great Northern
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	EXR
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.768 million[1]
2020–21	0.197 million[1]
2021–22	0.408 million[1]
2022–23	0.560 million[1]
2023–24	0.597 million[1]
Key dates
14 February 1904	Opened (GN&CR)
4 October 1975	Closed (Northern City Line)
8 August 1976	Opened (British Rail City Line)
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°32′26″N 0°05′47″W / 51.5406°N 0.0963°W / 51.5406; -0.0963
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Essex Road is a National Rail station in Canonbury in Greater London, England, and is on the Northern City Line between Old Street and Highbury & Islington, 1 mile 59 chains (2.8 km) down the line from Moorgate, and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is at the junction of Essex Road, Canonbury Road and New North Road, with the present entrance on Canonbury Road. Operated by Great Northern, it is the only deep-level underground station in London served exclusively by National Rail trains. Between 1933 and 1975 the station was operated as part of the London Underground, on a short branch of the Northern line. Between 1922 and 1948 the station name was Canonbury & Essex Road. The name reverted to the original form in 1948.