Sloane Square

From a transport point of view it maybe a small tube station but getting out and walking nearby is like a fancy car showroom. The District line confuses me as there are several branches? I ended up here to my way down aroyal Hospital road. Seems like a half mile closest to any attractions here. A bit old and dated but also the only station around these parts

Sloane Square Station serves travelers on the Circle/​District Lines in Travelcard Zone 1. It is between South Kensington and Victoria stations, both of which are too far away for me to walk. Like most Underground stations, it does not have step free access from the street to the platforms.
Initially opened in 1872, it was remodeled in the 1930’s only to take a direct hit from «enemy action» and was destroyed. 36 people were killed and 79 injured in November 1940. There’s your station history tidbit!
Note that the little pedestrian area in front of the station is actually a through street. Even though it is clearly marked «SLOW» from Sloane Square, the drivers will angrily zip through this area. I saw a couple of very near misses while I was here.
There is a Boris Bike stand just north of the station.

2 tube lines,
1 short escalator,
2 platforms,
Mobile phone reception,
Newsagent for those waiting-​for-​tube-​impulse purchases
…and…
Getting to emerge out of the station upon one of the most beautiful Christmas light displays I’ve yet to see this season in London.
Will someone please remind me who said money doesn’t buy happiness? Cause wow. Now if only the circle line could sort itself out…
p. s. If you thought my review was pretty crap-​tastic, here’s a random Wikipedia fact for your over trusting indulgence: «On 5 April 1960, Peter Llewelyn Davies, one of the Llewelyn Davies boys who were the inspiration for the boy characters of J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, and who resented the public association with the character named after him, committed suicide by throwing himself under a train as it was pulling into the station.»

On both the District (green) and Circle (yellow) lines, this station is in Zone 1, sandwiched between the busy Victoria station and South Kensington.
The station is located on Sloane Square itself, which is great for Hugo Boss, Gieves & Hawkes, an enormous Peter Jones, various bars and within easy walking distance of most of the better-​known shops on the Kings Road. Kings Road, however, goes on for miles, so you may be best to check first if you’re visiting something specific.
The station dates back many years and used to have a great glass roof before it was destroyed during World War One. Dark green tiles make the station look quite dark, especially with the rather faded lighting. There are escalators to get from platform level to street level, but none going down, with a large number of steps (something to consider if you’ve got a pram, wheelchair or lots of shopping from Peter Jones). I’ve thought for years that this is a prime station for modernisation, but it hasn’t happened yet.
One important note, the road outside the station is now semi pedestrianised, a crazy system where shoppers think there’s no cars allowed and where cars think they’re driving on a road. A mad system that’s soon going to lead to an accident. Don’t say you haven’t been warned!