Caledonian Road tube station

The station was scheduled to be closed from 4 January 2016 until mid-August 2016, to enable the two lifts to be upgraded.[9] A local campaign against the closure emerged via a Change.org petition and achieved close to 7,500 supporters. The petitioners claimed that the station could be kept open while new lifts were installed in two unused lift shafts. This was previously done when lifts were replaced in 1987 and the station remained open throughout.[10]

In January 2016, Islington Council announced that it had applied for a Judicial Review of Transport for London's plan, to be heard on 25 February 2016. On 19 January 2016, Underground management announced that the closure plan had been shelved and that new arrangements would be made to keep the station open during lift refurbishment.[11]

The typical off-peak service from this station is as follows:

• 12 tph (trains per hour) to Heathrow Airport via Central London
  • 6 of these to terminals 4 and 1,2,3
  • 6 of these to terminals 1,2,3 and 5
• 3 tph to Rayners Lane via Central London
• 3 tph to Uxbridge via Central London and Rayners Lane
• 3 tph to Northfields via Central London
• 18 tph to Cockfosters
• 3 tph to Arnos Grove

The station is close to Pentonville Prison and Caledonian Park, the site of the former Victorian Metropolitan Cattle Market, is a short distance away on Market Road.

The platform at Caledonian Road showing its distinctive tilework and colours

The distinctive nameplate and tilework pattern

The stations along the central part of the Piccadilly line, as well as some sections of the Northern line, were financed by Charles Yerkes,[12] and are famous for the Leslie Green designed red station buildings and distinctive platform tiling. Each station has its own unique tile pattern and colours.[13]

• London Buses routes 17, 91 and 259 serve the station.
• Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station on the North London Line is about half a mile to the south.