Regent's Park tube station

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Regent's Park
Location
Place	Regent's Park
Local authority	Westminster

Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2

Transport for London
Zone	1
2004 annual usage	3.039 million †
2007 annual usage	2.874 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1906
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Regent's Park tube station is a London Underground station by Regent's Park. It is on the Bakerloo Line, between Baker Street and Oxford Circus. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It opened on March 10, 1906.

It is one of the few stations which have no associated buildings above ground.

Regent's Park closed on the 10 July 2006 to allow essential refurbishment work on the station and its lifts. It was due to reopen on 12 June 2007 after completion of the work, and eventually did on 14 June, two days behind schedule.

The station is adjacent to Park Crescent, a row of Regency townhouses. Nearby points of interest to Regent's Park tube station include Harley Street, which is renowned for its doctors and surgeons, as well as the southern part of Regent's Park itself.

Great Portland Street tube station is within easy walking distance to the east.