Gloucester Road — Local services in London

At street level the station gives the impression of a well kept historical building. The entrance and ticket hall are step free and the area through the ticket barriers is lit from above by natural light.

That unfortunately is where the good news ends, because the rest of the station is not user friendly.

The District and Circle line platforms are only accessible via long staircases. The Piccadilly line is accessible via lifts, but from the bottom landing to the platforms is by about 20 steps down.

If your hotel is nearby, lugging suitcases around here is a pain.

Never interchange here between the Piccadilly line and the District and Circle lines except if one or other is completely suspended. There are plenty of better places to interchange.

Never come here with a wheelchair, or if you have mobility difficulties. Only bring a buggy or pram or suitcases if you are fit and healthy and enjoy the exercise.

As with nearby South Kensington, this station really needs money spent on it by Tfl, to make it a lot more accessible for everyone.

In the meantime Earl's Court station is the closest place that (although not perfect), ticks a lot more boxes, and has the same...

Great station , on the platform you will see a work of art , it's great to see art on the platform , In 2000, the disused eastbound platform was suggested as a location for temporary art installations, with artworks located in the brick recesses in the northern retaining wall. Platform for Art, for temporary installations of sculptures, murals or photographs. Artworks have been by a variety of artists over the past 20 years, including David Shrigley, Chiho Aoshima , and Heather Phillipson. and more artists will over the years show more art work here , so keep looking when you are here and...

It is an Underground Station. If you want to catch the tube, you can do so from here. What else is there to say about the matter? Why does it need a rating on the interwebs? I am sorry I wrote this and put it out on public display. Even more sorry for you if you are reading another nonsense review if a public transport station. What's next? Should we rate bustops as well? How about street corners or individual...