Oxford Circus Station

If you’re in the hunt for an urban zoo then Oxford Circus Station is the place!
It’s astonishing how busy this station gets. Yet, the trains keep coming and the people keep moving.

Oxford Circus is a London Underground station serving Oxford Circus at the junction of Regent Street and Oxford Street, with entrances on all four corners of the intersection. The station is an interchange between the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines.
It is the second busiest station on the network and the busiest without connection to National Rail services.
On the Central line it is between Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road, on the Bakerloo line it is between Regent’s Park and Piccadilly Circus, and on the Victoria line it is between Green Park and Warren Street and is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Debe ser la estación de metro más transitada por el exterior de Londres. El interior siempre está a tope, pero las cuatro esquinas que componen este cruce deben ser las más populares del mundo (salvando las de Tokio). Hay turistas, compradores, budistas, locos de Jesús, teóricos, perdidos, gente que espera, transeúntes, y mucha gente en general, gente, gente y más gente.
Tiene unas 4 entradas a la estación y alguna salida a parte de las habituales. Conecta varias líneas de metro en el centro de londres y por lo demás es como cualquier otra estación de la ciudad.
No tiene acceso para personas con movilidad reducida.

Overcrowded, busy etc etc but where would we be without Oxford Circus tube station?
Not only does it serve, in my opinion, one of the most atmospheric shopping streets in the world, it is a great central interchange between many other different tube lines across London.
Without doubt any of the platforms are located along distance away from each other — make sure you have your walking shoes on, because they could be great distances between lines when you do.
With that in mind, if you are new to London, please be aware that many of the tube stations are very close to each other, and you may end up walking for longer period of time. Underneath the stations and waiting for the trains when you do so, then it would actually take the walk along the street to the station that you wish to arrive at!
If you are going to be meeting somebody here, please do not make the mistake of just saying I’ll meet you at Oxford Circus station! There are loads of entrances and exits, which do not meet up. The best thing that you can say is, I’ll meet you at Nike Town! It’s simple and let’s face it, who doesn’t love huge international brands that get small children in squalid sweatshops to make their overpriced products?

Why? This is what I ask myself everytime I use this station. Obviously the number of people who use the station, and the proportion of them unfamiliar with the transport system can’t be helped, hence why it is not a one star review but seriously why? The station itself is bad enough, it is not clearly enough signposted, I appreciate that there are (some) signs and obviously I have used it often enough that I don’t need to look for them but not everyone has and a lot of the problems come of people stopped looking for where to go and when they do find a sign or map they are apparently not clear enough. But the fact that it is so often closed is the bigger issue, and when they close the entrances then the crowds block the exits so you can’t get out, ugh. So in summary this is not necessarily something that can be helped and I love the London transport system so this is not a criticism of them, just letting people know that this station is worth avoiding if you can. (and if we all did then this would help, but then we wouldn’t know would we?) And a reminder to myself that whenever I think oh it’ll just take me 5 minutes as it is just round from the station this is deeply untrue. I must have a goldfish memory for these things as 3 times in this week alone I have been stuck in a non moving queue at the exit, consequently running late with no mobile reception to let anyone know, 3 times! (In my defence this is not a typical week, I do usually avoid!)

Ive only shown up here during off hours and it’s pretty crazy. I can only imagine it during peak. As some of you know Bond Street is going under a bit of refurbishment and for a while you couldnt get off on the Central line direction. So if you jump off here you can transfer back via Jubilee and be about your way. However I’ve seen moments where Bond is closed from both lines so you might have to use this or Marble Arch as your alternatives and walk some extra steps

Centrally located tube stop but very busy. Three different tube lines meet here. It is also on Oxford street with all its retail shops.

To sum up Oxford Circus station, I hate it.
It doesn’t take a long review to explain why. If you’ve been to the station, you’ll know. It’s crowded as hell. Hell, I tell you!
It also takes an absolute eternity to change from one line to another.
If you want to take revenge on someone, ask them to meet you outside Oxford Circus station, that’ll teach them.

Ah man, the only good thing I can say about this station is where it’s located! Oxford Street is THE shopping street in London, with a branch of basically every shop every 100 feet, but if you want to keep your sanity, go to Bond Street instead.
This station is ALWAYS packed. When I was there, I managed to get out in one piece but they closed most of the exits while I was waiting for my boyfriend to get there so it was a real palaver trying to find him and get back in. It seemed like a normal thing to happen too, judging by the reactions of people around me. Never again!

A surprise of a tube station to be honest… Most you visit are dirty, dark and feel really dilapidated. I honestly don’t feel like this when I visit Oxford Circus, it feels airy (if you can have an airy tube station).
There always seems to be someone wearing that trusty blue tfl jumper and the connections are great… It’s a shame about the craziness above ground, but you get over it. What else do you expect on Oxford street?

Whenever I have to change between two tube lines and Oxford Circus Station is a possibility to do so, I choose this station.
I don’t even know why but I really like this station as long as I am underground. Once you get out and you are on Oxford Street or Regent Street or wherever there are usually way too many people around…
But I love Oxford Circus Station and it is so central and it makes me realize that I actually live in London! Hell yeah! :D

Chaos reigns at Oxford Circus. This must be one of the busiest Underground stations and you need to keep your wits about you!
I suggest you avoid here at peak times unless you want to feel like a sardine!

I love this station. I have been using it nearly everyday for work and I find the unlimited exits and entrances very useful. Its particularly useful if you know which way to get out for the least crowd.

Much improved since recent refurbishment works as part of the TfL investment programme, the ticket office is much better able to cope with crowds and the facilities are better but the station still has no lifts and lots of stairs and escalators, making it inaccessible to anyone with mobility problems. Also incredibly busy most of the time so best avoided at peak periods and weekends.

Do not travel through this station at rush hour it is manic! Mainly in the evenings … as it gets so overcrowded they close some of the exits down so there are about 1000 people trying to get down one set of stairs and they don’t let anyone through.
If you do need to travel in peak hours and see that it is crazy busy, walk down to Bond Street, it’s only a 5 minute walk … but be careful you do pass lots of shops on the way, so you may be enticed to pop in, and that 5 minute walk could end up being 30 ;)

They’ve done something funky with this station, messing with the exits and entrances. Hmmm, not impressed.
Oxford Circus is one of three or so stations that will give you direct access to Oxford Street, but also sits at the North end of Regents Street.
Not one hundred percent sure why it is called ‘circus’, but it might have something to to with the circular feel and impression given by the four corner buildings that overshadow the underground hub. Also the accesses in and out (at the underground level) are build in a round formation.
Overall no complaints from me, as Oxford Circus is on the delightful Vicky Blue so smiles all round!
Note to TFL, don’t mess with the station or I will cut you!

This has got to be the busiest, if not one of the busiest, stations on the whole network.
Central Line (red), Victoria Line (light blue) and Bakerloo Line (brown) intersect here. Throw in the fact that this is where everyone (tourists) comes to for shopping on Oxford Street and also Regent Street… it’s going to be busy and congested as people don’t know where they are going. Add the fact that this place has a confusing exit system means even more chaos.
For me, that’s part of the charm. It’s London, a city with people from all over the world getting on with their own stuff.
It’s getting on a bit which either adds charm to some or makes it dated and nasty to others. Each to their own.
I’m on the side that loves this place. Should be experienced at least once.

One of the deeper Tube stations, Oxford Circus is proud of its escalators. From street level, it’s a long ride down to the platform. No cellular coverage down here, that’s for sure!
This station is nearly as confusing as Bank. It’s quite easy to get confused and end up coming out the absolutely wrong exit/​entrance. There are labels, but it will help if you look at Google Street Maps to figure out where you want to go and save yourself a few minutes of twirling in random directions until you get your bearings.

Well…
It’s a circus.
Everyone who wants to come to Oxford Street seems to get off here leaving it crowded and a mess. Let me give you a tip, one stop either way (Bond Street or Tottenham Court Road) will leave you able to see just as much as Oxford Street (with a lot less cramped conditions).

I’m old enough to remember when there used to be a roundabout at Oxford Circus, hence its name. Today, it’s just a very busy intersection where the busy shopping havens of Oxford St and Regent St meet at road level.
Due to this, the Underground station can also get very busy. Several busy lines — Central, Victoria and Bakerloo lines converge here and the interchanges between lines involve stairs.
As noted by Jill A, the entrances and exits to the station are very confusing. Unusually for the London Underground, it follows the pattern of some of the New York Metro stations where the entrance and exit areas aren’t connected. So if you’re meeting friends, it’s best to specify a meeting area outside the station or you could end up waiting in 2 different station areas.
It can get very busy on shopping days

Very very handy tube stop this. That might seem like a silly thing to say, but if you’re looking to get into the back end of Soho, this stop is perfect. A much quicker walk that going from Leciester Square. It’s on the Central and Bakerloo lines.
Nice to come out on Argyll street as well instead of the horror that is Oxford Street.
But can someone please tell me how to come out of the exit by Topshop? People do it! I’ve seen them! It’s a magic exit only real Londoners know about, isn’t it? How? How do you do it?