Editing Camden Town (section)

===London Underground===
[[Camden Town tube station]] is near the markets and other attractions. {{stl|London Underground|Chalk Farm}} and {{stl|London Underground|Mornington Crescent}} tube stations are also within walking distance. This station is a key interchange station for the [[Northern line]], both northbound (towards Edgware or High Barnet/Mill Hill East) and southbound (via Bank or Charing Cross).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/stationsandinterchanges/2303.aspx |title=Stations and interchanges: Camden Town |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=2 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016183359/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/stationsandinterchanges/2303.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2009 }}</ref>

When the station was designed in 1907 the line, and the station, had to pass exactly below the narrow streets to avoid having to pay landowners for access. The platforms of the station are consequently very narrow, and the station has one platform directly above another. There is an air raid shelter under the station used during the [[Second World War]]; many stations were used {{Em|as}} air raid shelters, but few had dedicated shelters.<ref name=tube/>

After the area increased in popularity with the introduction of the markets the narrow platforms became dangerously overcrowded, particularly on Sunday afternoons. [[London Underground]] made many proposals to upgrade the station. In 2004 a proposal requiring the compulsory purchase and demolition of 'the Triangle'—land bordered by Kentish Town Road, Buck Street and Camden High Street—was rejected by Camden Council after opposition from local people; of 229 letters, only two supported the scheme. It was later planned to [[Camden Town tube station#Future expansion and upgrade|redevelop the station]] entirely between 2020 and 2024/5, with less demolition than proposed previously, but the redevelopment was postponed in December 2018 by TfL "until we have the funds we need";<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/camden-town-capacity-upgrade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207140644/https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/camden-town-capacity-upgrade|archive-date=7 December 2021|title=Camden Town capacity upgrade|website=Transport for London}}</ref> no work had been announced {{As of|2023|9|lc=y}}.

Early in the 21st century the station closed to outbound passengers on Sunday afternoons due to the danger of overcrowding on the narrow platforms during busy market hours.<ref name=tube>{{cite web | title=Camden Town station in London | website=The London Link|author=laurambir | date=19 January 2023 | url=https://londranews.com/english/camden-town-station-in-london/}}</ref> Mornington Crescent, Chalk Farm, and Kentish Town stations, within walking distance, remained open. The restriction was extended temporarily due to escalator renovation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://camdennewjournal.com/article/camden-town-tube-station-made-exit-only-during-evening-rush-hour|title=Camden Town tube station made 'exit only' during evening rush hour |newspaper=Camden New Journal |date=9 January 2018 |author=Richard Osley}}</ref> and  removed due to reduced traffic during the peak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|covid pandemic from 2020]], but the Sunday afternoon closure continues, and outbound access is via a long spiral staircase instead of an escalator at other busy times when many market visitors arrive.