Editing Bloomsbury (section)

==Transport==

=== Rail ===
Several London railway stations serve Bloomsbury. There are three [[London Underground]] stations in Bloomsbury:

* [[Russell Square tube station|Russell Square]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}}
* [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross St. Pancras]] {{Rint|London|Circle}} {{Rint|London|H&C}} {{Rint|London|Metropolitan}} {{Rint|London|Northern}} {{Rint|London|piccadilly}} {{Rint|london|Victoria}}
* [[Euston Square tube station|Euston Square]] {{Rint|London|Circle}} {{Rint|London|H&C}} {{Rint|London|Metropolitan}}
* [[Goodge Street tube station|Goodge Street]] {{Rint|London|Northern}}

King's Cross St. Pancras station offers step-free access to all lines, whilst Euston Square offers step-free access to the westbound platform. Other stations nearby include: [[Euston tube station|Euston]], [[Warren Street tube station|Warren Street]], [[Goodge Street tube station|Goodge Street]], [[Tottenham Court Road tube station|Tottenham Court Road]], [[Holborn tube station|Holborn]] and [[Chancery Lane tube station|Chancery Lane]]. There is a disused station in Bloomsbury on the Piccadilly line at the [[British Museum tube station|British Museum]].

There are also three [[National Rail]] stations to the north of Bloomsbury:

* [[Euston railway station|Euston]] {{Rint|GB|Rail}} {{Rail-interchange|London|Overground|watford}}
* [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] {{Rail-interchange|GB|Rail}}
* [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]] {{Rail-interchange|gb|rail}}

[[Eurostar]] services to [[Gare du Nord|France]], [[Brussels-midi|Brussels]] and [[Amsterdam Centraal station|the Netherlands]] begin in London at St Pancras.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/stations/london-st-pancras-international |title=London St Pancras International |website=[[Eurostar]] |access-date=23 April 2019 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621133242/https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/stations/london-st-pancras-international |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf |title=London's Tube and Rail Services Map |website=[[Transport for London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410113009/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2019 }}</ref>

=== Buses ===
Several bus stops can be found in Bloomsbury. All buses passing through Bloomsbury call at bus stops on [[Russell Square]], [[Gower Street, London|Gower Street]] or [[Tottenham Court Road]]. Several key London destinations can be reached from Bloomsbury directly, including: [[Camden Town]], [[Greenwich]], [[Hampstead Heath]], [[Piccadilly Circus]], [[Victoria, London|Victoria]], and [[Waterloo, London|Waterloo]]. [[Euston bus station]] is to the north of Bloomsbury.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/russell-square-a4.pdf |title=Buses from Russell Square |date=24 November 2018 |website=[[Transport for London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423024442/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/russell-square-a4.pdf |archive-date=23 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/goodgestreet-a4-0517.pdf |title=Buses from Goodge Street |date=17 June 2017 |website=[[Transport for London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423024442/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/russell-square-a4.pdf |archive-date=23 April 2019 }}</ref>

=== Road ===
One of the 13 surviving [[Cabmen's Shelter Fund|taxi drivers' shelters]] in London, where drivers can stop for a meal and a drink, is in Russell Square.<ref>[http://www.urban75.org/london/cabmans-shelters.html Cabmen's Shelters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314232436/http://www.urban75.org/london/cabmans-shelters.html |date=14 March 2007 }}. Retrieved 24 August 2010.</ref>

Bloomsbury's road network links the district to several destinations across London. Key routes nearby include:

* the '''[[A40 road|A40]]''' (Bloomsbury Way/[[High Holborn]]) - eastbound to [[Clerkenwell]] (via [[A401 road|A401]]), [[Holborn Circus]] and Bank; westbound to [[Oxford Circus]] and [[Marble Arch]]
* the '''[[A400 road (Great Britain)|A400]]''' ([[Gower Street, London|Gower St.]]/[[Bloomsbury Street|Bloomsbury St.]]) - northbound to [[Camden Town]], [[Holloway, London|Holloway]] (via [[A503 road|A503]]) and [[Archway, London|Archway]]; southbound to [[Trafalgar Square]]
* the '''[[A4200 road|A4200]]''' ([[Southampton Row]]/[[Woburn Place|Woburn Pl.]]) - northbound to [[Euston, London|Euston]] and Camden Town; southbound to [[Aldwych]]
* the '''[[London Inner Ring Road|A501 Inner Ring Road]]''' ([[Euston Road|Euston Rd.]]) - eastbound towards [[Kings Cross, London|King's Cross]] and [[Angel, London|Angel]]; westbound to [[Regent's Park]] and [[Marylebone]]

[[Gower Street (London)|Gower Street]], which runs through the area on a north–south axis, has been two-way since Sunday 28 February 2021.

==== Air pollution ====
The [[London Borough of Camden]] measures roadside [[air quality]] in Bloomsbury. In 2017, average [[Nitrogen dioxide|Nitrogen Dioxide]] (NO<sub>2</sub>) levels recorded in Bloomsbury significantly exceeded the UK National Objective for cleaner air, set at 40μg/m3 ([[microgram]]s per cubic metre).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.camden.gov.uk/documents/20142/1458280/Air+quality+status+report+2017.pdf/326282c9-7b97-58d6-75f9-577f86406259 |title=Air Quality Annual Status 2017 |date=31 May 2018 |website=[[London Borough of Camden]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023915/https://www.camden.gov.uk/documents/20142/1458280/Air+quality+status+report+2017.pdf/326282c9-7b97-58d6-75f9-577f86406259 |archive-date=23 April 2019 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+2017 Average NO<sub>2</sub> Levels Recorded in Bloomsbury<ref name=":0" />
!Location
!NO<sub>2</sub> concentration (μg/m<sup>3</sup>)
|-
|Euston Road (Automatic)
|83
|-
|Euston Road
|92.45
|-
|Bloomsbury Street
|80.67
|}

=== Cycling ===
Several cycle routes cross Bloomsbury, with [[cycling infrastructure]] provided and maintained by both the [[London Borough of Camden]] and [[Transport for London]] (TfL). Many routes across Bloomsbury feature [[Cycle-track|segregated cycle tracks]] or [[bus lane]]s for use by cyclists. Additionally, Bloomsbury is connected to the wider [[List of cycle routes in London|London cycle network]] via several routes, including:

* '''Quietway 1 (Q1)''' - Running on segregated cycle track or residential streets, Q1 carries cyclists on an unbroken, signposted cycle route from [[Covent Garden]], via Bloomsbury, to [[Kings Cross, London|King's Cross]] and [[Kentish Town]]. The route is carried south–north through Bloomsbury on Bury Place, [[Montague Street, London|Montague Street]], Montague Place, [[Malet Street]], [[Tavistock Place]], and Judd Street.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-1-north-map-covent-garden-to-kentish-town.pdf |title=Quietway 1 (North): Covent Garden to Kentish Town |website=[[Transport for London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406235304/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-1-north-map-covent-garden-to-kentish-town.pdf |archive-date=6 April 2019 }}</ref>
* '''Quietway 2 (Q2)''' - Running on segregated cycle track or residential streets, Q2 carries cyclists on an unbroken, signposted cycle route from Bloomsbury to [[Walthamstow]]. In Bloomsbury, the route begins to the east of Russell Square, leaving the area eastbound on [[Guilford Street|Guildford Street]]. ''En route'' to Walthamstow, Q2 passes through [[Angel, London|Angel]], [[Islington]], [[London Fields]] and [[Hackney Central]]. TfL proposes that Q2 will head west from Bloomsbury in the future, towards [[East Acton]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/q2-bloomsbury-walthamstow-east.pdf |title=Quietway 2 (East): Bloomsbury to Walthamstow |website=[[Transport for London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407114313/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/q2-bloomsbury-walthamstow-east.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2019 }}</ref>
* '''Cycle Superhighway 6 (CS6)''' - CS6 passes to the east of Bloomsbury, via Judd Street, Tavistock Place and Regent's Square. To the north, CS6 terminates at King's Cross. To the south, CS6 passes through [[Farringdon, London|Farringdon]], [[Ludgate Circus]] and [[Blackfriars, London|Blackfriars]] ''en route'' to [[Elephant and Castle]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cs6-ns-map-september-2018.pdf |title=Cycle Superhighway 6: King's Cross to Elephant & Castle |website=[[Transport for London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410201034/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cs6-ns-map-september-2018.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2019 }}</ref>