[8] Arsenal tube station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) as Gillespie Road on 15 December 1906.

moved from Woolwich to Highbury on the site of the college's playing fields, and the club's presence there eventually led to a campaign for a change of name.

[16] In 2007, the station underwent a major upgrade;[17] as part of this the wall tiling was completely restored, the floor resurfaced and an electronic Tannoy system was introduced.

This is due to the tunnels being both relatively shallow at this point and situated some distance from the station entrance (being underneath the East Coast Main Line).

When the station was rebuilt in the early 1930s, an extra tunnel was dug to platform level from the main access passage in anticipation of increased traffic.

The station has a "tidal" system unique on the Underground network, with a narrow section on one side divided from the main passageway by a full-height fence.

The stadium is on the site of Ashburton Grove, a former industrial estate approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) west of Highbury, and marginally closer to Drayton Park (on the Northern City Line) and Holloway Road stations.

Arsenal station meanwhile is still within easy walking distance of the new stadium's main entrance and is recommended by the club for use on match days.