It is on the Piccadilly line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2.

In the 1990s, remains of the escalator equipment were excavated from the base of the lift shaft and stored at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton.

As part of the planning permission £5m was due to be spent expanding the current station to cope with increased passenger numbers on match days.

However subsequent studies showed that to ensure the station could cope with the numbers the lifts would have to be replaced with escalators which would cost £60m.

[6] Refurbishment works completed in 2008 included the installation of a new public address system, replacement of aging customer information screens, and other aesthetic changes to improve the look, feel and security of the station.