An extensive refurbishment took place in the late 1960s to accommodate the Victoria line, when it briefly acted as a temporary terminus.

[9] It is in Travelcard Zone 1 and is the nearest tube station to University College Hospital, being opposite the main building.

[10] It is also a 0.1-mile (160 m) walk to Euston Square on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, which is at the other side of the hospital building.

[14][15] It was opened along with the rest of the line on 22 June 1907 by the President of the Board of Trade, David Lloyd George, under the name "Euston Road".

[22] Warren Street was not in the original proposals for the Victoria line, but was added by the time work began in 1962.

This was done to break up a lengthy section of tube between Euston and Oxford Circus, and provide an additional public transport access point to the local area.

The fire was believed to be caused by a discarded cigarette, which led to a smoking ban on all below-ground components of the Underground, including trains, platforms and stations.