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St Paul's tube station
London Underground station
For other places with the same name, see St. Paul station.
St Paul's is a London Underground station located in the City of London financial district.
The station, which takes its name from the nearby St Paul's Cathedral, is on the Central line, between Chancery Lane and Bank stations, and is in fare zone1.
It should not be confused with City Thameslink railway station which opened in with the name St.
Paul's Thameslink, but is some distance from the Underground station.
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That station was subsequently renamed City Thameslink to avoid confusion for the emergency services, but for some years afterwards many maps and guidebooks in circulation continued to carry the earlier name.
History
The station was opened by the Central London Railway (CLR) on 30 July with the name Post Office, after the headquarters of the General Post Office on nearby St.
Martin's Le Grand. The name Post Office was possibly chosen instead of the