Location

The station is on an irregular shaped island at the junction of Euston Road, Great Portland Street and Marylebone Road.  The arm of Great Portland Street carrying the southbound traffic, leaves Euston Road at a triangular island lying east of the station and curves round the south side of the station, before turning south towards Oxford Street. The arm of Great Portland Street carrying the northbound traffic lies too the west and, crossing Marylebone Road, enters Albany Street. There is a triangular island at the junction of the two arms of Great Portland Street. Marylebone Road lies north of the station and enters Euston Road at the junction with Great Portland Street. A few metres west of the junction with Euston Road, Osnaburgh Street enters Marylebone Road from the north, whilst Bolsover Street leaves the southbound arm of Great Portland Street  and runs south.

Local Road Crossings

Pelican Crossings afford safe (ish) access to and from the station, all these are fitted with rotating cones and, due to the complex movements of fast traffic at this junction, we suggest you make careful use of these when crossing. The following crossings are available:

• Westwards, across the northbound arm of Great Portland Street onto the south side of Marylebone Road, towards Regent's Park Station.
• Northwards, across Marylebone Road, just east of Albany Street.
• Eastwards, onto the triangular island between Marylebone Road and the southbound arm of Great Portland Street. From the island, Bear right to cross Great Portland Street a few metres east of Bolsover Street, continue along Euston Road towards Warren Street station; left to cross Marylebone Road, a few metres east of Osnaburgh Street.
• Southwards, (angle slightly west) onto a triangular island. Bear left to cross the southbound arm of Great Portland street; right to cross the northbound arm.

Local Taxi Drop Off

There is a taxi drop off point on the south side of the island. This is a gap in the railings with no textured paving near it - don't try crossing here!

Local Buses

On the Island

Bus Stop G, serving 18, 30, 205 and 27, towards Edgware Road and Marble Arch is on the north side of the island. The 27 and 205 are 24 hour services.

On the South Side of Marylebone Road

Stop H, west of Great Portland Street, serving 18, 27, 30, 88 and 205. The 27, 88 and 205 are 24 hour services. You should have a valid ticket or Oyster card before boarding. There's a ticket machine beside each of these bus stops.

Local Features

The island around the station is irregular in shape, though the outside of the station building is basically circular.

Following the Outside of the Island Clockwise from the Junction of Marylebone Road and the Northbound Arm of Great Portland Street

This is the northwest corner) of the island.

Pelican crossing, west, to Marylebone Road south Pelican crossing, north, to Albany Street 3 bollards in middle of pavement bus shelter bins on the edge of the pavement, which is lined with bollards

Northeast Corner

Pelican crossing, east, onto triangular island towards Osnaburgh street or Euston Road south recycling bins

Southeast Corner

railings gap for taxi drop off bench paper sales Pelican crossing, south, Great Portland Street

Southwest Corner

bench

Note low signs across pavement on the west side of the island.

The Outside of the Station Building
Starting from the Northwest Corner

Portland Florist Marylebone Road entrance to station coffee shop

Northeast Corner

tables and window into coffee shop jewellery shop east entrance to station

Southeast Corner

blank door railings jut out from wall entrance to gents toilets, round railings and down stairs railings retreat back to wall row of plants on inside of pavement entrance to restaurant, bollards on pavement railings jut out entrance to ladies toilets, round railings and down stairs railings retreat restaurant continues blank door

Southwest Corner

blank wall

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