Temple tube station entrance

Temple tube station platform

Temple is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, on the Victoria Embankment. It is the nearest tube station for King's College London and the London School of Economics. It is on the Circle and District lines between Embankment and Blackfriars and is in Travelcard Zone 1.

The name comes from the Knights Templar, via Inner Temple and Middle Temple, which are situated nearby.

'Temple' is the only name to be shared by a station of the Paris Métro and a station of the London Underground.

This station is closed on Sundays.

See also

• List of London Underground stations: Charing Cross tube station, Charing Cross railway station
• Places: Holborn, Fleet Street, Inns of Court, Kingsway, Royal Courts of Justice, Victoria Embankment, St Mary-le-Strand