Stockwell is a London Underground station in Stockwell in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is located on the Northern line between Oval and Clapham North stations, and on the Victoria line between Brixton and Vauxhall stations It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station opened in 1890 as the southern terminus of the City & South London Railway, the first deep-level tube in London. The Victoria interchange opened in 1971 when that line was extended south from Victoria towards Brixton. The station is known for its World War II air-raid shelters, and for being the location of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.