Advertising at Russell Square Underground station
- Zone
- Zone 1
- Entries and exits
- Figure to be confirmed
- Lines
- 1
Not yet sourced from TfL station entry and exit counts.
Why advertise at Russell Square?
Russell Square sits in zone 1, and is served by Piccadilly. Platform formats can be weighted towards a single line; escalator, ticket hall and concourse formats reach everyone passing through.
Planning a campaign here? Detailed advertising options for Russell Square — the sites available for your dates, audience profile and costs — come through the campaign planning process, where we confirm everything with the media owner before you commit.
Formats at Russell Square
Site level inventory at this station has not been audited yet, so these are the formats most commonly available across the network. We confirm what is bookable here with the media owner before you commit.
- static
6-sheet posters (paper)
The larger static poster unit, at eye level in ticket halls and passageways where footfall is heaviest.
From £1,750 per panel, per 2 weeks
- static
16-sheet cross-track
Facing the platform from the opposite wall, read across the track for the whole wait.
From £2,250 per panel, per 2 weeks
- digital
Digital 6-sheet (D6)
Portrait screens at eye level in ticket halls, entrances and concourses, carrying five seconds of full motion.
From £1,500 per screen, per 2 weeks
- digital
Digital escalator panels
Sequential screens running the length of the escalator shaft, synchronised so one story plays out as the passenger descends.
From £25,000 per station run, per 2 weeks
- package
Station domination
Every advertising site in a single station held by one advertiser, from entrance to platform.
From £40,000 per station, per 2 weeks
Russell Square advertising costs
Indicative two week rates. Zone 1 carries a premium over the outer zones for the same format, so expect the upper end of each range here.
| Format | Indicative cost | Buying unit |
|---|---|---|
| 6-sheet posters (paper) | Indicative cost£1,750 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| 16-sheet cross-track | Indicative cost£2,250 | Buying unitper panel, per 2 weeks |
| Digital 6-sheet (D6) | Indicative cost£1,500 | Buying unitper screen, per 2 weeks |
| Digital escalator panels | Indicative cost£25,000 | Buying unitper station run, per 2 weeks |
| Station domination | Indicative cost£40,000 to £250,000 | Buying unitper station, per 2 weeks |
Planning guidance, not a quote and not live availability. Excludes VAT; poster rates include print and production where stated. Rates are confirmed with the media owner at booking.
Nearby stations
Stations close enough to run as a cluster, which usually buys more coverage than concentrating everything on one site.
- Zone 1 · King's Cross
King's Cross St Pancras
6 lines
Six Underground lines meeting two mainline termini and Eurostar, giving the widest audience mix on the network.
70.3m entries and exits (2023)
- Zone 1 · West End
Piccadilly Circus
2 lines
Tourist volume through the day and entertainment traffic well into the evening.
30.9m entries and exits (2023)
- Zone 1 · Mayfair
Green Park
3 lines
The interchange between luxury retail, Mayfair offices and Westminster.
30.3m entries and exits (2023)
Russell Square questions.
A two week digital escalator panel campaign is typically £8,000 to £25,000 depending on the pack, and poster formats start under £1,000 per panel. Zone 1 carries a premium: expect the upper end of each range. All figures are indicative planning guidance excluding production and VAT, confirmed with the media owner at booking.
Russell Square is served by Piccadilly. Platform and cross-track formats are bought by platform, so they can be weighted towards a single line. Ticket hall, escalator and concourse formats reach everyone passing through, whichever line they are travelling on.
Russell Square is a zone 1 location served by Piccadilly. We profile the audience for your specific brief at planning stage, alongside the sites available for your dates.
Station dominations are subject to inventory and usually need twelve weeks' notice, from around £40,000 for two weeks. Only one advertiser holds a station at a time, so the peak trading periods go early.
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