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Address: Balham High Rd, London SW12 9BW
Opened: 6th December 1926
Station Code: BLM
Fare Zone: 3

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Northern Line (Bank Branch)

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Service Pattern(s):

10 Trains Per Hour to Edgware via Bank
2 Trains Per Hour to Mill Hill East via Bank
8 Trains Per Hour to High Barnet via Bank
20 Trains Per Hour to Morden

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Interchange(s)

National Rail: Southern

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Station History

Charles Holden designed Balham Station was the last to open on the City and South London Railway‘s extension from Clapham Common to Morden on 6th December 1926, the other stations and the line having opened on 13th September of that year.

Holden designed the station to fit a confined area, with entrances on the east and west sides of Balham High Road linked via a pedestrian subway. The station’s construction from white Portland stone with large glazed screens allowed natural light to flood the ticket halls and subway, creating a welcoming feel.

The formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 saw the C&SLR amalgamated with other lines to form London Underground, becoming the Northern Line.

With the outbreak of World War II, Balham was designated as one of the deep-level stations to be used as a civilian air raid shelter.

During an air raid on the evening of 14th October 1940 a large fragmentation bomb was dropped on the road above the northern end of the platforms. The crater left by the device was crashed into by a bus, causing the northbound platform tunnel to collapse and fill with earth, water and sewage from the fractured mains and sewers.

The effects of the explosion, combined with the flooding of the entire station led to the deaths of 64 civilians and 4 railway staff with over 70 people injured. The line was closed between Tooting Bec and Clapham Common to allow repairs to take place, with the work completed and the station reopened on 12th January 1941.

Nothing of any note occurred at the station for the next forty six years when the station buildings, platforms and passageways were granted Grade II Listed Status on 16th June 1987.

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Address: Bowes Rd, London N11 1AN
Opened: 19th September 1932
Station Code: ASG
Fare Zone: 4

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Piccadilly Line

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Service Pattern(s):

18 Trains Per Hour to Cockfosters
3 Trains Per Hour Terminate Here
6 Trains Per Hour to Heathrow Terminal 4
6 Trains Per Hour to Heathrow Terminal 5
3 Trains Per Hour to Rayners Lane
3 Trains Per Hour to Uxbridge
3 Trains Per Hour to Northfields (Start Here)

Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

For many years firstly the Great Northern Railway, and then its successor the London and North Eastern Railway refused to grant their consent for any extension of the London Underground into the suburbs of North London. This led to the LNER obtaining parliamentary approval for a ban on any extensions north of the existing terminus at Finsbury Park in 1902.

In 1923 a public campaign against the ban had emerged stating the severe congestion at Finsbury Park, and this was assisted by Frank Pick, the assistant managing director of the Underground Group.

Following the public campaign, and additional pressure from the Underground Group, the London and North Eastern Railway relented on their objection in 1925 and Frank Pick began working on a proposal to extend the Piccadilly Line, gaining parliamentary approval in 1929.

Construction of the extension began in 1930 and was completed as far as Arnos Grove Station in early 1932, with the Charles Holden-designed station opening for service on 19 September 1932. The station remained as a terminus until the second phase of the extension was opened to Cockfosters on 13th March 1933.

After the outbreak of World War II, a solitary German bomber dropped a bomb on a group of houses located next to Bounds Green Station, causing the northern end of the platform tunnel toi collapse. This led to no services north of Wood Green for two months so the station closed during this time.

The station was bestowed with Grade II Listed Status as a building of architectural and historical interest on 19th February 1971.

During 2005 the station underwent a refurbishment programme that included improvements to the station signage, CCTV equipment and train information provision. Repairs and redecoration were also carried out during these works, although the heritage features of the station were not altered.

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Address: Junction Rd, London N19 5RQ
Opened: 22 June 1907
Station Code: ACY
Fare Zone: 2/3

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Northern Line (High Barnet Branch)

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Service Pattern(s):

10 Trains Per Hour to Morden
10 Trains Per Hour to Battersea Power Station
16 Trains Per Hour to High Barnet
4 Trains Per Hour to Mill Hill East

Interchange(s)

OSI – Upper Holloway (London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking Line) 400 Metres

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Station History

Leslie Green designed Highgate Station was opened as one of their northern termini by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway on 22nd June 1907.

The station was upgraded in 1930 with the original lifts being replaced with escalators. Also at this time, the secondary entrance to the station was replaced with a Charles Holden design virtually identical to the one at Hammersmith.

Upon the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board, the CCE&HR became part of the London Underground, forming the Northern Line in 1933.

Under the new ownership the station was renamed Archway (Highgate) to better reflect its location on 11th June 1939, before the line was extended to East Finchley as part of the New Works Programme on the 3rd July of that year.

Two years later, the station was again renamed, this time to Highgate (Archway) on 19th January 1941 before reverting to Archway in December 1947.

Redevelopment of the area in the early 1960s saw the original station buildings at Archway demolished and replaced as part of the 17 storey Archway Tower office scheme in 1963.

Plans to make the station step free were implemented in 2007 but, although a Transport and Works Act order was granted, the project was subsequently shelved due to lack of funds.

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Address: Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 8HN
Opened: July 1879
Station Code: ACT
Fare Zone: 3

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

District Line – Ealing Broadway Branch
Piccadilly Line – Heathrow & Uxbridge Branches

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Service Pattern(s):

District Line – 6 trains per hour to Ealing Broadway or Upminster
Piccadilly Line –

6 trains per hour Cockfosters – Heathrow Terminal 5 (via Terminals 1, 2, 3)
6 trains per hour Cockfosters – Heathrow Terminal 4
3 trains per hour Cockfosters – Uxbridge
3 trains per hour Cockfosters – Rayners Lane
6 trains per hour Arnos Grove – Northfields

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Station History

Mill Hill Park station was opened on July 1st 1879 by the District Railway, providing a temporary terminus for their new extension from Turnham Green towards Ealing Broadway.

The terminus lasted for four years until, on May 1st 1883 the District opened a new branch from the station to Hounslow Town, followed by another new line to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey on 23rd June 1903.

Further changes to the station and its services came on June 13th 1905, when a short platform was opened just to the North of the existing eastbound island platform and the lines were electrified simultaneously. A single-car service was originally operated from this platform to Hounslow West and Uxbridge, but this was later curtailed to South Acton on February 15th 1932.

The original brick station building, designed by John Wolfe_Barry, was reconstructed in February 1910 before the following month saw renaming to Acton Town Station. Between mid 1931 and 1932, the station building was demolished, before being replaced by the current Charles Holden structure of brick, reinforced concrete and glass.

July 4th 1932 saw the Piccadilly Line extended from its current terminus at Hammersmith, sharing the District Railway tracks as far as Ealing Common. At this time, the Piccadilly Line replaced the existing service to South Harrow, leaving the District to serve Hounslow West or Ealing Broadway.

Piccadilly Line services were again altered on 9th January 1933 when they began sharing the District Line tracks as far as Northfields, before extending to Hounslow West on 13th March of that year. With this change, District Line services along the Hounslow branch ceased on 10th October 1964.

Also during this period, the South Acton shuttle service ceased due to lack of patronage, with the final service running on February 28th 1959.

The station’s design by Charles Holden has been recognized for its architectural significance and was granted Grade II Listed Building status on May 17, 1994.

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