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Address: Aldersgate St, London
EC1A 4JA
Opened: 23rd December 1865
Station Code: BAB
Fare Zone: 1

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Circle Line
Hammersmith & City Line
Metropolitan Line

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Service Pattern(s):

Circle Line
6 trains Per Hour clockwise to Edgware Road
6 Trains Per Hour anti-clockwise to Hammersmith

Hammersmith & City Line
6 Trains Per Hour eastbound to Barking
6 Trains Per Hour westbound to Hammersmith

Metropolitan Line
12 trains per hour eastbound to Aldgate
2 trains per hour westbound to Amersham (all stations)
2 trains per hour westbound to Chesham (all stations)
8 trains per hour westbound to Uxbridge (all stations)

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Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

Aldersgate Street Station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway on their extension from Farringdon to Moorgate on 23rd December 1865.

Becoming a victim of its own success, the Metropolitan Railway constructed another pair of tracks between King’s Cross and Moorgate known as the City Widened Lines to allow other railway companies to access the area without interrupting the passenger service.

The new lines opened, with the first trains run by the Great Northern Railway in 1868, followed by the Midland Railway.

The station name was simplified on 1st November 1910 when the station became Aldersgate, before being renamed to Aldersgate and Barbican Station on 24th October 1924.

Following the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, the Metropolitan Railway was absorbed by the new entity, becoming the Metropolitan Line. Mainline rail services remained under the ownership of their existing companies.

During World War II, the station and its surrounding area suffered severe bomb damage during German air raids, including one in December 1940 that caused most of the building above the station to collapse. This also caused a blockage of the line and severe disruption to train services.

The remains of the bomb-damaged building were removed and, in 1955 the remainder of the street-level building accessing the station was demolished.

As part of the planning for the Barbican Estate, 500 metres of the Metropolitan Line was relaid in tunnels between the station and Moorgate between 1963 and 1965.

The station was renamed for the final time on 1st December 1968 when to better fit the surrounding area, it was simplified to Barbican station.

Having passed to British Railways in 1948 and continued through privatisation, the final mainline rail services through the station ran in March 2009 when, as part of the Thameslink Programme, the line was severed at Farringdon to allow the platforms there to be lengthened.

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Address: Princes St, London
EC3V 3LA
Opened: 25th February 1900
Station Code: BAN
Fare Zone: 1

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Central Line
Northern Line (Bank Branch)
Waterloo & City Line

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Service Pattern(s):

Central Line
9 trains Per Hour to West Ruislip
9 Trains Per Hour to Ealing Broadway
3 Trains Per Hour to Northolt
6 Trains Per Hour to Hainault
6 Trains Per Hour to Hainault via Newbury Park
3 Trains Per Hour to Loughton
9 Trains Per Hour to Epping

Northern Line
10 Trains Per Hour to Edgware
2 Trains Per Hour to Mill Hill East
8 Trains Per Hour to High Barnet
20 Trains Per Hour to Morden

Waterloo & City Line (M-F Only)
5 Trains Per Hour to Waterloo

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Interchange(s)

Docklands Light Railway

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Station History

Although the Waterloo & City Railway had constructed and opened its City Station under Queen Victoria Street on 8th August 1898, it was not until the City and South London Railway constructed its extension from London Bridge to Moorgate that a station called Bank was opened on 25th February 1900.

The Central London Railway arrived just over five months later, when they opened platforms at Bank on 30th July 1900 to act as the terminus of their line from Shepherds Bush. Also at this time, a connection was provided from the two separate booking halls to the W&CR platforms to allow interchange.

However, the platforms themselves were not connected between the routes and this was only achieved when a network of pedestrian subways, along with underground passageways and escalators were constructed in 1924.

Further change occurred a year later when the existing CLR and C&SLR booking halls were combined during the reconstruction of the Bank of England, when a new structure was provided, including an entrance in the wall of the Bank itself.

The formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 saw several changes made. The Central London Railway became the Central London Line, with the City & South London’s line from Kennington to Euston via the City being renamed the Hampstead-City Line. Major changes were also made at the station when on 8th September 1933, a connecting passageway and escalators were opened between Bank and Monument stations, making them the first (and so far only) pair of stations with a physical link.

The Hampstead-City Line was renamed alongside the other former C&SLR services, becoming the Northern Line on 28th August 1937.

Following the outbreak of World War II, Bank station became one of a number of deep-level stations used as air raid shelters. On 11th January 1940 the street above the station was struck by a large bomb killing 56 and injuring 111 people, mainly those sheltering there. After the removal of the debris, a temporary bridge was installed over the bomb crater and, although the station remained closed until two months later, services continued to run on the Central and Northern Lines.

The platforms of the Waterloo & City Railway, now operated by the London & South Western Railway, were renamed from City to Bank on 28th October 1940. Nationalisation of the railways saw the Waterloo and City become part of British Railways Southern Region on 1st January 1948.

Access to the W&C Line platforms was addressed in September 1960 when a pair of 303ft (92m) moving walkways were installed, although the original sloping access ramps were refurbished and retained for use.

Further change of operators following sectorisation saw the Waterloo & City Line become part of the London & Southeast sector in 1982, being renamed to Network Southeast on 10th June 1986.

With the opening of the Docklands Light Railway in August 1987, there was a desire to construct a branch into the City of London as the present terminus at Tower Gateway was not very well connected. The new branch connecting the existing network to Bank was opened in July 1991.

January 1994 saw the station undergo major refurbishment with new escaltors and lighting being installed along with repanelling of the station walkways and ticket hall, the works were completed in 1997. Also in 1994, the Waterloo & City line passed to London Underground ownership.

First proposed in 2008, a new step-free entrance on Cannon Street Station began construction in November 2015, followed by a rolling programme of improvements to station access commencing in 2016 due to TfL’s assertion that the station was reaching saturation point.

During these works, a new section of tunnel was bored for the Northern Line and the southbound platform was relocated, allowing the original platform to be converted into a passenger circulation space. Works also included the provision of new pedestrian tunnels between the Central and Northern Lines, along with new escalators between the Northern Line and DLR.

The works below ground were substantially completed by the end of of 2022, with the new Cannon Street entrance being opened for public use on 27th February 2023.

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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: High Street, London
N1 9LQ
Opened: 1st September 1892
Station Code: AGL
Fare Zone: 1

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Northern Line (Bank Branch)

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Service Pattern(s):

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

Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

The City & South London Railway opened Angel Station on 17th November 1901 as the terminus of their new northern extension from Moorgate. The original station building, located at the corner of City Road and Torrens Street was designed by Sydney Smith.

The ambitious nature of the C&SLR saw Angel’s terminus status last less than six years, as the line was extended to Euston, opening on 12th May 1907 with Angel becoming a through station.

The C&SLR was taken over by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London in 1913 and the new owner continued to expand and improve the line. In the 1920s the entire line was closed to rebuild the tunnels to allow for larger trains. At this time Angel received a newly tiled station façade and the original lifts were replaced with larger examples.

As a result of the tunnel widening works, the UERC merged the line with its existing Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway to form the Morden to Edgware Line.

Following the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, the UERC was merged with other rail and bus companies to form London Transport. At this time, the Mordern to Edgware service was renamed to the Northern Line.

From opening, the original station building and lifts suffered from chronic overcrowding, made worse by the narrow ialand platform at track level. With London’s ever-growing population and the move towards further passenger safety, the decision was taken to rebuild the whole station.

Work commenced in 1989 with the original station building being closed. This was followed by construction of a new section of Northbound running tunnel to allow for a new platform. The Southbound platform was rebuilt and widened to occupy the space left by the former Northbound platform and running line.

On the surface, a new ticket hall was constructed on Islington High Street as part of the Angel Square office development, with escalators being installed down to platform level, replacing the original lifts in the old building. The new ticket hall opened on 10th August 1992 with the rest of the station becoming operational on 17th September of that year.

Further refurbishment work was carried out in 2007 with additional CCTV cameras and help points being installed, alongside new communications equipment and the replacement of damaged signage.

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