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 Station Information - City Road tube station
It was on the line of the original City & South London railway's Euston extension, and was closed in 1922 when the rest of the line was renovated to allow full size tube trains.
City road station is now virtually invisible from both the surface and underground- the only suggestion that a station ever existed is the lift shaft, with a brick surround, now forming a ventilation shaft on City Road itself.
Always disappointing in terms of traffic, City Road was never reopened, and the island platform was destroyed when the tunnels were re-bored.
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 City Road tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City Road station was closed in 1922 when the line was reconstructed to allow full size tube trains - The CandSLR having been originally constructed with tunnels of a smaller diameter.
It was one of the stations built when the City and South London Railway (CandSLR) (now part of the Northern Line) extended its tunnels from Moorgate to Angel in 1901.
City Road station is now very inconspicuous from both the surface and underground- the only suggestion that a station ever existed is a brick ventilation shaft, with some hints of the former building, formed from the original lift shaft on City Road itself.
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 Encyclopedia: City Road tube station
City Road Tube station on the London Underground is a disused tube station.
It was on the line of the original City and South London railway's Euston extension, and was closed in 1922 when the rest of the line was renovated to allow full size tube trains.
City Road station is now very inconspicuous from both the surface and underground- the only suggestion that a station ever existed is the lift shaft, with a brick surround and some hints of the former building, now forming a ventilation shaft on City Road itself.
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 City Road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The disused City Road tube station was on City Road itself.
Most of the road is in the London Borough of Islington although the stretch from Wharf Road down to the Old Street roundabout is the border between Islington and Hackney so the two sides are in different boroughs.
The part of the road north of Old Street is on the London Inner Ring Road and as such forms part of the boundary of the London Congestion Charge zone.
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 Edgware Road tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These stations should not be confused with Edgware tube station at the northern end of the Northern Line in Edgware, North London.
Edgware Road is a terminus for the District Line service to Wimbledon station, and is between Baker Street and Paddington station on the Hammersmith and City and the Circle Lines.
The southerly station is in the open and serves the cut and cover routes of the Hammersmith and City, Circle and District Lines.
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 Edgware Road tube station : Edgware Road tube station
It is not to be confused with Edgware tube station in North London.
Edgware Road, Bakerloo Line Edgware Road, Hammersmith and City Line Edgware Road tube station is the name given to two separate tube stations on London Underground.
Edgware Road is a terminus for the District Line, and is between Baker Street and Paddington station on the Hammersmith and City and Circle Lines.
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The original station was opened on July 20th 1837 as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway.
Euston station is a large railway station in central London.
The station is the terminus of the West Coast Main Line with trains to and from Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, as well as many local services.
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 City Road tube station - InfoSearchPoint.com
City Road Tube station on the London Underground is a disused tube station.
It was on the line of the original City & South London railway's Euston extension, and was closed in 1922 when the rest of the line was renovated to allow full size tube trains.
City road station is now virtually invisible from both the surface and underground- the only suggestion that a station ever existed is the lift shaft, with a brick surround, now forming a ventilation shaft on City Road itself.
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 Latimer Road tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latimer Road is a London Underground station in North Kensington on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Shepherd's Bush and Ladbroke Grove stations.
London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive Station platforms in 1934.
Unusually, Latimer Road and the station that bears its name are not geographically close, being approximately 500 metres apart and on opposite sides of the Westway Flyover (A40 road) - the road being to the north and the station to the south.
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 Edgware Road tube station
It is not to be confused with Edgware tube station in North London.
Edgware Road is a terminal stationterminus for the District Line, and is between Baker Street tube stationBaker Street and Paddington stationPaddington station/ on the Hammersmith and City and Circle Lines.
Three explosions occurred on the subway, or tube as it is called there, at the Edgware Road station, between the King s Cross and Russell Square stations, and 100 yards from the Liverpool Station.
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 Hidden City: Brompton Road Tube Station
In 1972 Brompton Road was widened, leading to the demolishion of the larger part of the station building, its replacement by the white-fronted facade seen in these photographs, taken in September 2000.
Situated between Knightsbridge and South Kensington, it was open between 15/12/06 and 29/07/34.
As at Down Street, the screen walls on the platform were not removed, and so all that is noticable at track-level is a brief change to open brickwork on the right of the train, and very grimy tiles on the left.
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The tube station is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line between Old Street and Bank, and also on the Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines, between Barbican and Liverpool Street.
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 Hidden City: City Road Tube Station
During WW2 "City Road" was used as a public air raid shelter, but over subsequent years the surface building was gradually demolished, so that all that now remains is a small fragment - originally the head of the lift shaft - retained for ventilation purposes at the junction of City Road and Moreland Street.
Situated between "Old Street" and "Angel," this station was only open between 17/11/01 and 09/08/22, when the stretch of the Northern line it served temporarily closed so that the running tunnels could be enlarged.
The line reopened two years later, but the station did not, and the platforms were eventually removed.
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She was one of the walking wounded leaving the station to be treated at the London Hilton Metropole, a temporary treatment center, on Edgware Road.
A gentleman makes his way across Edgware Road, still clutching his morning paper after a suicide bomber killed himself on a train at Edgware Road station, one of four terrorist attacks in London.
Unfortunately for photographers, the police had erected their cordons, and there was no way to get close to the tube station.
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 Hidden City: York Road Tube Station
This station was situated in the middle of the long stretch of the Piccadilly line between "King's Cross" and "Caledonian Road," with a substantial surface building at the junction of York Road (now York Way) and Bingfield Street.
Despite being so close to the wartime prime target of King's Cross, the surface has survived intact, and is currently used as commercial premises.
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 Bow Road tube station
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Bow Road Station is a London Underground station on the District LineDistrict and Hammersmith & City LineHammersmith and City lines, located in Bow, LondonBow/.
It is 200m from Bow Church DLR station and is in London Underground zone 2Zone 2/.
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Gloucester Road underground station (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines) is approximately 2 minutes walk from the hotel, and can efficiently transport you anywhere in London.
Upon exiting the station, you will be on the corner of Gloucester and Cromwell Roads.
Turn left on to Cromwell Road (do not cross the street) walk 200 yards to the west (2 blocks) on Cromwell Road to arrive at The Park International Hotel (approximate Train time is 40 minutes).
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 City Road
The Highbury and Islington Express wanted to run an article about the abandoned stations in their area (this one and York Road).
Its location is the junction of City Road and Moreland Street.
As this station was not going to be re-opened after the widening works, the platforms were never lengthened.
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Turn right outside the tube station and we are three minutes up the road.
Turn right onto West Heath road and follow the road all the way to the traffic lights (Whitestone pond will be on your left).
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Of the two tube stations mentioned, one is in the City--the financial district and one is in West London.
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