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 | | Another reason is that during the great period of tube-building in the early 20th century south London was already well served by the efficiently-run suburban lines of the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, then being electrified, which obviated Underground expansion into those areas. |
| | Shoreditch station closed in June 2006 and the line north of Whitechapel will be diverted to run on the old Broad Street viaduct - to Dalston and along the North London Line to Highbury and Islington, to provide interchange with the Victoria Line. |
| | To the south, two branches are planned, mainly using existing railway lines. |
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