Capital Stations

2008 Publications

Capital Stations
A look at Underground and Overground stations around the capital
Dave Bosher
(click on thumbnails to see pictures full size)

Northern Line
The following are pictures of Northern Line stations which were taken on 22nd June 2007, the centenary of their opening. All these stations were opened as part of the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway on 22nd June 1907, this line being connected to the City & South London Railway at both Euston and Kennington in 1924 (the same year it reached Edgware) and when it became known as the "Morden - Edgware Line". The title Northern Line was not bestowed until 1937 and I have always considered this to be one of London Transport's little jokes since quite a good portion of the route lies in south London.

Belsize Park	Camden Town
Chalk Farm	Golders Green
Hampstead Hampstead (originally to have been called Heath Street and, in fact, this name can be seen spelled out along both platforms wall tiles, having been covered up by advert hoardings for many years)

Other Underground & Overground Lines

Brondesbury

Just down the road from Kilburn and also on Edgware Road (the Roman Watling Street) is Brondesbury station, opened 2nd January 1860 with the Hanpstead Junction Railway between Camden Town (now Camden Road) and Willesden Junction and worked by the North London Railway. Now part of London Overground and seen here on 12th January 2008 with new nameboards in place.

Camden Road

The grand Victorian exterior of Camden Road station, North London Line, now part of London Overground and showing the new style nameboards. Opened 7th December 1850 as Camden Town and renamed one hundred years later in 1950, the old name can still be seen above the windows. Photos taken on 23rd January 2008.

Down Street - The entrance to the Piccadilly Line station at Down Street, opened with the line 15 December 1906, closed 21 May 1932. Situated between Green Park and Hyde Park Corner, it has an interesting post-closure history as during World War Two, Churchill and the War Cabinet met here in secret. A small piece of the platforms were retained at which trains specially stopped. Today, the platform tunnels are bricked up but can be made out from a passing train.

This photograph was taken on 15th January 2008.

Kilburn Exterior of Kilburn station, opened 1879 by Metropolitan Railway, platforms rebuilt and transferred to Bakerloo Line 1939 and thence to Jubilee Line 1979. In the third photo, 1961 "A" stock train crossing the viaduct at Kilburn, running non-stop through station on 12th January 2008. The road here is part of Edgware Road which follows the line of the Roman Watling Street which centurions would have marched along 2000 years ago, long before trams, trolleybuses and present day buses! Photos taken on 12th January 2008.

St James Street, Walthamstow
The uninspiring entrance to the Liverpool Street bound platform at St. James Street station in Walthamstow (first picture), opened in 1870, the original wooden canopies were demolished in 1973 and replaced with these ghastly structures which can hardly be described as "improvements", except in the eyes of the then BR planners. In second picture, a Class 315 unit en route from Chingford to Liverpool Street crossing the bridge over St. James Street as it departs from the station of that name.

White City
Two views of White City station with its right-hand running looking west, opened 23rd November 1947, replacing Wood Lane station. Photo taken on 26th January 2008.

Wood Green
Exterior of Wood Green station, Piccadilly Line, opened 19th September 1932 with the first stage of the Cockfosters extension between Finsbury Park and Arnos Grove.