Moorgate station

Moorgate station is a London Underground and mainline station in the City of London, located on Moorgate, the street of the same name, north of London Wall. The station is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line between Old Street and Bank and also on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, between Barbican and Liverpool Street. National Rail services are provided by Thameslink and West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN). The station is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Deep-level station

The Northern Line platforms were originally opened by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) as "Moorgate Street" in February 1900 as the new northern terminus of its services then running from Stockwell south of the River Thames. The line was further extended to Angel the following year. The original C&SLR station building remains on the west side of Moorgate and the offices above the station were built as the headquarters of the railway.

Related Topics:
City & South London Railway - February - 1900 - Stockwell - River Thames - Angel

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The Northern City Line platforms served by WAGN were originally opened by the Great Northern & City Railway (GN&CR) in February 1904 providing a service to Finsbury Park. The original hope of the GN&CR was that main line trains would run from the Great Northern Railway's platforms at Finsbury Park directly into the city and the tunnels were constructed at a diameter capable of accommodating main line trains. Disputes and rivalry between the two companies meant that this did not happen and it was not until the 1970s, after the line had changed from the ownership of London Underground to British Rail that a through service began to operate.

Related Topics:
Northern City Line - February - 1904 - Finsbury Park - 1970s - British Rail

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From 1934 until 1975 the Northern Line operated the Northern City Line as its City or Highbury Branch. On 28 February 1975, shortly before ownership changed hands, a southbound train crashed into the tunnel end wall beyond the platform, killing 43 people, the second greatest loss of life on the Underground in peacetime. The safety improvements since then have included the introduction of what is known as the Moorgate Control. See Moorgate tube crash.

Related Topics:
1934 - 1975 - 28 February - Moorgate tube crash

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