tube station station central london served central lines central line station stations line russell square station located junction high close lincoln square sir museum located junction earlier tube railway schemes station opened great northern station entrances ground circulation largely reconstructed introduction opening central line platforms making station interchange lines northern terminus short little frequented line branch platforms originally service disused disused platforms location filming london underground station platform needed history planning station planned great northern received parliamentary approval route station strand taken circus railway september companies came control transferred new holding company london june connect companies planned routes obtained permission new tunnels companies formally merged great northern following parliamentary approval november construction linking routes meant section south branch main route began constructing main route july progress rapid largely complete autumn construction branch delayed carried construct new road subway running beneath decided junction main route branch arranged originally planned station platforms plan station seen platforms shared trains main route shuttle service branch junctions tunnels south station interference shuttle trains caused services main route led redesign northbound platforms provided main line branch line single southbound platform junctions northbound tunnels metres north platforms powers sought build junction layout changed platforms provided southbound tunnel main route longer connected branch provided additional platform dead end tunnel accessed crossover northbound branch tunnel built ease passenger access branch northbound tunnel ended dead end platform adjacent northbound main line platform branch southbound tunnel connected northbound main line tunnel enable southbound tunnel main route avoid branch tunnels constructed lower level tunnels platforms tunnel garden point heading south west passes branch tunnels stations station building designed station frontage uniquely constructed stone standard red planning regulations imposed required use stone station entrance exit sections street façade constructed granite parts ground floors style portland stone rest building floor level constructed station access platform levels station provided shaped electric lifts manufactured america operated pairs shared circular shafts escape separate smaller shaft station constructed tunnels crossed central line running high interchange lines nearest station metres west passengers wishing interchange stations street level station opened december opening branch delayed november station street level interchange involving sets lifts considered weakness network ground subway connection considered proposal tunnels create new platforms station abandon station included private bill submitted parliament november world war prevented works taking place like central london underground stations early 1930s replace lifts station high partially reconstructed modernist designs granite elements replaced plain portland stone screens lifts removed new ticket hall provided giving access bank intermediate central line platforms second bank continues line platforms new central line platforms came use september replacing closed day station renamed gradually dropped use longer appears station signage tube maps new platforms led number passengers switching lines increasing branch operations initially shuttle train services branch operated platform peak times additional train operated alternately branch western tunnel bay platform year operation train operated late monday saturday evenings strand northbound discontinued october march peak shuttle service began use western tunnel branch crossing branch tunnels south low usage led withdrawal second peak hour shuttle eastern tunnel taken use sunday services ended april august year eastern tunnel bay platform formally closed passenger numbers branch remained low branch considered closure annual usage branch considered closure remained open wartime efficiency measures led branch closed temporarily september shortly start blitz partly fitted air raid shelter tunnels store items including branch reopened july patronage increase announced closed survived service reduced june run monday friday peak hours saturday morning early saturday service withdrawn june operating peak hours years closure announcement came january original lifts required replacement cost million passengers station day losing year secretary granted permission september close station branch closed september closure bay platform converted rooms use times offices air raid shelters store rooms electrical sub station war time branch remaining platform test mock designs new platform signage advertising systems incidents accidents rail crash occurred central line july involved stock trains train liverpool street standing westbound platform run broadway train rear train slowing brakes applied emergency train stop system passed signals danger failed stop time avoid collision driver rear train passengers injured inquiry concluded accident caused driver failing control train disruption services occurred following morning october year old boy dragged death trapped closing doors line train use media disused branch line platform parts station filming music videos new song release pressure saturday night turn time pre war operation station branch line features pivotal scene novel pursuit protagonist enemy agents sees repeatedly station shuttle service services station london fare zone central line station line russell square interchange lines train frequencies vary day generally central line trains operate minutes approximately westbound eastbound line trains operate minutes approximately westbound northbound central line stock line stock connections historical connections closure original london network provided interchange tubes underground station located little distance south underground railway station london underground system station named great queen street opened extant beneath ground public access current bus connections routes night routes serve station
Holborn tube station