tube station station london borough station southern terminus northern line southerly station underground network station north station located london road nearby hall park station modernist designs produced london underground opening contributed rapid development new suburbs rural surrey population parish increasing fold decade history period following end world war london began reviving series plans line extensions improvements postponed hostilities finance works possible government means unemployment provided treasury value loans raised companies public works projects postponed railway plan new surface line district railway control wished use government time limited financial backing november presented bills parliament construct conjunction extension city south london railway south connect route south station run trains district railway run trains proposals station extension named north station route called south proposals included depot use trains southern railway objected area operation anticipated loss passenger traffic direct route central london reached agreement july enabled extend far exchange giving rights route station opened established southernmost system hub numerous bus routes heading suburban south london northern surrey routes significant impact main line operations area estimating lost approximately million passengers year able demonstrate passenger numbers buses station actually double road station opened petrol station garage cars leave vehicles day opening line led rapid construction suburban housing area population parish previously rural areas lines passed increased station building extension rapidly carried station opened september rural area station built open farmland giving architect space available majority stations new extension located built areas stations extension major project underground selected general manager design stations dissatisfied designs produced architect letter friend fellow member pick explained choice going build stations extension railway modern pattern going entirely going build reinforced concrete station simply hole wall sacrificed doorway notice tell doorway leads going represent gone mad order mad good company got properly built range shops sides modernist design entrance takes form double height box clad white portland stone screen façade divided columns capitals dimensional versions underground central panel screen contains large version ticket hall octagonal central roof light shape ticket hall originally pair wooden ticket tickets issued collected removed modern systems redundant main structure station shops designed intention taking upward development roof come storeys office building added unlike stations built extension station platforms tunnels wide cutting tunnel short distance north tracks run station depot station platforms island platforms tracks platforms accessed steps ticket hall numbered east west island platforms different numbers face indicate departures platforms usually referred tunnel end longest tunnel london underground running kilometres bank branch refurbishment improvement works completed included new reconstructed cross bridges platforms installation lifts mobility impaired passengers improvements carried time included pole mounted sides entrance work 2000s station includes construction substantial air rights building spanning cutting station locally listed architectural interest listed like extension services connections station sits southern end northern line london fare zone southernmost station network station north train frequencies vary day generally operate minutes midnight london bus routes night route serve station
Morden tube station