embankment tube station embankment station known names history served circle district northern lines northern lines station stations circle district lines westminster temple station entrances street station adjacent close station needle new players theatres station parts sub surface platforms opened company extension eastwards westminster deep level platforms opened variety underground main line services operated sub surface tracks station reconstructed 1920s history sub surface station station opened district line railway extended line westminster construction new section planned conjunction building achieved cut cover method trench proximity station station originally called connected metropolitan line companies rivals company operated trains tracks joint service known february opened northbound branch station connect extension joint railway west london line road date service began running tracks service run terminus broad street demolished west london line road mansion house time eastern terminus august middle circle service began operations running tracks north track demolished link road mansion house service operated jointly june middle circle service shortened terminate december outer circle service withdrawn tracks metropolitan line operated route given identity tube map circle line deep level station obtained parliamentary permission construct deep level tube railway running mansion house beneath sub surface line new line express route electric trains relieve congestion sub surface tracks intermediate station planned feet sub surface platforms immediate work carried deep level line subsequent london electrification routes meant congestion relieved needing construct deep level line plan dropped march line opened deep level platforms beneath ninety degrees platforms interchange provided separate railways named station differently embankment april northern line opened stop extension south terminus extension constructed facilitate better interchange lines owned operated separate unconnected stations northern end main line station combined station extension constructed single track tunnel running south loop river thames single platform constructed northbound return section loop installed sets deep level platforms sub surface station interchange time reduced minutes seconds minute seconds new station building constructed sir described charming neo georgian renaissance stations opening extension deep level parts station named sub surface platforms remained changing station station north renamed strand time causing nearby station change strand 1920s construction northern line extended south connected loop tunnel river abandoned present northbound northern line platform follows course new tunnels bored south day southbound northern line platform deep level platforms connected deep level new extension opened september loop exists penetrated bomb flooded blitz second world war fortunately loop sealed years september crisis war appeared imminent northern line tunnels embankment temporarily sealed concrete protect flooding bombing removed little week crisis passed outbreak world war september tunnels blocked electrically powered emergency doors installed tunnel mouths tunnels reopened december august station renamed september embankment merged strand square stations named fatal accident eastbound train collided eastbound broadway district line train east station train stopped automatic signal way temple station passengers killed injured cause accident faulty signal showed green proceed aspect second train line ahead clear result wrong connection previous night minor alterations services station london fare zone district circle lines station westminster temple northern lines train frequencies vary day generally district line trains operate minutes approximately eastbound westbound supplemented circle line trains minutes approximately clockwise northern line trains operate minutes approximately southbound northbound line trains operate minutes approximately southbound northbound connections night route serve station
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