railway railway railway company established act parliament build railway line surrey south west london united_kingdom railway promoted local landowners hoping increase value land development housing initially planned services railway operated london underground district railway extension existing service delays finding funding opposition mainline companies line intended connect world war led start construction work delayed line completed opened january planned extension implemented service provided opening line stimulated residential development planned competition london underground city south london railway terminus meant line achieve hoped passenger numbers history background second half 19th century surrey villages experienced rapid residential growth stimulated railways running areas landowners areas development new suburban housing previously rural estates accessible railways parishes lay remained largely rural starting 1880s series railway schemes proposed bring new line area increase value land unsuccessful private bills presented parliament seeking permission construct new railway london line station north london brighton station south establishment october engineer sir organised meeting consider new plan railway committee formed promote plan meeting held included landowner nephew developer estimated approximately million today capital required provided promoters remainder sought london underground district line promoters hoped operate service line extending service november notice intention bring private bill parliament published bill proposed mile line stations operated electric trains provide service taking minutes reach opposed line grounds compete services central london claimed planned electrification lines victoria london bridge offer quicker journeys route believed connection service chance extend service concerns tracks provided service capacity cope extended service nonetheless railway act received july act approved railway allowed connection allow connection instead build separate station pedestrian connection station intermediate stations approved adjacent original grounds power line supplied london owner delays beginning company encountered delays implementing plans main line railway companies interested investing line promoters approached assistance managing director agreed finance construction promoters guarantee return year years cover cent return capital provide additional capacity trains branch published bill november seeking permission construct additional tracks owned section works approved metropolitan district railway act received august build additional tracks covering cost november published notices bills submitted extend time limit imposed act compulsory purchase land needed railway enable raise additional capital powers bill contained provisions increase capacity owned section branch constructing additional tracks south south station requested extension time powers granted railway act given august december original promoters replaced board nominees shares company transferred shareholders late changes track layout station including new platform use line trains land junctions mainline purchased november outbreak war gave notice bill sought extension time land purchases stand lease effect taking granted june war time restrictions prevented construction extensions earlier acts granted year final date july completion compulsory purchase revised plans november notices new bills placed parliament published london electric railway city south london railway london underground northern line taken bills brought significant changes plans line underground railway running deep tunnels line ran proposed extend miles chains miles kilometres connect route continue invest construction estimated cost risen million approximately million today operate trains central london operate trains southern end new extension northwards plans included construction depot use trains successor grouping railways objected plan extend line sir general manager described proposals invasion territory allocated grouping agreement walker proposed limited extension far offered allow tube trains run connection line proposed build instead rejected walker plan claiming entire extension needed place build necessary depot compromise arrangement house_of_lords rejected scheme house_of_commons wanted tube service extended encouraged negotiations july agreement withdraw objection exchange transfer interests district railway allowed operate route pursued railway act city south london railway act received august arranged winding soon started construction southern extension opened terminus september depot south station yards route connection lines extension district line additional tracks required work carried additional tracks constructed tube line opened underground company established network bus routes south station hub routes significant impact operations area estimating lost approximately million passengers year able demonstrate passenger numbers buses station actually double construction construction line slower work started october property purchases completed middle contractor sir begin work july landscape traversed line rises feet sea level feet designed operation exclusively electric multiple unit extensive constructed steep tight radius curves employed chains route built level track bridges required largest spans feet close park station buildings end stations rebuilt stations constructed chase south fewer stations built planned sites proposed station built serve new housing estate construction exception south built stations white stone concrete faced buildings access platforms stairs street level provided foot long island platforms stations accommodate trains coaches long opening operation work south completed quickly services begin running single track operation july remainder line opened january years link proposed hoped original promoters opening line stimulated construction new areas private public residential development 1930s large areas remain parks playing fields estate completed opening line led population parish previously rural areas lines passed increase ordinary ticket sales station increased perspective line great success service originally operating station central london slow indirect potential passengers line area continued use buses tube route goods services operated line goods yard station closed plant adjacent south station opened closed line called line forms loop served trains
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