tube station london underground station railway station road london borough north london station takes nearby village high branch northern line east stations station originally opened great northern railway line stations partially completed plan london underground started serving station new platforms tunnels beneath surface station platforms surface station remain section line lifted original station buildings exists use private house history original station station originally constructed london railway 1860s line station station line opened purchased july larger great northern railway main line ran way north station opened railway august hilly terrain station built deep cutting excavated adjacent tunnels penetrated end station leading north end south built station platforms tracks station building south linked platforms branch line constructed opened new branch split original route north station wide arc station branch line opened intermediate station opened 1880s station rebuilt tracks flanking central island platform instead platforms island platform accessed ticket office middle branch taken railways act created big railway companies project announced proposal known project lines high link northern line line construction phase project involved extending tube train services northern line existing terminus station called new section paired tunnels station emerge south east station track connections line provide interchange new deep level platforms existing surface platforms subterranean constructed immediately beneath existing station connected deep level platforms existing platforms stairs street entrances provided south road north time buildings surface platforms partly reconstructed removed northern line services new tunnels started operating july stop later wartime following outbreak second world war september works complete electrification lines slowed halted line closed reconstruction september northern line services extended high april started serving deep level platforms january new station buildings completed surface platforms continued served steam trains deep level platforms constructed accommodate extra long car trains planned services northern line served having withdrawn start war interchange northern line services available january trains ended march operated services reduced rush hour operations war deep level platforms shelter bombing london luftwaffe later missiles post war war plans complete project reviewed early conversion line mill hill east scheduled completion january june work carried maintenance works reconstruction war damage existing network greatest london underground funds funds new works severely limited priority given completion western eastern extensions central line despite shown construction underground maps late work restarted parts project temporary closure october january british railways successor ended passenger services permanently july freight traffic continued pass station freight traffic ceased line continued occasional rolling stock transfers depot line stock pulled lines battery locomotives ceased poor condition intermediate bridges track lifted surface platforms completion station buildings delayed years designed architect pre war plans included large entrance building hill public house pair entrance sub surface enclosed inclined structure cutting parallel surface tracks taking inspiration local legend building topped statue cat works finished single upwards provided passengers sub surface ticket hall simple exit cutting station buildings remains north surface platforms private residence route forms bypasses station site safety reasons services connections services station east stations train frequencies vary day generally operate minutes northbound southbound connections london bus routes night bus route serve station use media disused platforms tunnels filming appeared productions including feature film television series waking dead
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