The increased security levels in London mean that London Underground
are extremely unlikely to grant visits to their disused stations.
For those who have wondered what those old stations look like,
hopefully the following photos will be of interest.
All photos ©2000-2010. Reproduction prohibited.
| CENTRAL LINE | British Museum | ||||
Epping - Ongar:
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| Loughton | |||||
Wood Lane:
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| DISTRICT LINE | Aldgate East |
| Blackfriars (temporary closure) | |
| Mark Lane | |
| St. Mary's | |
| South Acton | |
| South Kensington |
| EAST LONDON LINE | Shoreditch |
| Whitechapel - Wapping (temporary closure) | |
| Rotherhithe - New Cross/New Cross Gate (temporary closure) |
| BAKERLOO LINE | Trafalgar Square |
| JUBILEE LINE | Charing Cross |
| HAMMERSMITH & CITY LINE | Kings Cross |
| Shepherd's Bush | |
| White City |
| METROPOLITAN LINE | Lords | ||||
| Marlborough Road | |||||
| Swiss Cottage | |||||
| Preston Road | |||||
Aylesbury - Verney Junction:
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| Quainton Road - Brill |
| NORTHERN LINE | Angel |
| City Road | |
| Euston | |
| King William Street | |
| North End (aka Bull & Bush) | |
| South Kentish Town | |
| Stockwell | |
| Northern City Line | Moorgate |
| Highbury & Islington | |
| Drayton Park - Finsbury Park | |
| Deep Level Shelter | Clapham North: 2007 Clapham North: 2009 |
| PICCADILLY LINE | Aldwych - Holborn branch |
| Brompton Road | |
| Down Street | |
| Holloway Road | |
| Hounslow West | |
| Osterley Park & Spring Grove | |
| Park Royal & Twyford Abbey | |
| York Road |
| Misc tube | |
| Lost station names | |
| Kingsway tram tunnel |
| DLR | South Quay |
DISUSED LONDON OVERGROUND LINES
DISUSED LONDON OVERGROUND STATIONS
| NORTH LONDON | Primrose Hill |
| Holloway & Caledonian Road | |
| EAST LONDON | Shadwell |
| CENTRAL LONDON | Grosvenor Road | SOUTH LONDON | Spa Road |
| Southwark Park | |
| Eltham Park | |
| Blackfriars Road | |
| East Brixton | |
| Battersea Park Road | |
| WEST LONDON | Kew Bridge |
| Royal Windsor | |
| Misc overground |
OTHER ABANDONED STATIONS NOT FEATURED
There are other stations on London Underground that have been abandoned but due to a lack of substantive remains or photographic evidence available, they are not featured on this website:
| Earls Court | 1871 - 1878 |
| Hounslow Town | 1883 - 1909 |
| Hillingdon | 1923 - 1992 |
| New Cross | 1876 - 1886 |
| Preston Road For Uxendon | 1908 - 1932 |
| Uxbridge | 1904 - 1938 |
| Northfields & Little Ealing | 1908 - 1932 |
To download a map of the current tube & rail system in London, click here
A word about this site:
It was originally just a means of doing something constructive with a box of old tube photos re-discovered during a clean out. The photos were all taken by the author between 1977 and 1981 (except where indicated).
However, far from being the 'create and leave alone' website envisaged, it has actually become quite organic; there are an increasing number of (very welcome) third party contributions being submitted and added to it - these are clearly labelled and accredited.
Contributors to this site are listed here.
As there is a high level of photographic content on this site, flashy graphics have been eschewed in favour of allowing faster loading of the webpages.
Most of the factual details were verified or obtained from the following excellent books:
J.E. CONNOR - Abandoned Stations on London's Underground (ISBN 0-947-69930-9)
J.E. CONNOR - London's Disused Underground Stations (ISBN 0-947-69929-5)
NIGEL WELBOURN - Lost Lines: London (ISBN 0-7710-2623-8)
They and many other books of historical interest are available from the bookshop at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, which should be the first port of call for anyone wanting further information about London's abandoned stations.
Other books used for research:
H.G. Follenfant: Reconstructing London's Underground (London Transport, 1975)
Edwin Course: London Railways (B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1962)
Feel free to send an email if you have comments, would like to donate some suitable photos, point out any inaccuracies
or are on the Picc or District lines and can offer the webmaster a track walk to Brompton Rd, Mark Lane, Aldgate East, or St Mary's (!)
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to invoke your emailer
Please note however, that neither the webmaster, nor anyone else connected with this site, are in the position to organise tours of any of the stations or lines featured here.
Those interested in man-made subterranean structures are well advised to consider becoming a member of Subterranea Britannica.
LINKS
R ECENT U PDATES T O T HIS S ITE
| Fenchurch Street line | Feb 2010 | |
| Preston Road | Jan 2010 | |
| South Quay | Dec 2009 | |
| North End (aka Bull & Bush) | Dec 2009 | |
| Kingsway tram tunnel | Nov 2009 | |
| Connaught Road tunnel | Oct 2009 | |
| Silvertown | Oct 2009 | |
| North Woolwich | Oct 2009 | |
| North Woolwich / North Woolwich Pier | Oct 2009 | |
| Osterley Park & Spring Grove | Sep 2009 | |
| South Kensington | Aug 2009 | |
| Wood Lane (Central Line) | Aug 2009 | |
| Highgate tunnels | Jun 2009 | |
| Clapham North deep level shelter: 2009 visits | Jun 2009 | |
| Down Street | May 2009 | |
| LNWR | Apr 2009 | |
| Thameslink: Farringdon to Moorgate | Mar 2009 |
