London had the first underground railway, the first deep level underground railway and the first electric underground railway. The London Underground as it is known today, is full of history. Part of that history is its catalogue of dismantled, abandoned and disused stations; all closed for varying reasons. Within these pages are photos and details of most of them, for you to explore.
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 Transport for London's map of the current tube & rail system in London, click here
For a brilliant and geographically correct (French) online map of the tube and tube related lines in London, including the disused stations, 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.
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.
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.
Some people have reported problems viewing some of the pages and/or photos. In such cases, please try the mirror site instead.
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)
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.
Edwin Course: London Railways (B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1962)
Please note 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.
For requests to visit London Underground property, see this link.
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