What happened to Broad Street Station in London?
What happened to Broad Street Station in London?
Broad Street station was completely demolished and replaced by the Broadgate office and shopping complex. Most of the Kingsland Viaduct leading to the North London Line remains largely intact, and has been restored to carry the London Overground along the old trackbed as far as Highbury & Islington.
What station is Primrose Hill?
Chalk Farm station
The Chalk Farm station is the nearest one to Primrose Hill in Primrose Hill.
Is Primrose Hill worth visiting?
Today Primrose Hill is a highly desirable place to live among the rich and famous, and some of the many celebrities who once lived (or still live) here include Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Dylan Thomas, Boris Johnson, Kate Moss, Gavin Rossdale, Jude Law, and many more.
Is Primrose Hill Open?
Following temporary weekend closures of Primrose Hill this summer, the park is once again open 24 hours a day seven days a week. The early closure of the park on New Year’s Eve at 10pm will remain in place.
Where is Broad Street station?
The station was sited at the junction of Broad Street and Liverpool Street in the Broad Street ward of the City of London, with Liverpool Street station immediately to the east. It was near Liverpool Street and Moorgate tube stations. The station was proposed by the North London Railway (NLR).
What is the history of Broad Street?
Broad Street originally ran from London Wall to Threadneedle Street. An extension up from London Wall was named New Broad Street. The whole street today is called Old Broad Street.
What is the difference between Broad Street station and Liverpool Street station?
Liverpool Street Station rail tracks headed east, whilst Broad Street’s headed north with the first stop being the original Shoreditch Station on the north west corner of the Kingsland Road / Old Street junction. My second photo of the station again shows the main building of Broad Street Station, slightly further to the east than the first photo.
Did Broad Street station survive the Beeching Report?
Broad Street station survived the Beeching Report, however the stopping services that ran into the station were identified as services for modification, and the gradual cease of services accelerated throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.
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