Metropolitan Railway
The Metropolitan Railway secured powers in 1926 to build an underground line of surface gauge from near Kilburn to Edgware Road, mainly to relieve the bottleneck of two tracks between Finchley Road and Baker Street stations. Edgware Road station was rebuilt as a four track station, and even destination boards displaying 'Aylesbury Line' installed. However further construction was postponed, and the subsequent take over of the Metropolitan by the LPTB enabled other plans to be put in hand, resulting in the extension of the Bakerloo line to Finchley Road station.
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