Elstree South tube station (usually just Elstree on Underground maps) was an unbuilt London Underground station in Elstree, Hertfordshire. It was designed by Charles Holden. The planned location of the station was adjacent to the A5183 north of the junction with the A41 and to where junction 4 of the M1 motorway was subsequently built.
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