Former Stations
The following stations were once served by a London Underground line or by one of the organisation's predecessor companies, but are no longer served. Many are permanently closed, but some continue to be served by National Rail operators.
| Station | Line | Closed | Type of closure | Current condition | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldgate East | District |
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Station resited | Demolished | Closed when the current station was opened a short distance to the east to enable the Aldgate junction to be rebuilt |
| Aldwych | Piccadilly |
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Station and route closed | Building remains and platforms sometimes used for cinematic purposes | Terminus of Piccadilly line branch line from Holborn; closed due to low passenger numbers and cost of replacing lifts |
| Aylesbury | Metropolitan |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains. |
| Blake Hall | Central |
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Station and route closed | Building remains | Closed due to low passenger numbers |
| Brill | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers |
| British Museum | Central |
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Station closed | Demolished | Closed when Central line platforms were opened at Holborn |
| Brompton Road | Piccadilly |
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Station closed | Mostly demolished, side elevation remains | Closed due to low passenger numbers and creation of a new entrance to Knightsbridge station |
| Bushey | Bakerloo |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy |
| Carpenders Park | Bakerloo |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy |
| Castle Hill (Ealing Dean) | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. It is now West Ealing station. |
| Charing Cross | Jubilee |
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Partial | Remainder of station in use | Two platforms are still functional but were removed from public use when the Jubilee line extension to Stratford was opened in 1999. |
| City Road | Northern |
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Station closed | Mostly demolished, ventilation tower remains | Closed due to low passenger numbers |
| Down Street | Piccadilly |
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Station closed | Building remains | Closed due to low passenger numbers when entrances to Green Park and Hyde Park Corner were moved closer to its location |
| Drayton Park | Northern |
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Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail | Operated by National Rail | Former Northern line Highbury Branch between Moorgate and Finsbury Park converted to main line operation |
| Earl's Court | District |
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Station resited | Demolished | Original station closed when the current station opened to the west |
| Essex Road | Northern |
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Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail | Operated by National Rail | Former Northern line Highbury Branch between Moorgate and Finsbury Park converted to main line operation |
| Granborough Road | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers |
| Great Missenden | Metropolitan |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains. |
| Grove Road (Hammersmith) | Metropolitan |
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Service withdrawn | Demolished !Subsequently closed and demolished | Service withdrawn due to low passenger numbers; station was closed in 1916 by London and South Western Railway |
| Hanwell | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. |
| Hatch End | Bakerloo |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy |
| Hayes | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. It is now Hayes & Harlington station. |
| Headstone Lane | Bakerloo |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy |
| Hillingdon | Metropolitan, Piccadilly |
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Station resited | Demolished | The original station was to the east of the current station and was closed to allow widening of the A40 road. |
| Holborn | Piccadilly |
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Partial | Remainder of station in use | The station has two disused platforms that served the Aldwych branch; one was taken out of use in 1917. |
| Hounslow Town | District |
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Station and route closed, station resited | Demolished | On a now-closed branch of the Metropolitan District Railway, from what is now the Piccadilly line near Hounslow East, it was closed when Hounslow East station was opened. |
| King's Cross St. Pancras | Metropolitan |
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Station resited | Building remains | The original platforms were to the east of the current ones; the station was moved to make interchange with main line station easier. |
| King William Street | Northern |
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Station and route closed | Demolished but underground platforms remain | The original terminus of the City & South London Railway, which was closed when the line was extended on a new alignment to Bank; converted for use as an air-raid shelter during the war |
| Langley | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. |
| Leigh-on-Sea | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted |
| Lord's | Metropolitan |
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Station closed | Demolished | Closed to increase capacity on Metropolitan line, following opening of nearby St John's Wood station on the Bakerloo line (now the Jubilee line). |
| Mark Lane | District, Circle |
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Station resited | Building remains | Closed when current Tower Hill station to the east was built to a provide better interchange with mainline services at Fenchurch Street |
| Marlborough Road | Metropolitan |
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Station closed | Building remains | Closed to increase capacity on Metropolitan line, following opening of nearby St John's Wood station on the Bakerloo line (now the Jubilee line) |
| New Cross | East London |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Now operated by London Overground |
| New Cross Gate | East London |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Now operated by London Overground |
| Northfields & Little Ealing | Piccadilly |
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Station resited | Demolished | Moved to allow access into new depot at Northfields built for Piccadilly line trains; when open, this station was served by the District line. |
| North Weald | Central |
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Station and route closed | Building remains | Closed due to low passenger numbers; reopened in 2004 as part of the Epping Ongar Railway. |
| Ongar | Central |
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Station and route closed | Building remains | Closed due to low passenger numbers; reopened in 2004 as part of the Epping Ongar Railway. |
| Osterley & Spring Grove | Piccadilly |
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Station resited | Building remains | Closed when new Osterley station was opened to the south-west, to provide additional capacity |
| Park Royal & Twyford Abbey | Piccadilly |
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Station resited | Demolished | Closed when station was relocated to Park Royal to provide more convenient access from Western Avenue; when open, this station was served by the District line. |
| Preston Road | Metropolitan |
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Station resited | Demolished | A small halt station was reconstructed to the west when the number of tracks through the station was increased from two to four. |
| Quainton Road | Metropolitan |
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Station closed | Building remains | Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers; temporarily reopened for war time operations between 1943 and 1948; the station is the home of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre and is used for occasional special services from Aylesbury. |
| Rotherhithe | East London |
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Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail | Operated by National Rail | Now operated by London Overground |
| St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) | District |
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Station closed | Demolished !Bombed in World War II; demolished | Closed when Aldgate East was rebuilt closer to its location; converted for use as an air-raid shelter during the war |
| Shadwell | East London |
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Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail | Operated by National Rail | Now operated by London Overground |
| Shepherd's Bush | Hammersmith & City |
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Station resited | Demolished | Station replaced by Shepherd's Bush (now Shepherd's Bush Market) to the north and Goldhawk Road to the south |
| Shoeburyness | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted |
| Shoreditch | East London |
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Station and route closed | Building remains | Closed to allow extension of East London Line on new alignment across site Replaced by London Overground station Shoreditch High Street. |
| Slough | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. |
| South Acton | District |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | On a short branch of the District line from Acton Town, it was closed due to low passenger numbers. |
| Southend Central | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted |
| Southall | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. |
| South Harrow | Piccadilly |
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Station resited | Building remains | Closed when station was relocated a short distance to the north |
| South Kentish Town | Northern |
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Station closed | Building remains | Closed due to a strike at the Underground's Lots Road Power Station and never reopened due to low passenger numbers |
| Stoke Mandeville | Metropolitan |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains. |
| Surrey Quays | East London |
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Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail | Operated by National Rail | Now operated by London Overground |
| Swiss Cottage | Metropolitan |
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Station closed | Demolished | Closed as a wartime measure and not reopened; the adjacent Bakerloo line (now Jubilee line) station briefly operated as an interchange |
| Tower of London | District, Circle |
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Station resited | Demolished | A short-lived station on the site of the present Tower Hill station, which was closed when Mark Lane (also now closed) was opened |
| Uxbridge | Metropolitan, Piccadilly |
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Station resited | Demolished | Closed when the current station was opened on a new alignment closer to Uxbridge town centre |
| Uxbridge Road | Metropolitan |
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Station closed | Demolished | Closed after bombing of the line during World War II, due to low passenger numbers; National Rail services on the line continue, and Shepherd's Bush station is a short distance to the north. |
| Verney Junction | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers |
| Waddesdon | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers |
| Waddesdon Road | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers |
| Wapping | East London |
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Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail | Operated by National Rail | Now operated by London Overground |
| Watford High Street | Bakerloo |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy |
| Watford Junction | Bakerloo |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy |
| Wendover | Metropolitan |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains. |
| Westbourne Park | Metropolitan |
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Station resited | Demolished | Closed when current station was opened in 1871 |
| Westcott | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Building remains | Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers |
| West Drayton | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. |
| Windsor | District |
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Service withdrawn | Operated by National Rail | The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. The station is now Windsor & Eton Central. |
| Winslow Road | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers |
| White City | Hammersmith & City |
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Station closed | Demolished | This station closed following a fire. Wood Lane station is close to its location. |
| Wood Lane | Central |
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Station resited | Demolished | This awkwardly arranged station was closed when its replacement, White City, opened to the north. |
| Wood Siding | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers |
| Wotton | Metropolitan |
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Station and route closed | Demolished | Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers |
| York Road | Piccadilly |
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Station closed | Building remains and platforms visible between King's Cross and Caledonian Road | Closed due to low passenger numbers |
Read more about this topic: List Of Former And Unopened London Underground Stations
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