Traction Electricity System
Traction current on the Underground lines is supplied by the standard London Underground four rail system.
Trains using the Northern City platforms use electrical supply at 660 V DC on a third rail system.
The former Thameslink bays were equipped with 25 kV AC overhead lines.
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