London Underground Northern line history in four maps

The first to build was the City & South London Railway, which was also the first electric tubes railroad in the world.

Opened in 1890, the route ran between Stockwell and King William Street, near the London bridge.

In 1907, Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead was opened, heading northern Charing Cross to Highgate One Branch and Golders Green in the other.

Around the next few weeks, we will use maps to tell you the story of each of the London Metro lines. The images used in this story have been provided by TFL Corporate Archives. For more information about the history of the London Metro, visit the Google Arts and Culture page of TFL-https: //artsandculture.google.com/story/welcy-to-tfl-tfl-archives/wawresanwnaanq? Hl = in

At one point, this railroad was known as the Hampstead and Highgate line.

Six years later, City & South London’s railway joined the Umbed Company directed by Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway.

Railway or South London map, including the extension of the city and southern London to Wimbledon, 1923 (Image: TFL corporate files)

The work to connect the two railways began in 1922, with new tunnels built between Euston and Camden Town, as well as between embankment and Kennington.

By the time the line was integrated with the other underground routes of London in 1933, the extensions had a leg built for Edgware in the north and borders in the south.

The route was known as the Edgware, Highgate and Morden line in 1933, then the Morden-Edgware line a year later.

1926 underground map that shows the line that extends from Morden to Highgate and Edgware (Image: TFL corporate files)

It was not until 1937 that it became the north line, called for the Northern Heights extension project, which would have brought the route to Bushey and Elstree.

This vision was never done, although a station was opened in East Finchley in 1939, and the services began on the existing track to High Barnet and Mill Hill shortly after.

The current North Route from Moorgate to Finsbury Park was shown as a branch of the North Line until 1976, when it was transferred to British Rail.

1965 tubes map showing the route between Moorgate and the Finnish Park as a disconnected branch of the North Line (Image: TFL corporate files)

Half of the kilometers of new tunnels were built in 1988 to divert the trains, while Angel Station was rebuilt, with the new station that was inaugurated in 1993.

The northern line before the extension of the Battersea Food Station (Image: TFL corporate files)

The line became known as ‘The Misery Line’ in the 1990s: Altheghe more trains and better reliability seem to have disposed this.

That name never appeared in the official maps, which is largely renovated without changes for 80 years, until an extension of 3 km was opened in 2021 in southern London.

Kennington’s new spur is stopped in nine Elms and Battersea Power Station.

Today, the route extends 61 km and 52 stations, with Termini del Norte in Edgware, High Barnet and Mill Hill East, and Southern Terpi in Battertea Power Station and Morden.

Be sure to consult our website at the same time next week to learn about the history of the Waterloo & City line.