Great Northern and City Railway
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The Great Northern and City Railway was a deep-level underground railway in London designed to link the Great Northern Railway’s mainline services directly into the City, later becoming part of the London Underground network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Northern Railway | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former London Underground line
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ underground railway ⓘ |
| closedAsIndependentCompany | 1913 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Finsbury Park main line station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1898 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentOperator | Great Northern (train operating company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | part of the Northern City Line ⓘ |
| designedFor | main line size trains ⓘ |
| electrification |
electric multiple units
ⓘ
third rail ⓘ |
| endPoint | Finsbury Park station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
London Transport Executive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
London Underground network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern City Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern line (Highbury branch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 3.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ Hackney NERFINISHED ⓘ Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intended through running of main line trains into the City
ⓘ
tunnels built to full main-line loading gauge ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 7 ⓘ |
| opened | 1904 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1904-02-14 ⓘ |
| operator | Great Northern and City Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Great Northern and City Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to link Great Northern Railway main line services directly to the City of London ⓘ |
| servedArea |
City of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inner north London ⓘ |
| startPoint | Moorgate station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| station |
Drayton Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Finsbury Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Highbury & Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
London Underground
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern City Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Finsbury Park station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moorgate station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| tunnelType | deep-level bored tunnels ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Great Northern Railway