List of former and unopened London Underground stations
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.

List of former and unopened London Underground stations

Section Title: Former stations
Table Section Text: 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.

Station	Line	Closed	Type of closure	Current condition	Details

Aldgate East	District	30 October 1938	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	30 September 1994	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Aylesbury	Metropolitan	10 September 1961	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains.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	31 October 1981	Station closed	Building remains as private residence. Line used as heritage railway (Epping - Ongar)	Closed due to low passenger numbers

Brill	Metropolitan	30 November 1935	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers

British Museum	Central	24 September 1933	Station closed	Demolished	Closed when Central line platforms were opened at Holborn

Brompton Road	Piccadilly	29 July 1934	Station closed	Mostly demolished, side elevation remains	Closed due to low passenger numbers and creation of a new entrance to Knightsbridge station

Bushey	Bakerloo	24 September 1982	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy

Carpenders Park	Bakerloo	24 September 1982	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy

Castle Hill (Ealing Dean)	District	30 September 1885	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers.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	19 November 1999	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	8 August 1922	Station closed	Demolished. A modern ventilation tower and emergency escape remains.	Closed due to low passenger numbers

Down Street	Piccadilly	21 May 1932	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	16 August 1976	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	31 January 1878	Station resited	Demolished	Original station closed when the current station opened to the west

Essex Road	Northern	16 August 1976	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	4 July 1936	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers

Great Missenden	Metropolitan	10 September 1961	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains.

Hammersmith (Grove Road)	Metropolitan	31 December 1906	Service withdrawn	Subsequently closed and demolished	Service withdrawn due to low passenger numbers; station was closed in 1916 by London and South Western Railway

Hanwell	District	30 September 1885	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers.

Hatch End	Bakerloo	24 September 1982	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	30 September 1885	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	24 September 1982	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	5 December 1992	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	30 September 1994	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	1 May 1909	Station and route closed, station resited	Demolished	On a now-closed branch of the 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	9 March 1941	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	24 February 1900	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 World War II

Langley	District	30 September 1885	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers.

Leigh-on-Sea	District	30 September 1939	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted

Lord's	Metropolitan	19 November 1939	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	4 February 1967	Station resited	Building remains	Closed when current Tower Hill station to the east was built to provide a better interchange with main line services at Fenchurch Street

Marlborough Road	Metropolitan	19 November 1939	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	22 December 2007	Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail	Operated by National Rail	Now operated by London Overground

New Cross Gate	East London	22 December 2007	Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail	Operated by National Rail	Now operated by London Overground

Northfields & Little Ealing	Piccadilly	18 May 1932	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	30 September 1994	Station and route closed	Building remains	Closed due to low passenger numbers; reopened in 2004 as part of the Epping Ongar Railway.

Ongar	Central	30 September 1994	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	24 March 1934	Station resited	Building remains as retail unit; platforms partially remain	Closed when new Osterley station was opened to the south-west, to provide additional capacity

Park Royal & Twyford Abbey	Piccadilly	5 July 1931	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	2 January 1932	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	4 July 1936	Service withdrawn, transferred to LNER	Building remains	Service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers; temporarily reopened for war time operations between 1943 and 1948;.

Rotherhithe	East London	22 December 2007	Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail	Operated by National Rail	Now operated by London Overground

St Mary's (Whitechapel Road)	District	30 April 1938	Station closed	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	22 December 2007	Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail	Operated by National Rail	Now operated by London Overground

Shepherd's Bush	Hammersmith & City	31 March 1914	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	30 September 1939	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted

Shoreditch	East London	9 June 2006	Station re-sited and route re-aligned	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	30 September 1885	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers.

South Acton	District	28 February 1959	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	30 September 1939	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted

Southall	District	30 September 1885	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers.

South Harrow	Piccadilly	4 July 1935	Station resited	Building remains	Closed when station was relocated a short distance to the north

South Kentish Town	Northern	5 June 1924	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	10 September 1961	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	22 December 2007	Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail	Operated by National Rail	Now operated by London Overground

Swiss Cottage	Metropolitan	17 August 1940	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	12 October 1884	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	3 December 1938	Station resited	Demolished	Closed when the current station was opened on a new alignment closer to Uxbridge town centre

Uxbridge Road	Metropolitan	19 October 1940	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	4 July 1936	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers

Waddesdon	Metropolitan	4 July 1936	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers

Waddesdon Road	Metropolitan	30 November 1935	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers

Wapping	East London	22 December 2007	Service withdrawn, transferred to National Rail	Operated by National Rail	Now operated by London Overground

Watford High Street	Bakerloo	24 September 1982	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	24 September 1982	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	10 September 1961	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	31 October 1871	Station resited	Demolished	Closed when current station was opened in 1871

Westcott	Metropolitan	30 November 1935	Station and route closed	Building remains	Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers

West Drayton	District	30 September 1885	Service withdrawn	Operated by National Rail	The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers.

Windsor	District	30 September 1885	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	4 July 1936	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Verney Junction service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers

White City	Hammersmith & City	24 October 1959	Station closed	Demolished	This station closed following a fire. Wood Lane station is close to its location.

Wood Lane	Central	22 November 1947	Station resited	Demolished	This awkwardly arranged station was closed when its replacement, White City, opened to the north.

Wood Siding	Metropolitan	30 November 1935	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers

Wotton	Metropolitan	30 November 1935	Station and route closed	Demolished	Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers

York Road	Piccadilly	17 September 1932	Station closed	Building remains and platforms visible between King's Cross and Caledonian Road	Closed due to low passenger numbers

Sentence(s)

Tower of London was a London Underground station closed in 1884.

final_sentence: Tower of London was a London Underground station closed in 1884.