List of former and unopened London Underground stations
Former stations
Table:
Station

Line

Closed[2]

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[3]

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[4]

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Service withdrawn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.[5]

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[6]

Brill

Metropolitan

30 November 1935

Station and route closed

Demolished

Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers[7]

British Museum

Central

24 September 1933

Station closed

Demolished

Closed when Central line platforms were opened at Holborn[8]

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[9]

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Service withdrawn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Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy[10]

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Service withdrawn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Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy[10]

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Service withdrawn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.[11] 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.[12]

City Road

Northern

8 August 1922

Station closed

Demolished. A modern ventilation tower and emergency escape remains.

Closed due to low passenger numbers[13]

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[14]

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[15]

Earl's Court

District

31 January 1878

Station resited

Demolished

Original station closed when the current station opened to the west[16]

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[15]

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[7]

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.[5]

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[17]

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.[11]

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[10]

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.[11] 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[10]

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.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20]

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;[21] 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.[11]

Leigh-on-Sea

District

30 September 1939

Service withdrawn

Operated by National Rail

Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted[22]

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).[23]

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[24]

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)[25]

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.[26]

North Weald

Central

30 September 1994

Station and route closed

Building remains

Closed due to low passenger numbers;[6] reopened in 2004 as part of the Epping Ongar Railway.[27]

Ongar

Central

30 September 1994

Station and route closed

Building remains

Closed due to low passenger numbers;[6] reopened in 2004 as part of the Epping Ongar Railway.[27]

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[28]

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;[29] 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.[30]

Quainton Road

Metropolitan

4 July 1936

Service withdrawn, transferred to LNER

Building remains

Service was cut back to Aylesbury due to low passenger numbers;[7] temporarily reopened for war time operations between 1943 and 1948;.[2] BR services withdrawn 1963, but the station is the home of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre and is used for occasional special services from Aylesbury.

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[31]

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[30]

Shoeburyness

District

30 September 1939

Service withdrawn

Operated by National Rail

Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted[22]

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[32][33] 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.[11]

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.[34]

Southend Central

District

30 September 1939

Service withdrawn

Operated by National Rail

Limited excursion service withdrawn as a wartime measure and not restarted[22]

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.[11]

South Harrow

Piccadilly

4 July 1935

Station resited

Building remains

Closed when station was relocated a short distance to the north[2]

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[35]

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.[5]

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[36]

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[37]

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[38]

Uxbridge Road

Metropolitan

19 October 1940

Station closed

Demolished

Closed after bombing of the line during World War II, due to low passenger numbers;[39] 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[7]

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[7]

Waddesdon Road

Metropolitan

30 November 1935

Station and route closed

Demolished

Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers[7]

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[10]

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[10]

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.[5]

Westbourne Park

Metropolitan

31 October 1871

Station resited

Demolished

Closed when current station was opened in 1871[2]

Westcott

Metropolitan

30 November 1935

Station and route closed

Building remains

Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers[7]

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.[11]

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.[11] 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[7]

White City

Hammersmith & City

24 October 1959

Station closed

Demolished

This station closed following a fire.[40] 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.[41]

Wood Siding

Metropolitan

30 November 1935

Station and route closed

Demolished

Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers[7]

Wotton

Metropolitan

30 November 1935

Station and route closed

Demolished

Closed when Brill branch was closed due to very low passenger numbers[7]

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[42]

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