Metropolitan Railway
Dates
| 07/08/1854 | North Metropolitan Railway Act passed for the line which was to be renamed the Metropolitan Railway. This was to be a cut-and-cover line running east from Paddington. |
| 10/01/1863 | Metropolitan Railway The first underground railway in the World is opened to the public with stations at Paddington (Bishop's Road), Edgware Road, Baker Street, Portland Road, Gower Street, Kings Cross and Farringdon Street. The line was mixed gauge with both standard and broad gauge. |
| 31/12/1870 | Railway Clearing House By this date the Cheshire Lines Committee and Metropolitan Railway join the clearing house. |
| / /1880 | Channel Tunnel Borings made from Shakespeare Cliff. The tunnel to be of extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (Great Central Railway) and Metropolitan Railway to France. Project abandoned due to defence and political reasons |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
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South Kensington Extension, Minories Extension (Metropolitan Railway)
Widened Lines (Metropolitan Railway)
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