Finchley Central
Until LU Northern Line tube trains arrived at Finchley Central in 1940 (in which year it was renamed from Finchley (Church End)), the station consisted of just two platforms but in that year the far side of the down platform was converted into an island. For many years this served the one-stop shuttle (except at peak hours on weekdays when there were through trains) on the short Mill Hill East branch. With the opening of the Northern Line's Battersea Power Station extension on 20th September 2021, the shuttle was abolished and the branch now enjoys an all day service of through trains to and from central and south London. In the background in this view, a train of LU 1995 stock on a through Mill Hill East service is calling at the outer platform, on the afternoon of Saturday, 13th November 2021. I think this is the only London Underground station that has a pop song named after it, the New Vaudeville Band's 1967 follow-up to their hit 'Winchester Cathedral' in the same year (of which no less a legend than Frank Sinatra recorded a cover version) - unless somebody else knows different!
Location: Finchley Central
Original line: Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: LU Northern Line + 1938 and 1995 stock, 1973-2022
Date: 13/11/2021
Image number: 79155
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