Highgate
As part of the LPTB 1935 New Works programme, Highgate was to become a two-level interchange for the Northern Line with trains extended from what is now Archway to the High Barnet line at East Finchley while the surface station was also to be served by tube trains, principally to and from Alexandra Palace. A brand new ticket hall was built immediately beneath the surface station with access between the two while a new escalator, seen here on 30th April 2022, descended for 210 ft. to the new deep-level platforms. The surface station was rebuilt too and although Northern Line trains reached High Barnet in 1940 and Mill Hill East in 1941, everything else was abandoned after 1945 although steam trains continued to run to Alexandra Palace until 1954, after which the stairways between the then closed High Level and deep-level Low Level sections at Highgate were sealed off.
Location: Highgate
Original line: Highgate Link (London Passenger Transport Board)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: LU Northern Line + 1938 and 1995 stock, 1973-2022 London Underground stations 2010-2023
Date: 30/04/2022
Image number: 80919
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