Edgware railway station is a former London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) station in the Edgware area of north London. It should not be confused with the similiarly named Edgware Underground station on the Northern Line of the London Underground. That is a separate station approximately 200 metres to the north of the site of Edgware railway station. The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... Edgware is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in north London. ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ...

History

The station was built as the northern terminus of the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway and was opened on 22 August 1867 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (which had taken over the EH&LR) in what was then rural Middlesex. The line ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate with branches to Alexandra Palace and High Barnet. The previous station on the line was Mill Hill (The Hale). // Edgware, Highgate and London Railway This railway ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware, and remains in its original form only in the sections of the Northern Line between East Finchley station and Mill Hill East. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... Middlesex as a traditional county before 1888. ... The main line platforms at Finsbury Park Finsbury Park station is a busy and often chaotic transport interchange in north London, between two London Underground lines (the Piccadilly Line and the Victoria Line), National Rail and two bus stations, one on each side of the railway station. ... Highgate tube station is a London Underground station in the borough of Haringey, near to Highgate. ... Alexandra Palace railway station (Muswell Hill branch) is a former station in the grounds of Alexandra Palace in the Muswell Hill area of north London. ... High Barnet tube station is an station on the Northern Line of the London Underground. ...

The line became part of the LNER in 1923 after the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies. 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping forcibly merged British railway companies into The Big Four, as of 1st January 1923. ...

In 1935, London Underground planned to take over the line from LNER as part of its "New Works Programme". The track would be modernised for use with electric trains and amalgamated with the Northern Line. The integration of the line would have meant the closure of Edgware railway station and the diversion of its tracks into the Underground station which would have been expanded to take the additional traffic. The Northern Line was also to be extended from Edgware to Bushey Heath in Hertfordshire with three new stations at Brockley Hill, Elstree South and Bushey Heath. 1935(MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Map sources for Bushey at grid reference TQ132952 Bushey (population 24,000) is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Brockley Hill tube station was an unbuilt London Underground station in the Brockley Hill area of north London. ... Bushey Heath tube station was an unbuilt London Underground station in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. ...

Works began in the late 1930s and were advanced when they were interrupted and halted by the Second World War. The section of line between Finchley Central station and Edgware was closed to passenger services on 10 September 1939. On the Edgware branch of the line, only the works on the section from Finchley Central to Mill Hill East were completed. That section reopened with Underground services in 1941 as a one-station spur. // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Finchley Central tube station is a London Underground station in the Finchley Central area of north London. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mill Hill East tube station is a London Underground station in Mill Hill in North London. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the war a shortage of funds and the passing of Green Belt legislation lead to the cancellation of the unfinished Northern Line elements of the "New Works Programme" in 1950. The extension of the line to Bushey Heath was no longer viable as the new housing developments that it would have stimulated and served could no longer be constructed on land designated as Green Belt. Additonally, without the extended line, the completion of the work between between Edgware and Mill Hill East was no longer needed. The only station on that section of the line was Mill Hill (The Hale) and passengers from Mill Hill could easily use the nearby Mill Hill Broadway station on the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) to travel into London. In city planning, the Green Belt is a concept for controlling metropolitan growth introduced around London, England by minister of housing Duncan Sandys via a Government Circular. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mill Hill Broadway railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in North London. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...

Edgware railway station and the tracks to Mill Hill East continued to be used for goods services until 1964 when it was completely closed. Today the track has been removed and the platforms and station buildings have been demolished. The site of Edgware railway station is now occupied by a shopping centre. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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