Essex Road
Location
Place	Canonbury
Local authority	Islington
Operations
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Platforms in use	2
National Rail
Station code	EXR
Annual entry/exit	0.118 million *
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
1904 1975 1976	Opened (GN&CR) Closed (Northern City Line) Opened (British Rail City Line)
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Essex Road station is a National Rail station in Islington. It is on the Northern City Line between Old Street and Highbury & Islington and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is located at the junction of Essex Road, Canonbury Road and New North Road. It is the only deep level underground station in London served solely by mainline trains, operated by First Capital Connect. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1224, 417 KB) Southbound platform of Essex Road station, London. ... Canonbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington in the north of London. ... Arms of Islington London Borough Council Islington Town Hall Islington is a borough of London to the north of the City of London, west of Hackney, east of Camden, and south of Haringey. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ... The southbound platform at Angel. ... This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Islington is an inner-city district in north London. ... The Northern City Line is a former name for the railway line from Moorgate to Finsbury Park in London, once part of the Great Northern Electrics line. ... Old Street station entrance and (inset) its shopping arcade Old Street station is a London Underground and railway station just north of the City, lying on the border between Islington and Hackney. ... The original Northern City Line station entrance, opposite the current entrance Highbury & Islington station is a National Rail and London Underground station, in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... The New North Road is a road in the in northern central London. ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ...

Between 1933 and 1975 the station was operated as part of the London Underground. Between 1922 and 1948 the station name was Canonbury & Essex Road. The name reverted to the original form in 1948. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The London Underground is an all electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

The station was opened on 14 February 1904 by the Great Northern & City Railway (GN&CR) on its underground route between the Great Northern Railway (GNR) station at Finsbury Park and the Metropolitan Railway (MR) and City & South London Railway (C&SLR) station at Moorgate in the City of London. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Northern City Line is an underground railway in London, England. ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... Finsbury Park Station is a busy transport interchange in North London. ... The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway are inextricably linked. ... The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), originally known as City of London & Southwark Subway, is considered to be the first real deep-level tube railway in the world. ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ...

The GN&CR was intended to carry main line trains and the tunnels were constructed with a larger diameter than the other deep tube railways being built at that time. From 1913 the MR took control of the GN&CR and ran it under its own name until it became part of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933. In preparation for the LPTB's "Northern Heights" plan the line was transferred to the control of the Morden-Edgware Line (now the Northern Line). 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The transport of London has, since 1933, been under a single control with various names. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...

The Northern Heights plan involved the building of a connection to the surface platforms at Finsbury Park and the transfer of a London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) branch from there to Edgware, High Barnet and Alexandra Palace. By 1939 much of the work for the connection of the lines had been done and the opening of the connection was scheduled for autumn 1940 but the start of World War II put a halt to further construction. After the war the uncompleted parts of the plan were cancelled and Northern Line trains continued to run to Finsbury Park on what became known as the Northern City Line or, from 1970, the Northern Line Highbury Branch. LNER timetable for Autumn 1926 detailing the resumption of services after the General Strike. ... Edgware railway station is a former London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) station in the Edgware area of north London. ... High Barnet tube station is a London Underground station in High Barnet in north London. ... 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. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Under used and neglected the station was, from the early 1960s, closed on Sundays. In the 1970s it was also closed on Saturdays. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

On 4 October 1975 the Northern City Line was closed (due to its weekend closure, Essex Road closed the day before) and ceased to be part of the London Underground. The line was transferred to British Rail (BR) and the unused connection between Drayton Park and Finsbury Park from the cancelled Northern Heights plan finally received the tracks to connect the line to the surface platforms at Finsbury Park. On 8 August 1976 the City Line reopened as part of the BR network with mainline size trains running to Old Street. On 8 November 1976, seventy-two years after the GN&CR first opened, the line was opened fully for mainline trains from Moorgate to Finsbury Park and beyond as had been originally intended. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Old Street station entrance and (inset) its shopping arcade Old Street station is a London Underground and railway station just north of the City, lying on the border between Islington and Hackney. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

By comparison with other underground stations built at the beginning of the 20th century, the station's surface building is nondescript and unremarkable. Unlike many other central London underground stations. Essex Road was never modernised with escalators and access to the platforms is by lift or a dimly lit spiral staircase. The station also lacks the automatic ticket gates present at most London Underground and many Network Rail stations. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ... A set of elevators or lifts, in the lower level of a London Underground station. ... Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...

At the lower level the lifts and staircase are connected to the platforms via a passageway and a short staircase rising between the two tunnels. The Underground's former operation of the station is evident from the unused and rusty fourth rail which once provided a return of the current from the tube trains serving the line. The third rail is still in use, with return now through the running rails. Signs at platform level still mention Network SouthEast, even though it is now First Capital Connect that serves this station. A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Essex Road station shortly after the Metropolitan Railway's merger into London Underground, 1933
  • Canonbury Road elevation, 1975
  • Platform showing original GN&CR tiling, 1975

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 51.5406° -0.0963°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

• Train times and station information for Essex Road station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Essex Road station from Multimap.com

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