King William Street
Location
Place	City of London
History
Opened by	City & South London Railway
Platforms	2
London Transport Portal

King William Street was the original but short-lived northern terminus on the City & South London Railway (C&SLR), the first deep tube underground railway in London and one of the component parts of the London Underground's Northern Line. It was in the City of London, on King William Street, near the present Monument station. When the station was in operation the next station south was Borough and the southern terminus of the line was Stockwell. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 3139 KB) Description: plaque marking the lcoation of King William Street station, formerly on the predecessor of the northern line. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... 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. ... The London Underground is a rapid transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London. ... For the station called Monument on the Tyne and Wear Metro, see Monument Metro station Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. ... Borough tube station Borough tube station is a London Underground station in The Borough, London Borough of Southwark. ... Stockwell tube station is a London Underground station in Stockwell, in the London Borough of Lambeth. ...

The station was opened on 18 December 1890. When opened, the station took the form of a single large tunnel running west-east with a single central track with platforms each side — one for passengers entering and one for passengers leaving the trains. The approach running tunnels had sharp curves and steep gradients in order to dive underneath the River Thames while remaining under public rights-of-way, in particular Swan Lane and Arthur Street. This combination severely limited the capacity of the station and in the years after opening a number of initiatives were made to improve operations. In 1895 a central platform with tracks each side was constructed to enable two trains to occupy the station at once; however, capacity remained restricted. In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), with 13 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

How King William Street might have appeared on the London Underground Map today if it remained open

When the line was extended northwards to Moorgate, new running tunnels on a different alignment were constructed from north of Borough station with a new station at London Bridge station and an alternative City station at Bank. The station closed on 24 February 1900. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Original Tube Map by Beck The Tube map is the commonly-used name for the schematic diagram used to represent the lines and stations of the London Underground. ... Moorgate station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London, on Moorgate, north of London Wall. ... London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1. ... For the station called Monument on the Tyne and Wear Metro, see Monument Metro station Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

The original station building was demolished in the 1930s although the parts of the station below ground were converted for use as a public air-raid shelter during World War II. Access today is via a manhole in the basement of a modern day office building (Regis House) which lead down the original cast iron spiral staircase to platform level. The original tunnels north of Borough remain, although when the Jubilee Line Extension was built in the late 1990s the original southbound tunnel was cut through as part of the construction works at London Bridge station. These running tunnels now serve as a ventilation shaft for the station, the openings for the shaft can be seen in the roof of the southbound Northern Line platform tunnel. Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of the civil population as well as military personnel against enemy attacks (Bombing) from the air. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Canary Wharf tube station The Jubilee Line Extension is the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line into southern and eastern London. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive. Abandoned passenger tunnels at King William Street station, 1930

• London's Abandoned Tube Stations guide
• Sketches of the interior and exterior of the station in the 1890s
• Subterranea Britannica website — King William Street Station

Coordinates: 51°30′37″N, 0°05′13″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...