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Finsbury Park until 1 June 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 called
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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.
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Northern line elements of the "New Works Programme" in 1950. The goods yard at Edgware continued to operate with
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Canonbury-Finsbury Park link opened in 1875. 14 trains a day ran from Edgware to King's Cross.
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planned to take over the LNER's
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Map of Great
Northern Railway's Edgware, High Barnet and Alexandra Palace branches, 1900
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Map of
Edgware from 1937 showing the LNER station (bottom) and Underground station (top)
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The
Underground line's tracks passed under those of the LNER just east of the station.
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After the war a shortage of funds and the introduction of the
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railway companies. In 1924 the London Underground's
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539:. Railway Magazine. December 1907. p. 488
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205:(LNER) station located on Station Road in
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271:At first, services ran from Edgware to
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376:tracks into the Underground station.
73:Location of Edgware in Greater London
667:Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
242:Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
299:. After 1869, trains terminated at
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1004:Globe Road & Devonshire Street
718:Disused railway stations of London
212:It is not to be confused with the
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23:Former railway station in England
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1299:Shadwell & St. George's East
662:London and North Eastern Railway
335:London Passenger Transport Board
203:London and North Eastern Railway
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264:(now Mill Hill East). In 1906
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268:station opened between them.
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1507:London transport portal
954:Crystal Palace (High Level)
444:with three new stations at
218:Edgware Underground station
191:London transport portal
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1214:Noel Park & Wood Green
1124:Lower Edmonton (Low Level)
1024:Hammersmith & Chiswick
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326:was extended north from
16:Not to be confused with
1429:Victoria Park & Bow
1394:Trumpers Crossing Halte
1099:King's Cross Thameslink
794:Bishopsgate (Low Level)
680:Line and station closed
361:Metropolitan Green Belt
589:By Tube Beyond Edgware
246:Great Northern Railway
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96:Great Northern Railway
899:Church Manor Way Halt
879:Carterhatch Lane Halt
869:Camden Road (Midland)
591:. Capital Transport.
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1419:Uxbridge Vine Street
1409:Uxbridge High Street
1334:South Harefield Halt
1259:Park Royal West Halt
1164:Mill Hill (The Hale)
894:Chelsea & Fulham
676:Mill Hill (The Hale)
608:London Railway Atlas
606:Brown, Joe (2015) .
587:Beard, Tony (2002).
380:Notes and references
370:The Broadwalk Centre
305:North London Railway
295:on the south of the
266:Mill Hill (The Hale)
252:. The line ran from
167:51.61238°N 0.27700°W
126:Closed to passengers
18:Edgware tube station
1474:Woodstock Road Halt
764:Battersea Park Road
343:New Works Programme
163: /
102:Number of platforms
1399:Twyford Abbey Halt
874:Cannon Street Road
799:Blackfriars Bridge
648:Following station
636:Preceding station
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214:London Underground
172:51.61238; -0.27700
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1349:Spencer Road Halt
1309:Shern Hall Street
1244:Old Oak Lane Halt
1174:Millwall Junction
1069:Holloway car dock
1044:Heathrow Junction
959:Devonshire Street
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642:Disused railways
621:978-0-7110-3819-6
598:978-1-85414-246-7
524:, pp. 13–14.
316:1921 Railways Act
293:Loughborough Road
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139:Other information
123:11 September 1939
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1389:Tooting Junction
1374:Stratford Market
1364:Stanmore Village
1269:Pimlico terminus
984:Eltham Well Hall
844:Bricklayers Arms
804:Blackfriars Road
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914:Commercial Dock
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1379:Stroud Green
1249:Palace Gates
1194:Muswell Hill
1154:Mildmay Park
1144:Merton Abbey
1129:Ludgate Hill
1104:Leman Street
1079:Hornsey Road
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969:East Brixton
964:Dudding Hill
859:Burdett Road
849:Broad Street
819:Borough Road
784:Bingham Road
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541:. Retrieved
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454:Bushey Heath
438:Bushey Heath
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365:British Rail
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285:Ludgate Hill
277:King's Cross
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1384:Tidal Basin
1219:North Acton
1189:Morden Road
1149:Merton Park
1134:Maiden Lane
979:Eltham Park
924:Coombe Road
909:Coborn Road
789:Bishopsgate
744:Bandon Halt
403:High Barnet
289:Blackfriars
170: /
145:Coordinates
131:1 June 1964
1520:Categories
1454:West Green
1444:Welsh Harp
1329:South Dock
1319:Silvertown
1314:Shoreditch
1254:Park Royal
1199:Necropolis
1019:Haggerston
944:Crouch End
864:Camberwell
739:Angel Road
729:Addiscombe
570:Beard 2002
558:Brown 2015
543:24 January
522:Brown 2015
510:Brown 2015
486:References
155:51°36′45″N
1464:Willesden
1209:Nine Elms
1139:Manor Way
1114:Limehouse
1074:Honor Oak
1034:Harlesden
949:Crowlands
834:Brentford
814:Blackwall
754:Battersea
612:Ian Allan
279:and, via
262:Mill Hill
250:Middlesex
158:0°16′37″W
110:Key dates
1469:Woodside
1344:Spa Road
1234:Old Ford
1179:Minories
1159:Mile End
1049:Highgate
999:Gallions
829:Bow Road
654:Terminus
320:Big Four
301:Moorgate
258:Highgate
82:Location
1551:Edgware
1294:Selsdon
1184:Mitcham
989:Enfield
974:Edgware
884:Central
779:Belmont
769:Beckton
672:
658:
645:
639:
228:History
207:Edgware
199:Edgware
86:Edgware
67:Edgware
31:Edgware
1274:Poplar
934:Cowley
618:
595:
297:Thames
201:was a
118:Opened
385:Notes
283:, to
92:Owner
616:ISBN
593:ISBN
545:2017
452:and
291:and
1094:Kew
824:Bow
440:in
401:to
307:to
216:'s
1522::
614:.
494:^
448:,
287:,
275:,
710:e
703:t
696:v
624:.
601:.
547:.
456:.
105:1
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