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Muswell Hill railway station

March 17, 2024

For other places with the same name, see Alexandra Park railway station.

Muswell Hill railway station was in Muswell Hill in North London, just north of the junction of Muswell Hill and Muswell Hill Place. Nothing remains of the station and Muswell Hill Primary School now occupies its former site. In the 1930s, plans were made to electrify the line and transfer the mainline service to London Underground's Northern line, but these were abandoned after the Second World War. The station closed for passengers in 1954 and goods in 1956.

Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill station on a 1920 map
Muswell Hill
Location of Muswell Hill in Greater London
LocationMuswell Hill
Local authorityHaringey
Number of platforms2
Railway companies
Original companyMuswell Hill Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1873Opened (MHR)
1873Closed (MHR)
1875Reopened (MHR)
1951Closed (BR)
1952Reopened (BR)
1954Closed (passengers) (BR)
1956Closed (goods) (BR)
Other information
WGS8451°35′27″N 0°08′26″W / 51.5909°N 0.1406°W / 51.5909; -0.1406
 London transport portal

History edit

 
Great Northern Railway's Northern Heights branches, 1900
 
Muswell Hill Primary School stands on the station's former site

The Muswell Hill Railway (MHR) opened the station on 24 May 1873 as Alexandra Park (Muswell Hill).[1] It was the intermediate station on the MHR's branch line from the Great Northern Railway's (GNR's) station at Highgate to Alexandra Palace. The line was constructed to bring passengers to Alexandra Palace and the branch line opened at the same time as the Palace. Following a fire at the Palace, the line was closed from 1 August 1873 to 1 May 1875 with the station being given its final name when reopened.[2] The other intermediate station on the line, Cranley Gardens, did not open until 1902. In 1911, the line was taken over by the GNR. After the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies, the line became part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) from 1923.

In 1935, London Transport planned, as part of its Northern Heights plan, to take over the line from LNER together with the LNER's routes from Finsbury Park to Edgware and High Barnet. The line was to be modernised to use electric trains and amalgamated with the Northern line. At Finsbury Park, the line was to be connected to the Northern line's Northern City branch so that services from Muswell Hill would have continued to Moorgate.[3]

Advanced works modernising the track began in the late 1930s being interrupted by the Second World War. Works were completed from Highgate to High Barnet and Mill Hill East with that section incorporated into the Northern line. Works on the tracks between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace were halted, with the LNER continuing to operate the line. In 1942, LNER were reduced to rush hour only operations because of wartime economies.[4]

After the war, no work was undertaken as maintenance works and reconstruction of war damage on the existing network had the greatest call on LPTB funds. Funds for new works were severely limited with priority given to the completion of the western and eastern extensions of the Central line to West Ruislip, Epping and Hainault.[5] Despite being shown as under construction on underground maps as late as 1950,[n 1] work never restarted on the unimplemented parts of the Northern Heights plan.[10] British Railways (the successor to the LNER) closed the line temporarily from 29 October 1951 until 7 January 1952,[11] before the last passenger services between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace ran on 3 July 1954.[12]

The line continued to be used for goods services until 14 June 1956 [13][14] when it was closed completely. The track was removed with platforms and station buildings demolished. Most of the trackbed between Muswell Hill and Finsbury Park is now the Parkland Walk.[15]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Shown as "under construction", the Northern Heights extensions appeared for the first time on Underground poster maps in 1937 and pocket maps in 1938.[6][7] After the opening of the tube platforms at Highgate and the extensions to High Barnet and Mill Hill East, the uncompleted remainder of the works were removed from the map between 1943 and 1945.[7] The Mill Hill East to Edgware and Edgware to Bushey Heath sections appeared on the map again from 1946 to 1949. The Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace section appeared from 1946 to 1950.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ Horne & Bayman 1990, p. 41.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 15 & 166.
  3. ^ Horne 2009, p. 41.
  4. ^ Day & Reed 2010, p. 140.
  5. ^ Bownes, Green & Mullins 2012, p. 173.
  6. ^ Beard 2002, pp. 56–57.
  7. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ^ Day & Reed 2010, p. 152.
  11. ^ Butt 1995, p. 70.
  12. ^ Horne & Bayman 1990, p. 61.
  13. ^ Disused Stations by N.Catford website May 2020
  14. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 71
  15. ^ "Parkland Walk". London Borough of Islington. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

Bibliography edit

  • Beard, Tony (2002). By Tube Beyond Edgware. Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-246-7.
  • Bownes, David; Green, Oliver; Mullins, Sam (2012). Underground: How the Tube Shaped London. Allen Lane. ISBN 978-1-846-14462-2.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Day, John R; Reed, John (2010) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground (11th ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-341-9.
  • Horne, Mike; Bayman, Bob (1990). The First Tube: The Story of the Northern Line. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-128-7.
  • Horne, Mike (2009) [1990]. The Northern Line: An Illustrated History (3rd ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-326-6.

External links edit

  • London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
    • Muswell Hill station, 1935
  • Muswell Hill station on Subterranea Britannica
Disused railways
Alexandra Palace
Line and station closed 		  British Railways (Eastern Region)
Edgware, Highgate and London Railway 		  Cranley Gardens
Line and station closed
Abandoned Northern Heights extension
Preceding station   London Underground Following station
Alexandra Palace
Terminus
 Northern line Cranley Gardens
towards Moorgate

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For other places with the same name see Alexandra Park railway station Muswell Hill railway station was in Muswell Hill in North London just north of the junction of Muswell Hill and Muswell Hill Place Nothing remains of the station and Muswell Hill Primary School now occupies its former site In the 1930s plans were made to electrify the line and transfer the mainline service to London Underground s Northern line but these were abandoned after the Second World War The station closed for passengers in 1954 and goods in 1956 Muswell HillMuswell Hill station on a 1920 mapMuswell HillLocation of Muswell Hill in Greater LondonLocationMuswell HillLocal authorityHaringeyNumber of platforms2Railway companiesOriginal companyMuswell Hill RailwayPre groupingGreat Northern RailwayPost groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1873Opened MHR 1873Closed MHR 1875Reopened MHR 1951Closed BR 1952Reopened BR 1954Closed passengers BR 1956Closed goods BR Other informationWGS8451 35 27 N 0 08 26 W 51 5909 N 0 1406 W 51 5909 0 1406 London transport portal Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes and references 3 1 Notes 3 2 References 3 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Great Northern Railway s Northern Heights branches 1900 nbsp Muswell Hill Primary School stands on the station s former siteThe Muswell Hill Railway MHR opened the station on 24 May 1873 as Alexandra Park Muswell Hill 1 It was the intermediate station on the MHR s branch line from the Great Northern Railway s GNR s station at Highgate to Alexandra Palace The line was constructed to bring passengers to Alexandra Palace and the branch line opened at the same time as the Palace Following a fire at the Palace the line was closed from 1 August 1873 to 1 May 1875 with the station being given its final name when reopened 2 The other intermediate station on the line Cranley Gardens did not open until 1902 In 1911 the line was taken over by the GNR After the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies the line became part of the London amp North Eastern Railway LNER from 1923 In 1935 London Transport planned as part of its Northern Heights plan to take over the line from LNER together with the LNER s routes from Finsbury Park to Edgware and High Barnet The line was to be modernised to use electric trains and amalgamated with the Northern line At Finsbury Park the line was to be connected to the Northern line s Northern City branch so that services from Muswell Hill would have continued to Moorgate 3 Advanced works modernising the track began in the late 1930s being interrupted by the Second World War Works were completed from Highgate to High Barnet and Mill Hill East with that section incorporated into the Northern line Works on the tracks between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace were halted with the LNER continuing to operate the line In 1942 LNER were reduced to rush hour only operations because of wartime economies 4 After the war no work was undertaken as maintenance works and reconstruction of war damage on the existing network had the greatest call on LPTB funds Funds for new works were severely limited with priority given to the completion of the western and eastern extensions of the Central line to West Ruislip Epping and Hainault 5 Despite being shown as under construction on underground maps as late as 1950 n 1 work never restarted on the unimplemented parts of the Northern Heights plan 10 British Railways the successor to the LNER closed the line temporarily from 29 October 1951 until 7 January 1952 11 before the last passenger services between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace ran on 3 July 1954 12 The line continued to be used for goods services until 14 June 1956 13 14 when it was closed completely The track was removed with platforms and station buildings demolished Most of the trackbed between Muswell Hill and Finsbury Park is now the Parkland Walk 15 See also editEdgware Highgate and London RailwayNotes and references editNotes edit Shown as under construction the Northern Heights extensions appeared for the first time on Underground poster maps in 1937 and pocket maps in 1938 6 7 After the opening of the tube platforms at Highgate and the extensions to High Barnet and Mill Hill East the uncompleted remainder of the works were removed from the map between 1943 and 1945 7 The Mill Hill East to Edgware and Edgware to Bushey Heath sections appeared on the map again from 1946 to 1949 The Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace section appeared from 1946 to 1950 8 9 References edit Horne amp Bayman 1990 p 41 Butt 1995 pp 15 amp 166 Horne 2009 p 41 Day amp Reed 2010 p 140 Bownes Green amp Mullins 2012 p 173 Beard 2002 pp 56 57 a b London Transport Underground Maps 1938 1945 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 1 April 2018 London Transport Underground Maps 1946 1947 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 1 April 2018 London Transport Underground Maps 1948 1956 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 1 April 2018 Day amp Reed 2010 p 152 Butt 1995 p 70 Horne amp Bayman 1990 p 61 Disused Stations by N Catford website May 2020 Chronology of London Railways by H V Borley page 71 Parkland Walk London Borough of Islington Retrieved 5 November 2017 Bibliography edit Beard Tony 2002 By Tube Beyond Edgware Capital Transport ISBN 978 1 85414 246 7 Bownes David Green Oliver Mullins Sam 2012 Underground How the Tube Shaped London Allen Lane ISBN 978 1 846 14462 2 Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1 85260 508 1 R508 Day John R Reed John 2010 1963 The Story of London s Underground 11th ed Capital Transport ISBN 978 1 85414 341 9 Horne Mike Bayman Bob 1990 The First Tube The Story of the Northern Line Harrow Weald Capital Transport ISBN 1 85414 128 7 Horne Mike 2009 1990 The Northern Line An Illustrated History 3rd ed Capital Transport ISBN 978 1 85414 326 6 External links editLondon Transport Museum Photographic Archive Muswell Hill station 1935 Muswell Hill station on Subterranea BritannicaDisused railwaysAlexandra PalaceLine and station closed British Railways Eastern Region Edgware Highgate and London Railway Cranley GardensLine and station closedAbandoned Northern Heights extensionPreceding station nbsp London Underground Following stationAlexandra PalaceTerminus Northern line Cranley Gardenstowards Moorgate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muswell Hill railway station amp oldid 1150390074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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