Ludgate Hill railway station
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Ludgate Hill railway station was a station in the City of London
opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
(LC&DR) as its City terminus on 1 June 1865. It was on the Ludgate (railway) Viaduct between Queen Victoria Street and Ludgate Hill
, slightly north of Blackfriars station
.
North of the station Ludgate Viaduct continued to the Snow Hill tunnel
to connect with the then recently opened Metropolitan Railway
south of Farringdon
to enable main-line trains to run between north and south London.
Passenger services through the tunnel ended in 1916, after which services north of Ludgate Hill station ran only the few hundred yards to Holborn Viaduct station
which opened in 1874. Ludgate Hill was little used because Holborn Viaduct and Blackfriars stations were close and it was closed on 3 March 1929.
In the 1970s, in the Fleet line
proposal, preparatory work began for Ludgate Circus tube station
very near the site of Ludgate Hill station, but it was abandoned when a different alignment was chosen for the Jubilee Line, as it later became.
In 1990 the remaining station structures and the Ludgate Viaduct and Holborn Viaduct station were demolished. An office building now stands at the station site, above a new tunnel which connects the old Snow Hill tunnel and Blackfriars station for Thameslink
services. City Thameslink station in the new tunnel has a southern exit at Ludgate Circus, roughly on the site of the old Ludgate Hill station.
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1859 until the 1923 grouping which united it with other companies to form the Southern Railway. Its lines ran through London and northern and eastern Kent to form a significant part of the Greater London...
(LC&DR) as its City terminus on 1 June 1865. It was on the Ludgate (railway) Viaduct between Queen Victoria Street and Ludgate Hill
Ludgate Hill
Ludgate Hill is a hill in the City of London, near the old Ludgate, a gate to the City that was taken down, with its attached gaol, in 1780. Ludgate Hill is the site of St Paul's Cathedral, traditionally said to have been the site of a Roman temple of the goddess Diana. It is one of the three...
, slightly north of Blackfriars station
Blackfriars station
Blackfriars station, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the City of London, England. Its platforms will eventually span the River Thames a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge. The current entrance is located on the...
.
North of the station Ludgate Viaduct continued to the Snow Hill tunnel
Snow Hill tunnel
Snow Hill Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the northern edge of the City of London between City Thameslink and Farringdon stations. The tunnel runs beneath the Smithfield meat market and was constructed using the cut and cover method immediately prior to the building of the market...
to connect with the then recently opened Metropolitan Railway
Metropolitan railway
Metropolitan Railway can refer to:* Metropolitan line, part of the London Underground* Metropolitan Railway, the first underground railway to be built in London...
south of Farringdon
Farringdon station
Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Clerkenwell, just north of the City of London in the London Borough of Islington...
to enable main-line trains to run between north and south London.
Passenger services through the tunnel ended in 1916, after which services north of Ludgate Hill station ran only the few hundred yards to Holborn Viaduct station
Holborn Viaduct railway station
Holborn Viaduct was a railway terminus in central London.-History:During the 1860s and 1870s, had begun to struggle with increasing numbers of trains. At the time, the LCDR was suffering financial problems, and so was unable to raise capital to expand the station...
which opened in 1874. Ludgate Hill was little used because Holborn Viaduct and Blackfriars stations were close and it was closed on 3 March 1929.
In the 1970s, in the Fleet line
Jubilee Line
The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground , in the United Kingdom. It was built in two major sections—initially to Charing Cross, in central London, and later extended, in 1999, to Stratford, in east London. The later stations are larger and have special safety features, both aspects...
proposal, preparatory work began for Ludgate Circus tube station
Ludgate Circus tube station
Ludgate Circus tube station was planned in the 1970s to be built as part of phase two of the London Underground's Jubilee line near Ludgate Circus. Preliminary preparation work was begun before the plan was postponed due to lack of funds...
very near the site of Ludgate Hill station, but it was abandoned when a different alignment was chosen for the Jubilee Line, as it later became.
In 1990 the remaining station structures and the Ludgate Viaduct and Holborn Viaduct station were demolished. An office building now stands at the station site, above a new tunnel which connects the old Snow Hill tunnel and Blackfriars station for Thameslink
Thameslink
Thameslink is a fifty-station main-line route in the British railway system running north to south through London from Bedford to Brighton, serving both London Gatwick Airport and London Luton Airport. It opened as a through service in 1988 and by 1998 was severely overcrowded, carrying more than...
services. City Thameslink station in the new tunnel has a southern exit at Ludgate Circus, roughly on the site of the old Ludgate Hill station.
Ludgate Hill in BVE
BVE Trainsim has this station on the fictional Network West Midlands route as a terminus of the Ludgate branch lineSee also
- List of London railway stations - Closed stations