Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway
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The Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway was a subsidiary holding company for the first northward branch extension from Baker Street
of the Metropolitan Railway
(now the Metropolitan Line
).
The line between Baker Street and Swiss Cottage
opened in April 1868. It had two intermediate stations: Marlborough Road
and St. John's Wood Road
.
Early plans indicate that the extension was to continue to Hampstead High Street, however this was never built (most likely due to lack of funds) and eventual extension was to Harrow
via Finchley Road
instead.
Because initially the line wasn't of high importance for Metropolitan Railway it was built only with single running track. In 1872 however Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway was merged with parent company and the line was doubled to become a central point in Metropolitan's major expansion to the suburbs.
Baker Street tube station
Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. The station lies in Travelcard Zone 1 and is served by five different lines...
of the 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...
(now the Metropolitan Line
Metropolitan Line
The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in Transport for London's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first underground railway in the world, opening as the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863...
).
The line between Baker Street and Swiss Cottage
Swiss Cottage (Metropolitan Line) tube station
Swiss Cottage is a disused London Underground station. It was opened in 1868 as the northern terminus of the Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway, the first northward branch extension from Baker Street of the Metropolitan Railway...
opened in April 1868. It had two intermediate stations: Marlborough Road
Marlborough Road tube station
Marlborough Road is a disused London Underground station. It was opened in 1868 on the Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway, the first northward branch extension from Baker Street of the Metropolitan Railway...
and St. John's Wood Road
Lord's tube station
Lord's is a disused London Underground station. It was opened in 1868 as St. John's Wood Road on the Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway, the first northward branch extension from Baker Street of the Metropolitan Railway ....
.
Early plans indicate that the extension was to continue to Hampstead High Street, however this was never built (most likely due to lack of funds) and eventual extension was to Harrow
Harrow-on-the-Hill station
Harrow-on-the-Hill station is a London Underground station served by National Rail and London Underground trains. It is located between College Road and Lowlands Road in the Greenhill area of Harrow, about half a mile north of the locality from which it takes its name.-Railway geography:The...
via Finchley Road
Finchley Road tube station
Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at the corner of Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens in the London Borough of Camden, North London. It is on the Jubilee Line, between West Hampstead and Swiss Cottage and on the Metropolitan Line between Baker Street and Wembley Park. It is...
instead.
Because initially the line wasn't of high importance for Metropolitan Railway it was built only with single running track. In 1872 however Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway was merged with parent company and the line was doubled to become a central point in Metropolitan's major expansion to the suburbs.
See also
- Metro-landMetro-landMetro-land is a name given to the suburban areas that were built to the north west of London in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex in the early part of the 20th century, and were served by the Metropolitan Railway, an independent company until absorbed by the London...
- Lord's tube stationLord's tube stationLord's is a disused London Underground station. It was opened in 1868 as St. John's Wood Road on the Metropolitan & St. John's Wood Railway, the first northward branch extension from Baker Street of the Metropolitan Railway ....