London Underground history 1880-1889

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Date

Line(s)

Event

1880-??-??

Metropolitan, now Hammersmith & City

Notting Hill station renamed to Notting Hill & Ladbroke Grove. It is now called Ladbroke Grove.

1880-03-01

District

Extended the line south from West Bromton to Putney Bridge & Fulham (now Putney Bridge), via Walham Green (now Fulham Broadway) and Parsons Green.

1880-08-02

Metropolitan

Extention from Willesden Green to Harrow On-The-Hill (then Harrow). The only intermediate station was Neasden (then Kingsbury & Neasden).

1882-01-20

District

Hammersmith station burnt down, It was rebuilt in 7 months.

1882-07-10

Metropolitan

The single line between Baker Street and Finchley Road was doubled. This section was to be a major bottleneck until the Stanmore branch (opened by Metropolitan 1932-12-10) was taken over by the Bakerloo line 1939-11-20, at the same time new tube tunnels opened between Finchley Road and Baker Street. This simply moved the bottleneck to the Bakerloo line, south of Baker Street.

1882-09-25

Metropolitan, now Circle

Opened an extension from Aldgate to Tower of London. It is on the same site as today's Tower Hill. The latter station was on another site, slightly to the west, between 1884-10-06 and 1967-02-04.

1883-03-01

District

Started serving Ealing Broadway (main line station), Castle (ealing Dean), Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, West Drayton, Langley, Slough and Windsor.

1883-05-01

District, now Piccadilly

Opened a branch from Mill Hill Park (now Acton Town) to Hounslow (now closed). Intermediate stations were South Ealing, Boston Road (now Boston Manor) and Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley).

1884-??-??

District

Hounslow station renamed to Hounslow Town (now closed).

1884-07-21

District, now Piccadilly

Opened a branch from Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) to Hounslow Barracks (now Hounslow West).

1884-08-08

District

West Drayton station (between Ealing Broadway and Windsor) closed. A new station with the same name opened the next day.

1884-09-07

District

Slough station (between Ealing Broadway and Windsor) closed. A new station with the same name opened the next day.

1884-10-01

District and Metropolitan, now mostly East London

Started a service from St.Mary's (now closed, sited east of Aldgate East). The line (opened by East London Railway 1884-01-01) then curved south and made a connection with the main ELR, serving the stations Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe and Deptford Road (now Surrey Quays) and terminated at two separate stations, both called New Cross (Metropolitan's New Cross is today's New Cross. District's New Cross is now closed, sited close to the present New Cross Gate station.) The connection to the rest of the District and Metropolitan opened 1884-10-06

1884-10-06

District and Metropolitan, now also Circle

The circle line as we know it today is finally finished, by connecting Mansion House and Mark Lane (slightly to the west of Metropolitan's Tower Of London, which closed 1884-10-12). This part of the line was built jointly between District and Metropolitan. The intermediate stations were Cannon Street and Eastcheap (now Monument).

1884-10-06

District

A connection from Mark Lane (now closed but near Tower Hill) towards Whitechapel (Mile End) (now Whitechapel) opened with the intermediate station Aldgate East (not on the same site as today's station) and St. Mary's (now closed). The Metropolitan also served Aldgate East from the same day.

1884-10-06

Metropolitan

A connection from Bishopsgate (now Liverpool Street) towards St. Mary's (now closed) opened with the intermediate station Aldgate East (not on the same site as today's station). The District also served Aldgate East from the same day.

1884-10-12

Metropolitan

Tower of London station closed, replaced by Dictrict's Mark Line, which opened 1884-10-06 slightly to the west.

1884-11-01

Metropolitan

Eastcheap station renamed to The Monument, now called Monument.

1885-05-25

Metropolitan

Extension from Harrow On-the-hill (then Harrow) to Pinner.

1885-09-11

Metropolitan

Finchley Road renamed to Finchley Road (South Hampstead). It was renamed again to Finchley Road around 1914.

1885-09-30

District

Ceased serving Ealing Broadway (main line station), Castle (ealing Dean), Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, West Drayton, Langley, Slough and Windsor.

1886-??-??

District

Ealing Common renamed to Ealing Common & West Acton.

1886-03-31

District, now Piccadilly

The branch from Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) to Hounslow Town closed. It was re-opened again 1903-03-01

1886-04-01

District, now Piccadilly

Heston Hounslow (now Hounslow Central) opened between Hounslow Barracks (now Hounslow West) and Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley).

1886-04-01

District, now Piccadilly

Hounslow Town (now Hounslow East) opened between Hounslow Central and Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley).

1886-08-31

District

New Cross station closed (Not the same station as Metropolitan's New Cross). See 1886-09-01.

1886-09-01

District, now East London

New Cross station opened on the site of today's New Cross Gate. (Not the same station as Metropolitan's New Cross).

1887-09-01

Metropolitan

Line extended from Pinner to Rickmansworth. The only Intermediate station were Northwood.

1888-03-01

District and Metropolitan, now only District

Shaftesbury Road station renamed to Ravenscourt Park.

1889-06-03

District

Extended the line over the Thames from Putney Bridge & Fulham (now Putney Bridge) via East Putney, Southfields and Wimbledon Park to Wimbledon.

1889-07-08

Metropolitan

Extending the line from Rickmansworth via Chorelywood (then Chorley Wood), Chalfont & Latimer (then Chalfont Road) to Chesham.

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Date	Line(s)	Event
1880-??-??	Metropolitan, now Hammersmith & City	Notting Hill station renamed to Notting Hill & Ladbroke Grove. It is now called Ladbroke Grove.
1880-03-01	District	Extended the line south from West Bromton to Putney Bridge & Fulham (now Putney Bridge), via Walham Green (now Fulham Broadway) and Parsons Green.
1880-08-02	Metropolitan	Extention from Willesden Green to Harrow On-The-Hill (then Harrow). The only intermediate station was Neasden (then Kingsbury & Neasden).
1882-01-20	District	Hammersmith station burnt down, It was rebuilt in 7 months.
1882-07-10	Metropolitan	The single line between Baker Street and Finchley Road was doubled. This section was to be a major bottleneck until the Stanmore branch (opened by Metropolitan 1932-12-10) was taken over by the Bakerloo line 1939-11-20, at the same time new tube tunnels opened between Finchley Road and Baker Street. This simply moved the bottleneck to the Bakerloo line, south of Baker Street.
1882-09-25	Metropolitan, now Circle	Opened an extension from Aldgate to Tower of London. It is on the same site as today's Tower Hill. The latter station was on another site, slightly to the west, between 1884-10-06 and 1967-02-04.
1883-03-01	District	Started serving Ealing Broadway (main line station), Castle (ealing Dean), Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, West Drayton, Langley, Slough and Windsor.
1883-05-01	District, now Piccadilly	Opened a branch from Mill Hill Park (now Acton Town) to Hounslow (now closed). Intermediate stations were South Ealing, Boston Road (now Boston Manor) and Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley).
1884-??-??	District	Hounslow station renamed to Hounslow Town (now closed).
1884-07-21	District, now Piccadilly	Opened a branch from Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) to Hounslow Barracks (now Hounslow West).
1884-08-08	District	West Drayton station (between Ealing Broadway and Windsor) closed. A new station with the same name opened the next day.
1884-09-07	District	Slough station (between Ealing Broadway and Windsor) closed. A new station with the same name opened the next day.
1884-10-01	District and Metropolitan, now mostly East London	Started a service from St.Mary's (now closed, sited east of Aldgate East). The line (opened by East London Railway 1884-01-01) then curved south and made a connection with the main ELR, serving the stations Shadwell, Wapping, Rotherhithe and Deptford Road (now Surrey Quays) and terminated at two separate stations, both called New Cross (Metropolitan's New Cross is today's New Cross. District's New Cross is now closed, sited close to the present New Cross Gate station.) The connection to the rest of the District and Metropolitan opened 1884-10-06
1884-10-06	District and Metropolitan, now also Circle	The circle line as we know it today is finally finished, by connecting Mansion House and Mark Lane (slightly to the west of Metropolitan's Tower Of London, which closed 1884-10-12). This part of the line was built jointly between District and Metropolitan. The intermediate stations were Cannon Street and Eastcheap (now Monument).
1884-10-06	District	A connection from Mark Lane (now closed but near Tower Hill) towards Whitechapel (Mile End) (now Whitechapel) opened with the intermediate station Aldgate East (not on the same site as today's station) and St. Mary's (now closed). The Metropolitan also served Aldgate East from the same day.
1884-10-06	Metropolitan	A connection from Bishopsgate (now Liverpool Street) towards St. Mary's (now closed) opened with the intermediate station Aldgate East (not on the same site as today's station). The District also served Aldgate East from the same day.
1884-10-12	Metropolitan	Tower of London station closed, replaced by Dictrict's Mark Line, which opened 1884-10-06 slightly to the west.
1884-11-01	Metropolitan	Eastcheap station renamed to The Monument, now called Monument.
1885-05-25	Metropolitan	Extension from Harrow On-the-hill (then Harrow) to Pinner.
1885-09-11	Metropolitan	Finchley Road renamed to Finchley Road (South Hampstead). It was renamed again to Finchley Road around 1914.
1885-09-30	District	Ceased serving Ealing Broadway (main line station), Castle (ealing Dean), Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, West Drayton, Langley, Slough and Windsor.
1886-??-??	District	Ealing Common renamed to Ealing Common & West Acton.
1886-03-31	District, now Piccadilly	The branch from Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) to Hounslow Town closed. It was re-opened again 1903-03-01
1886-04-01	District, now Piccadilly	Heston Hounslow (now Hounslow Central) opened between Hounslow Barracks (now Hounslow West) and Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley).
1886-04-01	District, now Piccadilly	Hounslow Town (now Hounslow East) opened between Hounslow Central and Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley).
1886-08-31	District	New Cross station closed (Not the same station as Metropolitan's New Cross). See 1886-09-01.
1886-09-01	District, now East London	New Cross station opened on the site of today's New Cross Gate. (Not the same station as Metropolitan's New Cross).
1887-09-01	Metropolitan	Line extended from Pinner to Rickmansworth. The only Intermediate station were Northwood.
1888-03-01	District and Metropolitan, now only District	Shaftesbury Road station renamed to Ravenscourt Park.
1889-06-03	District	Extended the line over the Thames from Putney Bridge & Fulham (now Putney Bridge) via East Putney, Southfields and Wimbledon Park to Wimbledon.
1889-07-08	Metropolitan	Extending the line from Rickmansworth via Chorelywood (then Chorley Wood), Chalfont & Latimer (then Chalfont Road) to Chesham.