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Date |
Line(s) |
Event |
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1900-02-24 |
Northern |
C&SLR station King Willam Street closed along with the tunnels under the Thames. |
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1900-02-25 |
Northern |
C&SLR's first extension opened to Moorgate Street (now Moorgate) by branching off the previous line north of Borough. The extension served the two new station at London Bridge and Bank. |
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1900-06-03 |
Northern |
C&SLR extended their line from Stockwell via Clapham Road (now Clapham North) to Clapham Common. |
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1900-06-27 |
Central |
The formal opening of the central London railway was performed by the Prince of Wales. Public service started 1900-07-30. |
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1900-07-01 |
District and Metropolitan |
Shadwell station renamed to Shadwell & St. George-in-the-east. |
1900-07-30 |
Central |
The first section of the Central line opened from Shepherd's Bush right through the West End to Bank. The intermediate stations were Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Queen's Road (now Queensway), Lancaster Gate, Marble Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road, British Museum, Chancery Lane and Post Office (now St. Paul's) |
1901-11-17 |
Northern |
C&SLR extended from Moorgate Street (now Moorgate) via Old Street and City Road to Angel. |
1902-06-02 |
District |
Extended the line from Whitechapel to Bromley (now Bromley-by-bow) by building the Whitechapel & Bow Railway where it joined the London Tilbury & Southend Railway's line to Upminster, serving the intermediate stations Mile End, Bromley (now Bromley-by-bow), West Ham (Manor Road) (now West Ham), Plaistow, Upton Park, East Ham, Barking, Dagenham (now Dagenham East) and Hornchurch. |
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1902-06-11 |
District |
Bow Road station opened between Mile End and Bromley (now Bromley-by-bow) |
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1902-06-23 |
District |
Stepney Green station opened between Whitechapel and Mile End. |
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1902-09-01 |
District |
Putney Bridge & Fulham renamed to Putney Bridge & Hurlingham (now Putney Bridge). Renamed again 1932-??-?? |
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District, now Piccadilly |
The branch from Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) to Hounslow Town re-opened. | |
1903-06-23 |
District, now Piccadilly |
A branch opened by the Ealing & South Harrow Railway from Ealing Common to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey (close to today's Park Royal) (just north of today's station Park Royal). The intermediate station was North Ealing. The branch was electrified from the outset. |
1903-06-28 |
District, now Piccadilly |
Extended the branch by the Ealing & South Harrow Railway from Park Royal & Twyford Abbey (close to today's Park Royal) (just north of today's station Park Royal) to South Harrow (just south of today's station with the same name). The intermediate stations were Perivale-Alperton (now Alperton), Sudbury Town and Sudbury Hill. The branch was electrified from the outset. |
1904-02-14 |
Northern City Line |
Opened the line from Moorgate to Finsbury Park via Old Street, Essex Road and Drayton Park. |
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1904-06-28 |
Northern City Line |
Highbury (now Highbury & Islington) station opened between Essex Road and Drayton Park. |
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1904-07-04 |
Metropolitan, now also Piccadilly |
A branch line from Harrow On-The-Hill to Uxbridge opened via the only intermediate station, Ruislip. |
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1905-01-01 |
Metropolitan |
The line from Baker Street to Uxbridge (via Harrow) was electrified. |
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1905-06-13 |
District, parts now Piccadilly |
Opened a branch from Mill Hill Park (now Acton Town) to South Acton. Opened a connection between Heston Hounslow (now Hounslow Central) and Hounslow Town. These branches were electrified along with the entire Hounslow branch. |
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1905-07-01 |
District |
The main line between Ealing and Whitechapel was electrified. |
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1905-07-23 |
District |
The line from High Street Kensington to Putney Bridge was electrified. |
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1905-07-31 |
District |
Ceased serving the line from St. Mary's via Shadwell & St. George-in-the-east (now Shadwell), Wapping, Rotherhithe, Deptford road (now Surrey Quays) and New Cross (now New Cross Gate) |
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1905-08-01 |
District |
The Richmond branch was electrified. |
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1905-08-20 |
District |
The line from Whitechapel to East Ham was electrified. |
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1905-08-27 |
District |
The Wimbledon branch was electrified. |
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1905-09-24 |
District and Metropolitan, now also Circle |
Full electric service started on the inner circle (todays Circle Line), which was electrified during the summer 1905. |
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1905-09-25 |
Metropolitan, now also Piccadilly |
Ickenham station opened between Ruislip and Uxbridge. |
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1905-09-30 |
District |
The line east from East Ham closed, including the stations Barking, Dagenham (now Dagenham East), Hornchurch and Upminster. |
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1905-10-09 |
District, now also Piccadilly |
Baron's Court station opened. |
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Metropolitan |
Second class accomodation withdrawn. First class withdrawn 1940-02-01. | |
1906-03-10 |
Bakerloo |
Opened the first part of the line between Kennington Road (now Lambeth North) to Baker Street. The intermediate stations were Waterloo, Embankment, Trafalgar Square (now Charing Cross), Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus and Regent's Park. |
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1906-05-26 |
District and Metropolitan, now also Circle |
Eastcote and Rayners Lane opened between Harrow On-The-Hill and Ruislip. |
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1906-08-05 |
Bakerloo |
Extended the line south to Elephant & Castle from Westminster Bridge Road (renamed so from Kennington Road on the same day, now Lambeth North). |
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1906-08-10 |
Bakerloo and Northern |
The interchange with the Northern and Bakerloo station at Elephant & Castle opened. |
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1906-11-01 |
Metropolitan |
All trains to Chesham, Aylesbury and Verney Junction were now hauled by electric locomotives as far as Wembley Park where steam locomotives took over. |
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1906-11-05 |
Hammersmith and City |
The line was electrified. |
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1906-12-02 |
Metropolitan |
Closed the line from St. Mary's to New Cross, including the stations Shadwell & St. George-in-the-east (now Shadwell), Wapping, Rotherhithe, Deptford Road (now Surrey Quays). |
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1906-12-03 |
Metropolitan |
Opened a service to District's Whitechapel station from St. Mary's. See also 1906-12-02. |
1906-12-16 |
Piccadilly |
Opened the first part of the line from Hammersmith to Finsbury Park, serving Baron's Court, Earl's Court, Gloucester Road, Brompton Road (now closed), Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Dover Street (St. James's) (now Green Park), Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Holborn, Russel Square, King's Cross (now King's Cross St. Pancras), York Road, Holloway Road and Gillespie Road (now Arsenal). |
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1906-12-31 |
Metropolitan |
Closed the branch from Shepherd's Bush via Hammersmith (Grove Road) via District tracks to Richmond, serving Ravenscourt Park, Turnham Green, Gunnersbury and Kew Gardens. The viaduct used by this service can still be seen from a Dictrict or Piccadilly train west of Hammersmith. |
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1907-??-?? |
District, now also Circle |
Westminster Bridge renamed to Westminster. |
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1907-??-?? |
District and Metropolitan |
Brompton (Gloucester Road) renamed to Gloucester Road, to conform with the Piccadilly name. |
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1907-03-15 |
Piccadilly |
Down Street (Mayfair) station opened. Suffix gradually dropped. |
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1907-03-27 |
Bakerloo |
The first western extension from Baker Street to Great Central (now Marylebone). |
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1907-04-11 |
Piccadilly |
Covent Garden station opened. |
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1907-05-12 |
Northern |
C&SLR extended from Angel via King's Cross for St. Pancras (now King's Cross St. Pancras) to Euston (later called City branch platforms). |
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1907-06-15 |
Bakerloo |
Extended the line from Great Central (now Marylebone) to Edgware Road. |
1907-06-22 |
Northern |
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead (CCE&H) opened a line from Charing Cross to Golders Green with a branch from Camden Town to Highgate (now Archway). The other stations were Leicester Square, Oxford Street (now Tottenham Court Road), Tottenham Court Road (now Goodge Street), Euston Road (now Warren Street), Euston. Mornington Crescent, Chalk Farm, Belsize Park, Hampstead, South Kentish Town, Kentish Town and Tufnell Park. |
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1907-11-30 |
Piccadilly |
Opened a branch from Holborn to Strand (later Aldwych). This branch was always a shuttle, except for a late night theatre train (northbound). This train was probably withdrawn around 1910. |
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1908-03-09 |
Northern |
Tottenham Court Road renamed to Goodge Street. Oxford Street renamed to Tottenham Court Road. This latter station has interchange with the Central station Tottenham Court Road. It was rather confusing to passengers with the previous names. |
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1908-04-01 |
District |
Barking station re-opened along with the line from East Ham, this time electrified. The line from Bromley was quadrupled at the same time. |
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1908-04-16 |
District, now Piccadilly |
Northfield (Ealing) station opened close to the present Northfields Station. |
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1908-05-01 |
Metropolitan, now Hammersmith & City |
Wood Lane station opened between Shepherd's Bush and Latimer Road. It was renamed to White City 1947-11-23 and closed 1959-10-24 |
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1908-05-14 |
Central |
The line was extended from Shepherd's Bush to Wood Lane, to serve the Franco-British exhibition. The station had one platform on a loop and was very cramped The trains ran counter-clockwise around the loop. The station closed 1947-11-22 |
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1908-05-21 |
Metropolitan |
Preston Road station opened between Wembley Park and Harrow On-The-Hill. |
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1908-07-19 |
Metropolitan |
The change point between steam and electric moved from Wembley Park to Harrow-On-The-Hill. |
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1909-05-01 |
District |
Hounslow Town closed permanently including the connections to Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) and Heston Hounslow (now Hounslow Central). |
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1909-05-02 |
District, now Piccadilly |
A new station called Hounslow Town (now Hounslow East) opened on a more direct route between Osterley & Spring Grove (close to today's Osterley) and Heston Hounslow (now Hounslow Central). |
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1909-10-01 |
Metropolitan |
Dollis Hill station opened between Willesden Green & Cricklewood (now Willesden Green) and Kingsbury & Neasden (now Neasden). |
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1909-11-01 |
Metropolitan |
Bishopsgate renamed to Liverpool Street. |
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1909-11-01 |
Metropolitan |
Gower Street renamed to Euston Square. |
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