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Engraving from the Illustrated London News showing the Metropolitan Railway stations
Illustrated London News1862
London Transport Museum
United Kingdom
The first abandoned station on the Underground was the original Farringdon Street station on the Metropolitan Railway. Opened in 1863, it was replaced in 1865 to accommodate the extension of the line in a new direction. This engraving from the Illustrated London News shows the Metropolitan Railway stations on 27 December 1862.
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- Title: Engraving from the Illustrated London News showing the Metropolitan Railway stations
- Creator: Illustrated London News
- Date Created: 1862
- Physical Dimensions: 281mm, 408mm
- External Link: Record in London Transport Museum Collections Online
- Reference number: 2002/13770
- Item location: Hidden London: the Exhibition, Covent Garden Museum
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