Barbican station

Barbican station was opened as 'Aldersgate Street' as part of the first ever Underground Line in London. It then changed its name in 1910 to 'Aldersgate' then to 'Aldersgate & Barbican' in 1923 and finally to its present name, 'Barbican', in 1968. 

This station is a 'cut and cover' station and has two facing platforms. Disused Thameslink platforms are also situated here when this service used to run here. Now this station only has connections with the Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines. The station is located in zone 1 on the Tube map, it is between Farringdon and Moorgate.

Try finding the disused signal box which is located at the western end if the Central Island platform.

Did you know there is a plaque here in memory of the station cat, you will find this on a column in the ticket hall area.