Euston Square station

Euston Square is located in Zone 1 on the Tube map. It has connections with only the sub-surface lines (Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City). The station opened on the original Metropolitan Railway route in 1863 but was called 'Gower Street' and changed its name to its present name in 1909. A new entrance was opened in 2007, you will also find a subway entrance to the north side of Euston Road.

Euston Square has no distinguishing features, and only has two platforms although it is quite a dull station. Some people say this is the most uninspiring station on the whole network. You can enter/exit the station without going through a ticket barrier, this is weird as this station is in Zone 1. There is a lift that has Oyster pads but no ticket barrier.

Unfortunately there isn't a subway connection Euston Square to Euston Tube station and mainline station. To get to Euston from this station you have to exit the station and walk for three minutes along the Euston Road. Although Network Rail announced plans to create a subway to connect the two stations as part of the redevelopment of Euston station. These plans would also be pursued during a rebuilding for High Speed 2. It will never be muddled up with the nearby Euston tube station with connections with both Northern Line branches and Victoria Line. But if you want to go to Warren Street Tube station it is in walking distance which also has connections with the Northern (Waterloo Branch) Line and Victoria Line. In early 2011 two new lifts linking the westbound platform to the street opened. On top of this, a modern entrance to the station opened.

Platforms looking west. Look out for the old signage on the platforms here. As well as the old sign on the subway entrance.

New 2007 entrance.

King's Cross St. Pancras

King's Cross St. Pancras is located in zone 1 on the Tube map. It has connections with the Piccadilly, Victoria, Northern, Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines. It also has connections with National and International Rail services.

The first underground station at King's Cross was part of the original underground system, being part of the Metropolitan Railway and opening in 1863. It was then rearranged in 1868 and 1926. There have been new platforms for the sub-surface lines, these were 452 metres to the west in 1941 to make interchanging easier.

Do not use the signs at this station if you want to get to the sub-surface lines. Just under King's Cross Mainline Arrivals area there is an entrance where you will find a semi-circular set of steps down to the gateline and then you will find the entrance to the sub-surface lines on the right.

You may also be alike to see this sign if you are lucky.

This station is often regarded as the Underground's most complicated station on the whole network, this is because six different lines converge here. Three of these lines are deep level Tube lines with their own separate platforms. These lines are the Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria. Whilst the three sub-surface lines (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan) share the one very wide island platform.

King's Cross has 20 escalators this is the joint with Waterloo station which also has this many escalators.

Farringdon station

Farringdon station was the first terminus for the worlds first ever Underground system it opened on the 10th January 1863. When the station was opened it was called 'Farringdon Street' it ran from here to Paddington. The station is in a different location to where it used to be. Farringdon now has connections with the Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City Lines. As well as National Rail. This station is located in zone 1 on the Tube map it is between King's Cross St. Pancras and Barbican. 

There are two facing platforms in the open at 'cut and cover' level. There are 24-28 stairs to the platforms depending where you come from.

This station has Thameslink connections as well this service stops here on two separate platforms, to access these platforms from the Tube station go out of the station and as you come out of the station it is in front of you.

Farringdon will also have connections with Crossrail in 2018.

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.

Moorgate station

Moorgate Underground station has connections with the Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Northern Line as well as National Rail. This station is located in zone 1 on the Tube Map. For the Northern Line this station is deep level but for the sub-surface lines there are two facing platforms at 'cut and cover' level. In addition there are two bay platforms for trains that are terminating here and two disused platforms where Thameslink services use to stop here.

The station opened in 1865 and was opened by the Metropolitan Railway due to their extension of the original route between Paddington and Farringdon.

This station was the site for the Moorgate crash in 1975 when a terminating train hit the barriers beyond the platform end, killing 46 people and leaving 74 injured. 

If you are able to go to the old Thameslink platforms, normally they will be locked, why not have a look at the lovely old posters behind the stop lights. 

On the southbound Northern Line platform the next train indicator is mistimed.

The Crossrail plans show that Liverpool Street's western ticket hall will be located just east of Moorgate station. A new interchange will be built here linking Moorgate to the Central Line at Liverpool Street.

Liverpool Street station

Liverpool street station is located in zone 1 on the Tube Map and has connections with the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Matropolitan Lines. Liverpool Street Underground station opened in 1875 as "Bishopsgate". This station is at a 'cut and cover' level with two facing platforms for the sub-surface lines.

Then in 1912 the Central Line platforms opened as the eastern terminus for the Central London Railway. For the Central Line there are two separate deep level platforms. 

This station also has connections with National Rail.

This is the fifth busiest station on the London Underground Network. Platforms 1 and 2 are the sub-surface platforms and platforms 4 and 5 are for the deep level Central Line.

In the future, 2018, this station will also have connections with Crossrail. Crossrail will be able to take you to Paddington, Heathrow and Maienhead via the City and the West End. A new ticket hall will be built. Six train per hour will run a stopping service between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. The amount of trains per hour will double and diverted into the Crossrail tunnel between Liverpool Street and Stratford via Whitechapel.

Aldgate station

Aldgate station is located in zone 1 on the Tube Map and has connections with the Circle and Metropolitan Lines. It was opened in 1876 although it became the termini of the Metropolitan Line in 1941. Aldgate is at 'cut and cover' level although it is in the open, having two island platforms gives it four platforms in total. The two middle platforms are used for the Metropolitan Line. 

You can see the District and Hammersmith & City Lind trains at the southern end of the platform between Aldgate East and Tower Hill passing by, like in the picture below. Also, from the 7/7 bombings there is always a floral tribute by a plaque in memory of those who died. 

The station is built on top of a massive plague pit where 1,000+ bodies were buried.