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The list was promoted by Dabomb87 23:04, 20 July 2010 [1].

List of former and unopened London Underground stations

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Nominator(s): DavidCane (talk) 00:58, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The history of the London Underground is littered with mistakes, modifications and unfulfilled plans. The number of stations formerly served by the system is large and many are well known to its users. Other stations are lost in the mists of time; long forgotten and ignored. Still more were planned but never built due to shortages of cash, government intervention or changes of plan. All former stations and those that received government approval for construction are listed. This list is a companion to List of London Underground stations. DavidCane (talk) 00:58, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, thought I'd got all those. --DavidCane (talk) 21:08, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Wizardman Operation Big Bear 21:14, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
*Comment: I started with a skim read at first, and two things jumped out at me. First, I'm pretty sure list titles are no longer bolded per policy, though I may be wrong. Second, the lead feels a bit lacking as is. Maybe add in a few extra notes, such as the first one to close, any that had particularly unique stories leading to their closure, etc. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 03:02, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can't find anything definitive in the list MOS, but WP:BOLDTITLE does say that, for descriptively named articles, the title does not need to be bold. Accordingly, I have changed that and reworded the introduction.
    • With regard to naming the first one to close, the list is sortable, so this can be found to be Westbourne Park, although that is fairly uninteresting as it was only a relocation. Perhaps the oddest closure is South Kentish Town, which closed following a power cut and never reopened, although I'm not sure that repeating this information in the lead adds anything useful.--DavidCane (talk) 23:00, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 22:18, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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  • This may be interesting, added today on the main BBC site, it expands a little on St Mary's with information about it being leased by Stepney Borough Council as a bomb shelter - you could add this information.
  • I seem to recall a number of these unused stations have been used in "period" television programmes, this could be added to the lead.
  • What makes Abandoned stations and Disused stations reliable websites?
  • Otherwise, this is a very good list. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:49, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Excellent spot on the BBC's St Mary's. I see someone's added a link to the station article; I'll add a bit to the text in the list. It's a good point about them being used as filming locations.
    • With regard to reliability:
      • I suppose that Abandoned stations may not be strictly reliable, as it does not cite sources. I used Abandoned stations for Shoreditch station, because it has a good collection of photos of the changes made after the station was closed, including the filled-in cutting. I have added an extra ref from TfL which explains the closure in slightly less detail.
      • Whilst Disused stations is an enthusiast site, it does provide citations and the scope and breadth of the site does provide evidence of a high degree of detailed (perhaps obsessive) research behind its current list of 1,421 stations. I feel that this gives it a weight that some more readily accepted sites do not have.--DavidCane (talk) 22:37, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


  • Support Funnily enough, I was flicking through some of these stations earlier today (started reading Iridescent's latest masterpiece on the far reaches of the Metropolitan Line and before you know it, you've ended up finding out how many attempts it took to build a decent tube station near the Tower of London). I've made a few changes to sentence fragments etc, since my understanding is that sentence fragments shouldn't have a full stop after them even if you then insert a reference. Otherwise, a thorough piece of work (even if its appeal might apparently be limited to fellow ferroequinologists and Londonphiles, it deserves a wider audience). BencherliteTalk 18:54, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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