Great Northern and City Railway

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The Great Northern and City Railway was a deep-level underground railway in London designed to link the Great Northern Railway’s mainline services directly into the City, later becoming part of the London Underground network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former London Underground line
railway company
underground railway
closedAsIndependentCompany 1913
connectedTo Finsbury Park main line station
Great Northern Railway
constructionStart 1898
country United Kingdom
currentOperator Great Northern (train operating company)
currentUse part of the Northern City Line
designedFor main line size trains
electrification electric multiple units
third rail
endPoint Finsbury Park station
gauge standard gauge
laterOperator London Transport Executive
Metropolitan Railway
laterPartOf London Underground network
linked to: London Underground

Northern City Line
Northern line (Highbury branch)
lineLength approximately 3.5 miles
locatedIn City of London
England
Hackney
Islington
London
linked to: London, England
notableFeature intended through running of main line trains into the City
tunnels built to full main-line loading gauge
numberOfStations 7
opened 1904
openingDate 1904-02-14
operator Great Northern and City Railway Company
originalOwner Great Northern and City Railway Company
purpose to link Great Northern Railway main line services directly to the City of London
servedArea City of London
inner north London
startPoint Moorgate station
station Drayton Park
Essex Road
Finsbury Park
Highbury & Islington
Moorgate
Old Street
successor London Underground
Metropolitan Railway
Northern City Line
terminus Finsbury Park station
Moorgate station
trackGauge 1,435 mm
tunnelType deep-level bored tunnels

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John Wolfe Barry notableWork Great Northern and City Railway
Mill Hill East formerOperator Great Northern Railway
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Essex Road railway station lineUsesFormerly Great Northern & City Railway
subject linked to: Essex Road Railway Station
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Great Northern Railway infrastructure in London railwayCompany Great Northern Railway
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Great Northern Railway infrastructure in London ownerHistory Great Northern Railway
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Drayton Park railway station originalOperator Great Northern Railway
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Highgate Underground Station formerRailwayCompany Great Northern Railway
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Crews Hill railway station preGroupingCompany Great Northern Railway
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Great Northern and City Railway originalOwner Great Northern and City Railway Company
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Great Northern and City Railway connectedTo Great Northern Railway
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Great Northern and City Railway operator Great Northern and City Railway Company
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Mill Hill East Underground Station laterOperator Great Northern Railway
linked to: Great Northern and City Railway