Chronoyster - 30 May 1870

On 30 May 1870, the Metropolitan District Railway extended from Westminster to Blackfriars.

Route map of London Underground as it was 30 May 1870

Embankment

Then called Charing Cross

The Northern line platforms at Embankment are curved, and there is certainly a gap that needs to be minded! In 2013, they re-instated an old announcement by the late actor and voice artist Oswald Laurence, after an appeal from his widow, for whom Embankment is her local station.

Temple

Then called The Temple

The lovely pre-Harry Beck Underground map outside Temple station.

Blackfriars

If you need a ventilation shaft, at least make it look nice!

Open stations : 33

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