Shuttered gates now provide access to the running tunnel as seen in this photo. - panoramio.jpg, Down Street tube station looking south towards Piccadilly.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Down_Street_tube_station&oldid=363194677, Former Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway stations, Railway stations in the City of Westminster, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 1) Hyde Park Corner station "The visceralness of being able to go into completely unique spaces. This category has only the following subcategory. Mind the Six-Year Gap Ghost stations have for a long-time been on my bucket list, so when the chance finally arrived to take the Hidden London Tour of Down Street Station, even with the ticket price set at a staggering £75 it was still worth the treat. The western ends of the Down Street platforms were demolished and the space used for the step-plate junctions, as seen here (the right hand tunnel leads to the siding and utilises the former platform space). Track view from fractionally further westward. "People are fascinated by the London Underground," Siddy Holloway, engagement manager at London Transport Museum and one of the authors of the book, tells CNN Travel. Located in Mayfair, west London, Down Street is a disused station on the London Underground. A siding was built from Down Street as far as Hyde Park Corner, with junctions on both eastbound and westbound tracks. Someone has removed some of the paint to reveal this original way out sign. To disguise their location during the war, the platforms had brick walls built on the platform edges. Down Street Station closed on 21 May 1932, after only 25 years as a station. The booking office at Aldwych station, which closed in 1917. The closure of the two stations allowed journey times on the Piccadilly Line to be reduced. Of course, taking groups of visitors, along with photographers into underground areas that have been closed for decades is no easy task. only a fleeting glimpse to be had from passing trains. ", There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. 2) Down Street station "Aldwych is a very beautifully preserved Edwardian station right in the heart of London, which is also used in films. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Some were shut to make way for sites more equipped for elevators, others were terminated to help speed up the network as London's population grew and the tube got busier, while others closed so they could be turned into ventilation shafts. The direction boards were installed to prevent contractors getting lost! It opened on the Great Northern Piccadilly & Brompton Railway on 15 March 1907 and closed on 22 May 1932 due to low passenger usage because of its close proximity to Hyde Park Corner and Green Park (formerly Dover Street) stations. Meanwhile, the non-operational section of Charing Cross tube station, now regularly used as a filming location for blockbusters like "Skyfall" and "The Bourne Ultimatum," is also included. This space is the former platform space; the open door leads to the running tunnel. This is the westbound platform looking in a westerly direction. As the oldest subterranean railway network in the world, the London Underground has been through a lot of changes since it opened back in 1863. The reasons behind the closures of the stations, or in some cases, sections of the stations, vary. London Transport Museum has been running tours of some of the sealed-off stations across the city sporadically since the 1970s. But a new book from the London Transport Museum uncovers the secret world of London's disused stations and underground structures. Down Street: disused tube station and Churchill’s bomb shelter in WW2. "It's a real exploration. Down Street station, a disused stop in Mayfair where former UK prime minister Winston Churchill famously spent the night during World War II, is showcased along with Aldwych station in … It began with tours of Charing Cross station, Clapham South, Down Street and Aldwych, before adding eight others, including the Clapham South deep-level shelter in south London and the abandoned tunnels of Euston in central London. Several stations have come and gone in the 150 years or so since then -- some never actually opened in the first place. Down Street Map Mockup.png 447 × 150; 12 KB. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Platform level. The telephony room was sprayed with paint from top to bottom in some strange post-war attempt to hide its original purpose. "It's the lure of the unknown that makes it so appealing," says Holloway. Down Street London Underground station may have seen no passengers since 1932, but Transport for London would now like to see it come back to life.. TfL is … Join us on a 12-month journey to see them all, Subterranean secrets: World's creepiest underground marvels, Underground Budapest: Caverns, churches and Cold War bunkers, London's underground mail rail to open to visitors, "Hidden London: Discovering the Forgotten Underground". "When taking people into a disused space, we always ensure there's a secondary exit point," explains Holloway. Also, it still has all the offices and facilities placed there for the duration of World War II.". (All photos on the page: 2009 unless stated otherwise). Down Street (80289038).jpg 2,975 × 2,368; 2.09 MB. There's a sense that there's always more going on than meets the eye.". "That's where the book was borne out of.". World War II telephony equipment still in situ, albeit completely sprayed with paint. World War II telephone terminating blocks still in situ. "Most of the sites are non-accessible because they've been closed for so long, some of them for 80 or 90 years, so there are many trip hazards," explains Holloway.

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