London Liverpool Street
Location
Place	Bishopsgate
Local authority	City of London
Coordinates	51°31′07″N 0°04′53″W / 51.5186, -0.0813Coordinates: 51°31′07″N 0°04′53″W / 51.5186, -0.0813
Operations
Station code	LST
Managed by	Network Rail
Platforms in use	18
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Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	50. See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982 For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Network Rail is a British "not for dividend" Company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited a company limited 469 million
2005/06 *	47. 271 million
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Zone	1
History
Key dates	Opened 1874
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Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London in England. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is the southern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line, and is the main departure point from London to destinations in the East of England not served by the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross, as well as serving commuter services to parts of East London and Essex. The Great Eastern Main Line ( "GE") is a major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street station in the The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East King's Cross station is a major railway terminus opened in 1852 Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common

It is one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom, the second busiest in London after Waterloo with 123 million visitors each year, and one of 17 managed by Network Rail. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Network Rail is a British "not for dividend" Company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited a company limited The station has exits to Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street and the Broadgate development. See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982 Broadgate is a large office and retail estate in the City of London, owned by British Land and managed by Broadgate Estates It is in Travelcard Zone 1. Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London 's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London

National Rail

Destinations

Liverpool Street station concourse

Liverpool Street serves destinations in the East of England including Stansted Airport, Cambridge, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Braintree, Southend on Sea and the port of Harwich, as well as many suburban stations in north-eastern London, Essex and Hertfordshire. The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Ipswich ( ˈɪpswɪtʃ is a Non-metropolitan district and the County town of Suffolk, England on the Estuary of the River Orwell Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. Braintree is a Town of about 42000 people and the principal settlement of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. Harwich (ˈhærɪdʒ is a town in Essex England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of It is one of the busiest commuter stations in London. A daily express train to Harwich connects with the ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland, forming the Dutchflyer service. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The Hook of Holland ( Dutch: Hoek van Holland - literally "Corner of Holland" also known in English as the Hook, is a town in Dutchflyer is the name given to an integrated passenger service between the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

Trains from Liverpool Street do not go to Liverpool. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary For that city, Euston is the London terminus.

Almost all passenger services from Liverpool Street are operated by National Express East Anglia. National Express East Anglia is a Train operating company and brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd in the United Kingdom. It operates local and suburban services on the Great Eastern and West Anglia lines, express services to Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich, and local services in the East Anglia region. These routes are collectively known as the Greater Anglia network.

There are two weekday evening shuttle services to Barking, calling only at Stratford, which are operated by c2c. Management and branding c2c is a National Express Group company ^[1] All other c2c services depart from Fenchurch Street railway station, although Liverpool Street is also used in times of engineering work. Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3 Both National Express East Anglia and c2c are owned by National Express Group. National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail

History

Liverpool Street station in 1896.

The station roof, with a Class 90 locomotive in the foreground

The station interior, showing the old "flapper board", replaced in 2007

Aerial view from the north. The British Rail Class 90 Electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990 A split-flap display, sometimes simply flap display, is a Display device that presents Alphanumeric text, and possibly fixed Graphics

The station was built on the site of the original Bethlem Royal Hospital, was opened to traffic on 2 February 1874 by the Great Eastern Railway and was completely operational from 1 November 1875. The Bethlem Royal Hospital of London, which has been variously known as St Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Great Eastern Railway (GER was a pre-grouping British railway company whose main line linked London Liverpool Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common From this date the original terminal, Bishopsgate, closed to passengers. Bishopsgate station is a closed railway station that was located on Shoreditch High Street ( A10) in London. It reopened as a goods station in 1881 but was destroyed by fire on 5 December 1964. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The site is now being redeveloped as part of the extension of London Underground's East London line. The East London Line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map.

The new station was designed by the Eastern's chief engineer, Edward Wilson and was built by John Mowlem & Co. on a site which had been occupied by Bethlem Royal Hospital from the 13th century to the 17th century. Edward Wilson may refer to Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912 English Antarctic explorer Edward Osborne Wilson (b Mowlem was founded in 1822 and grew to be one of the largest construction and civil engineering companies in the United Kingdom. A City of London Corporation plaque commemorating the station's construction hangs on the wall of the adjoining former Great Eastern Hotel, which was designed by Charles Barry (junior) (son of Sir Charles Barry) and his brother Edward Middleton Barry, and also built by John Mowlem & Co. The station was named after the street on which it stands, which in turn was named in honour of British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool, having been built as part of an extension of the City of London towards the end of his term in office. The City of London Corporation (formerly known as the Corporation of London)is the municipal governing body of the City of London. Charles Barry (junior (1823-1900 was an English Architect of the mid-late 19th century and eldest son of Sir Charles Barry. Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role Edward Middleton Barry ( 7 June 1830 &ndash 27 January 1880) was an English Architect of the 19th century Mowlem was founded in 1822 and grew to be one of the largest construction and civil engineering companies in the United Kingdom. Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 &ndash 4 December 1828 was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically

The construction of the station was due to the desire of the company to gain a terminal closer to the city than the one opened by the predecessor Eastern Counties Railway, at Shoreditch, that had opened on 1 July 1840. The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR was an English railway company which began operating on 20 June 1839 with a train service running from a temporary terminus "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This station was renamed "Bishopsgate" in 1846. The construction proved extremely expensive due to the cost of acquiring property and many people were displaced due to the large scale demolitions. The desire to link the GER lines to those of the sub-surface Metropolitan Railway, a link seldom used and relatively soon abandoned, also meant that the GER's lines had to drop down to below ground level from the existing viaducts east of Bishopsgate. The Metropolitan Railway (MetR and the Metropolitan District Railway (District were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's This means that there are considerable gradients leading out of the station. Lord Salisbury, who was chairman of the Great Eastern in 1870, said that the Liverpool Street extension was "one of the greatest mistakes ever committed in connection with a railway. "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. "

The station was the first place in London to be hit by German Gotha bomber aircraft during World War I. The Gotha GV was a Heavy bomber used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The May 1917 bombing, when the station took a direct hit from 1,000 pounds of bombs, killed 162 people. During World War II a bomb that landed in Bishopsgate completely shattered the glass roofing. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982

Many Jewish refugee children arrived at Liverpool Street in the late 1930s, as part of the Kindertransport. Kindertransport (also Refugee Children Movement) is the name given to the rescue mission that took place nine months prior to the outbreak of World War II. In September 2003 the sculpture Für Das Kind Kindertransport Memorial by artist Flor Kent who conceived the project. It consisted of a specialized glass case with original objects and a bronze figure of a real girl, a direct descendant of a child rescued by Sir Nicholas Winton who unveiled the work. Due to lapse in maintenance the Für Das Kind collection was transferred to the Imperial War Museum. ^[2]

Liverpool Street station in 1984

The station was extensively modified between 1985 and 1992, including bringing all the platforms in the main shed up to the same end point and constructing a new underground booking office, but its facade, Victorian cast-iron pillars and the memorial for Great Eastern Railway employees who died in the Great War were retained. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Great Eastern Railway (GER was a pre-grouping British railway company whose main line linked London Liverpool World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The redevelopment coincided with the closure and demolition of neighbouring Broad Street station and the construction of the Broadgate development in its place. This article is about the closed railway station in London For other stations of the same name see Broad Street Station. Broadgate is a large office and retail estate in the City of London, owned by British Land and managed by Broadgate Estates Liverpool Street was officially re-opened by HM The Queen in 1991. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. At this time that the giant timetable board, which is suspended above the station concourse, was installed at great expense. However due to technical difficulties there was a long delay after the official opening before it became operational. It was one of the last remaining mechanical "flapper board" display boards at a UK railway station and certainly the biggest, but was removed from service in September 2007, to be replaced by electronic boards. A split-flap display, sometimes simply flap display, is a Display device that presents Alphanumeric text, and possibly fixed Graphics Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The Great Eastern Hotel was extensively refurbished between 1997 and 1999 re-opening as a boutique hotel. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Boutique hotel is a term popularised in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate usually luxurious or quirky Hotel environments The hotel incorporates three restaurants: "Aurora" and "Fishmarket" cater to the higher-price expense account business lunch market while "Terminus" is a mid-range brasserie to service the City workers. The complex includes a sushi bar and two pubs.

The station has been twinned with Amsterdam Centraal Station since 1993, and there is a plaque marking this fact on the concourse close to the main entrance to the Underground. Amsterdam Centraal (Asd is the Central station of Amsterdam. It is one of the main railway nodes of the Netherlands and is used by approximately 150000

Notable events

In April 1993, a Provisional IRA truck bomb in Bishopsgate, 200 metres away, caused some damage to the station. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The Bishopsgate bombing occurred on 24 April 1993 when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA detonated a Truck bomb in London's financial district

Station closure

A view over the station from Exchange Square

Between 23 December 2007 and 1 January 2008, the station was closed to permit demolition of Bridge GE19 crossing the lines on the approaches to the station. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The bridge crossed the tracks on the approach to the station and was originally constructed to allow trains from the Great Eastern Line to cross the line and enter Bishopsgate Goods Yard. Bishopsgate station is a closed railway station that was located on Shoreditch High Street ( A10) in London. The bridge required demolition as part of the East London Line expansion as it was on the route of the line and is to be replaced by a new structure. The East London Line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. The long closure was required due to the complexity of removing such a structure. The demolition works took longer than anticipated and resulted in the station being closed until the afternoon of Wednesday 2nd January 2008.

In fiction

Modern platform extensions at Liverpool Street station

• In the years following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, fictional docu-drama portrayals of how a terrorist organisation might seek to attack London twice chose Liverpool Street station as the specific target. A Docudrama is a Dramatization of actual historical events Generalities Docudramas tend to demonstrate some or most of the following characteristics London Under Attack, first shown by the BBC One Panorama programme in May 2004 [2], had a lorry containing chlorine gas explode at the junction of Shoreditch High Street and Commercial Street, just north of Liverpool Street station. Panorama is the longest-running current affairs documentary series in the world May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Chlorine (ˈklɔriːn from the Greek word 'χλωρóς' ( khlôros, meaning 'pale green' is the Chemical element with Atomic number 17 and Commercial Street is a Road in Tower Hamlets, East London that runs north to south from Shoreditch to Aldgate through the The gas cloud hung over the station, and killed 3,000 people. The British Government denounced the programme as "irresponsible and alarmist". ^[3] The BBC said that the programmes was backed by research, and that Liverpool Street was used because of its position on the border between the City of London and the East End. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The second programme wa sthe drama Dirty War, also produced by the BBC and first shown in October 2004, in which a suicide terrorists detonate a "dirty bomb" just outside the Underground station, killing 200 people and rendering the area uninhabitable for 30 years. Dirty War is a 2004 BBC, in association with HBO Films, made-for-TV movie thriller /drama about a terrorist attack on Central October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - The term dirty bomb is primarily used to refer to a radiological dispersal device ( RDD) a speculative Radiological weapon which combines Radioactive Since the programme aired, the spot at which the fictional bomb-carrying vehicle parked has become pedestrianised.

Liverpool Street station viewed from Liverpool Street itself

• Andy McNab's fictional novel Dark Winter makes the station the target of a similar attack. Andy McNab DCM MM (born 28 December 1959 is a former British Soldier turned Novelist. Dark Winter is a 2004 novel written by Andy McNab featuring the fictional character Nick Stone.
• In the 1988 children's book Groosham Grange the main character is sent from London Liverpool street to groosham grange.
• Liverpool Street Station is one of the four railway stations on the London version of the Monopoly game. Monopoly is a Board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro.
• A CIA safe house features above the Old Broad Street entrance to Liverpool Street tube station in the film Mission: Impossible. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all In law enforcement and intelligence jargon of Intelligence agencies and Police forces a secured location suitable for hiding witnesses agents or other persons Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt In the movie, the lead character played by Tom Cruise leaves the safe house and enters the main line concourse to use a payphone situated under the double staircase (since removed, with cash machines now at the spot). Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer A payphone or pay phone is a public Telephone, with payment made by inserting money (usually coins or a Debit card (a special Telephone card This article is about the song For the article about cash dispensing machines see Automated teller machine. Cruise can also be seen looking out of a window located in the safe house.
• In fiction author Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider series, the headquarters of MI6 is near Liverpool Street station. Anthony Horowitz (born 5 April 1956 is an English Author and Screenwriter. Alex Rider is a series of spy novels by English author Anthony Horowitz about a young spy named Alex Rider. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency.
• In the film Stormbreaker, the lead character runs through the station to find a photo booth whereupon he is then transported to MI6. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency.

Future developments

Current plans for the Crossrail service would see a new station at Liverpool Street with full mainline and underground connections. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London.

Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Farringdon toward Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail		Whitechapel toward Abbey Wood or Shenfield

London Underground

Liverpool Street
Location
Place	Bishopsgate
Local authority	City of London
Operations
Station code	ZLS
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Transport for London
Zone	1
2005 annual usage	50. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London. Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Clerkenwell, just north of the City of London in the London Borough Maidenhead railway station is a railway station in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Heathrow Terminal 4 is a railway station located in London Heathrow Airport. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London. Whitechapel is a London Underground station in Whitechapel in the East London borough of Tower Hamlets. Abbey Wood railway station serves the suburb of Abbey Wood in South East London. Shenfield is a major station located in Shenfield in the borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982 For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London 's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London 67 million †
2007 annual usage	61. 317 million †
History
1 February 1875	Open (using mainline)
12 July 1875	Opened (Bishopsgate)
1 November 1909	Renamed (Liverpool Street)
July 28, 1912	Central Line opens (terminus)
4 December 1946	Central Line extends(through)
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [3]
London Transport Portal

Liverpool Street Tube Station is the fifth busiest station on the Underground network with 4 lines passing through; 3 sub-surface and one deep level. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Central line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the Tube map. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Central line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the Tube map. Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of London Underground stations. Scope This list by their present names of Heavy rail passenger stations in the Greater London region excludes stations served only by the London Underground The station has sub-surface platforms (opened by the Metropolitan Railway as "Bishopsgate" on 12 July 1875) on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines. A railway platform is a section of pathway alongside Rail tracks at a Train station, Metro station or Tram stop, at which passengers may board Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Circle line, coloured yellow on the tube map is the eighth busiest line on the London Underground. The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground, coloured Magenta on the Tube map. The Hammersmith and City line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the London Underground Map, running between Hammersmith in The Metropolitan had served main-line platforms of the GER station from 1 February 1875, but this through link had only a short life. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The station was renamed Liverpool Street from 1 November 1909. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A disused west-facing bay platform once used by terminating Metropolitan and occasional District line trains running via Edgware Road is still visible. The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground, coloured Magenta on the Tube map. The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground.

The deep-level Central Line platforms opened on July 28, 1912, at the eastern end of the Central London Railway. The Central line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the Tube map. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Central line was extended eastwards, as part of the war delayed London Passenger Transport Board's "New Works Programme 1935 - 1940", on 4 December 1946. The "New Works Programme 1935 - 1940" was the major investment programme delivered by the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB commonly known as London Transport "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Notable events

In July 2005, Islamist terrorists exploded a bomb on a London Underground train shortly after it left Liverpool Street towards Aldgate station on the Circle Line, killing seven people. Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during Aldgate tube station is a London Underground station located at Aldgate in the City of London. The Circle line, coloured yellow on the tube map is the eighth busiest line on the London Underground.

Gallery

roundel on Central line platform

Eastbound Central line platform

Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City line platforms looking clockwise

Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City line platforms looking anticlockwise

See also

• Broad Street railway station

External links

• Station information on Liverpool Street station from Network Rail
• Old Liverpool Street Tribute to the old decor. This article is about the closed railway station in London For other stations of the same name see Broad Street Station. Network Rail is a British "not for dividend" Company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited a company limited
• BBC Panorama programme featuring Liverpool Street station
• Daily Telegraph article about the furor following the "Dirty War" documentary featuring Liverpool St.
• David Blunkett condemns docudrama

References

• David Stevenson (2004). 1914-1918 The History of the First World War. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9208-5.  
• Alan A Jackson (1969). London's Termini. David & Charles. ISBN 0-330-02747-6.  

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Bank towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		Bethnal Green towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Hainault
Moorgate towards Baker Street		Circle line		Aldgate towards Tower Hill
Moorgate towards Hammersmith		Hammersmith & City line		Aldgate East towards Barking
Moorgate towards Uxbridge, Amersham, Chesham or Watford		Metropolitan line		Aldgate Terminus