Moorgate station

Moorgate station is a central London National Rail and London Underground station in the City of London. It is on Moorgate, north of London Wall. At one time the station was named "Moorgate Street". It is the central London railway terminus for suburban First Capital Connect services from Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth. Until March 2009 it was also a terminus for trains on the Thameslink line, also run by First Capital Connect. It is the site of the Moorgate tube crash of 1975 in which 46 people were killed and 74 were injured.[4]

Moorgate London Underground National Rail
Moorgate station Moorfields west entrance.JPG
Entrance to Moorgate
LocationMoorgate
Local authorityCity of London
Managed byLondon Underground
Station codeMOG
Number of platforms8
Fare zone1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008Increase 22.220 million[1]
2009Decrease 21.182 million[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08Increase 10.109 million[3]
— interchange Increase 1.351 million[3]
2008–09Decrease 9.374 million[3]
— interchange Decrease 1.229 million[3]
2009–10Decrease 6.737 million[3]
— interchange Increase 1.294 million[3]
Key dates
1865Opened (MR)
1900Opened (C&SLR)
1904Opened (GN&CR)
Other information
Lists of stations
External links

The Underground station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line between Old Street and Bank, and also on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, between Barbican and Liverpool Street.

Gallery

Moorgate Station Media

References

  1. "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2008". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2009". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. "History A Time Line for Policing the Railways". Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

Other websites

Preceding station     London Underground   Following station
towards Hammersmith
Circle line
towards Inner Circle
Hammersmith & City line
towards Barking
Metropolitan line
towards Aldgate
Northern line
Bank branch
towards Morden (via Bank)
Preceding station     National Rail   Following station
Old Street   First Capital Connect
Northern City Line
Monday-Friday only
  Terminus
    Disused Railways    
Barbican   First Capital Connect
Thameslink
  Terminus
    Abandoned Northern Heights proposal    
Preceding station     London Underground   Following station
towards Bushey Heath
Northern line
towards Morden
Northern line Terminus