Metropolitan Railway
Underground railway in London 1863–1933
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| 2023 | Proposed interchange between Liverpool Street station and London Overground's Windrush line was ruled out due to high costs, potential Central line disruption, and proximity to station sidings. |
| 2022 | Liverpool Street station ranked as the busiest station in the UK, with 80.4 million entries and exits, attributed to the Elizabeth line's opening. |
| May 24 2022 | The central section of the Elizabeth line opened between Paddington and Abbey Wood, with new platforms at Liverpool Street station and a new ticket hall with step-free access. |
| March 31 2021 | Station patronage dramatically fell by 83% to 11.2 million entries and exits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 31 2021 | Patronage at Liverpool Street station dramatically fell by 83% to 11.2 million entries and exits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 2020 | A freight trial was planned between Liverpool Street station and London Gateway, utilizing a Class 769 bi-mode train. The trial was scheduled to begin in April or May. |
| April 2020 | A freight trial was planned between Liverpool Street station and London Gateway, utilizing a Class 769 bi-mode train. The trial was scheduled to begin in April or May. |
| March 31 2020 | Liverpool Street station recorded 66 million passenger entries and exits before COVID-19 travel restrictions, ranking as the third-busiest railway station in the United Kingdom. |
| 2015 | Full-scale excavation of the Bedlam burial ground began, with an estimated 3,000 interments to be examined. |
| 2015 | TfL Rail took over the Liverpool Street-Shenfield stopping 'metro' service from Greater Anglia, and Lea Valley Lines services transferred to London Overground. |
| 2014 | A research team from the University of Cambridge began studying the unused tunnel section near the platforms, investigating the resilience of original cast-iron lining sections in relation to potential deformation and soil movement caused by nearby Crossrail tunnel construction. |
| 2013 | During Crossrail project excavation, a 17th-century mass burial ground (Bedlam burial ground/New Churchyard) was uncovered beneath the station, containing remains of several hundred people. |
| 2011 | Featured as a location in the crime drama The Shadow Line. |
| 2011 | The child statue from the original Flor Kent memorial was re-erected separately. |
| 2010 | London Overground's Windrush line opened in Shoreditch, sparking local desire for an interchange with Liverpool Street station. |
| 2010 | North Harrow tube station won a Transport for London award for best customer service for the second consecutive year. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles North Harrow tube station & Liverpool Street station, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.