Aldgate is a stop on the Circle Line and the City terminus of the Metropolitan Line (since 1941). It is located in the City of London.
| Information |
| Type: |
Transport for London
(Circle &
Metropolitan Lines) |
| Station code: |
ZAD |
| Opened: |
1876 |
| Platforms: |
4 |
The station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway in 1876 as an extension to the East from it's original terminus at
Farringdon [1]. Building the extension had been difficult which caused some delays in opening it [2]. The line was extended South to
Tower Hill in 1882 completing the Circle Line (though this did not become a separate line officially until 1949).
Aldgate is made up of a triangle of lines with two island platforms. The two outer platforms have through lines for the Circle Line and the two inner platforms form the Metropolitan Line's City terminus [3].
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| A Circle Line S7 Stock train pulls into Aldgate |
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| A Metropolitan Line S8 Stock train arrives |
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| Station roundel |
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| Looking down towards the buffers |
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| S8 Stock train waiting for new passengers |
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| An S8 Stock train arrives after a long journey along the Metropolitan |
[1] Mike Horne, The Metropolitan Line (Capital Transport, 2003) p. 5
[2] Desmond F. Croome, The Circle Line (Capital Transport, 2003) p. 14
[3] Jason Cross, London Underground Guide 2017 (Train Crazy, 2017) p. 98
