Archway is a stop on the London Underground Northern Line's
High Barnet Branch between
Highgate and
Tufnell Park.
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| Northern Line 51686 departs North |
| Information |
| Type: |
Transport for London (London Underground
Northern Line High Barnet Branch) |
| Station code: |
ZAR |
| Opened: |
1907 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened in 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway as
Highgate, then the terminus of the line [1]. The station was renamed
Archway (Highgate) in 1939 though also used
Highgate (Archway) for a few years before the name became just Archway (after the nearby Archway Tavern pub) in 1947. The line was also extended Northwards in 1939 with a new station called
Highgate opening in 1941.
The station was built with lifts and stairs for access between surface and platform levels but escalators were installed in 1930. The original Charles Holden designed station building was replaced in the 1970s. As the station was original a terminus it had a cross-over just to the South of the platforms. One of the original storage sidings to the North of the station was retained for reversing purposes. The crossover was removed in 1967 though the reversing siding still exists though is seldom used.
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| Ready to depart |
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| And it's gone! |
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| Up the stairs |
[1] Jason Cross, London Underground Guide 2017 (Train Crazy, 2017) p. 99
