East Finchley Station
The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between Highgate and Finchley Central stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
It was opened in 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway's line between Finsbury Park and Edgware stations, with two platforms. In 1935, the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) announced a project, to take over the railway lines from and link them to both the Northern line at East Finchley and to the Northern City line at Finsbury Park. The construction of the first phase of this project involved extending tube train services from the Northern line's existing terminus at Archway station, through a new section of paired tunnels under the railway's Highgate station to emerge south-east of East Finchley station, where track connections to the railway line were made.
For the introduction of London Underground services, the original station was completely demolished and rebuilt. The station was provided with two additional platforms, giving four in total. The platforms comprise two parallel islands with tracks on both sides. This was necessary as the intention of the development project was that trains would be able to run south from East Finchley to Highgate via both the surface and the underground routes. The inner pair of tracks initially served the surface route, whilst the outer pair serve the tunnel route.
The new station was constructed in an Art Deco/Streamline Moderne design by Charles Holden with L H Bucknell. Like Holden's other designs for London Underground in the 1930s, East Finchley station was inspired by European architecture (particularly Dutch) that Holden had seen on trips to the Continent during that decade. The track here runs roughly north-west to south-east. The imposing station building, built on rising ground adjacent to the railway bridge over High Road (A1000), has three entrances. The two main entrances to the ticket hall are on the north side of the tracks (off to the left above) facing High Road and the third, minor entrance, is on the south side (off to the right above). The entrances are linked by a passage under the tracks which provides access up to the platforms.
A strong feature of the station is the semi-circular glazed stairways leading to the enclosed bridge over the tracks occupied by staff offices. Today, the station is a Grade II listed building.
East Finchley Station
The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between Highgate and Finchley Central stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
It was opened in 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway's line between Finsbury Park and Edgware stations, with two platforms. In 1935, the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) announced a project, to take over the railway lines from and link them to both the Northern line at East Finchley and to the Northern City line at Finsbury Park. The construction of the first phase of this project involved extending tube train services from the Northern line's existing terminus at Archway station, through a new section of paired tunnels under the railway's Highgate station to emerge south-east of East Finchley station, where track connections to the railway line were made.
For the introduction of London Underground services, the original station was completely demolished and rebuilt. The station was provided with two additional platforms, giving four in total. The platforms comprise two parallel islands with tracks on both sides. This was necessary as the intention of the development project was that trains would be able to run south from East Finchley to Highgate via both the surface and the underground routes. The inner pair of tracks initially served the surface route, whilst the outer pair serve the tunnel route.
The new station was constructed in an Art Deco/Streamline Moderne design by Charles Holden with L H Bucknell. Like Holden's other designs for London Underground in the 1930s, East Finchley station was inspired by European architecture (particularly Dutch) that Holden had seen on trips to the Continent during that decade. The track here runs roughly north-west to south-east. The imposing station building, built on rising ground adjacent to the railway bridge over High Road (A1000), has three entrances. The two main entrances to the ticket hall are on the north side of the tracks (off to the left above) facing High Road and the third, minor entrance, is on the south side (off to the right above). The entrances are linked by a passage under the tracks which provides access up to the platforms.
A strong feature of the station is the semi-circular glazed stairways leading to the enclosed bridge over the tracks occupied by staff offices. Today, the station is a Grade II listed building.