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Platform 16
10 January 1863 saw the Metropolitan Railway opening the first underground railway (that's right - the first). It ran from Bishop's Road (Paddington) to Farringdon. The platforms that served that part of the line are what we now know as the District and Circle Line branch, which is on the North side of the mainline station (I think it's North - probably actually, as it runs under Praed Street).
Platforms 15 and 16, which serve the Hammersmith and City Line, were originally shared with the Great Western Railway and the Metropolitan Line, back in the day.
Since I was a kid, I've always wondered what was behind the green wooden doors.
Used on London Reconnections, October 2013
www.londonreconnections.com/2013/rise-importance-paddingt...
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_MG_9401
Platform 16
10 January 1863 saw the Metropolitan Railway opening the first underground railway (that's right - the first). It ran from Bishop's Road (Paddington) to Farringdon. The platforms that served that part of the line are what we now know as the District and Circle Line branch, which is on the North side of the mainline station (I think it's North - probably actually, as it runs under Praed Street).
Platforms 15 and 16, which serve the Hammersmith and City Line, were originally shared with the Great Western Railway and the Metropolitan Line, back in the day.
Since I was a kid, I've always wondered what was behind the green wooden doors.
Used on London Reconnections, October 2013
www.londonreconnections.com/2013/rise-importance-paddingt...
All Rights Reserved, as stated. Re-posts are with expressed permission only. You may not use this image, edit it or alter it in any way (and as a result, claim the image or the derivative as your own). And it's not for Tumblr / weheartit.com either.