![]() ![]() It was the world’s first railway line to operate underground electric traction trains. The history of the Northern Line can be traced back to the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) between Stockwell and King William Street opened in 1890. The line also features the longest (27.8km) tunnel in the underground network which is located between East Finchley and Morden (via Bank). ![]() Angel station features the longest (60m) escalators in Western Europe. The Northern Line features the London Underground’s deepest station (58.5m below ground level) at Hampstead. The line is used by more than 900,000 passengers a day and more than 200 million passengers a year. Trains can run via either of its two central London branches, Bank and Charing Cross. The line features a branching layout near Central London. The line connects the southernmost station Morden with High Barnet, Edgware and Mill Hall East in the north. The line covers 58km and includes 50 stations (36 of them below ground). The Northern Line is one of the oldest and busiest tube lines on the London Underground network. London Underground Northern Line details and history A consortium of Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O’Rourke won the £500m design and build contract for the extension in August 2014. The London Underground Northern Line extension is expected to be completed by late-2021.
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