Widened Lines

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The Widened Lines, also known as the City Widened Lines, are the name of a group of railway routes that currently form part of the Thameslink network leading from King's Cross/St. Pancras to Moorgate within Central London.

[edit] History

After the Metropolitan Railway built the world's first underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon station in January 1863 (now part of the Metropolitan Line), plans to extend the railway to Moorgate were already undergoing development. As part of these plans, an extra set of dual tracks was proposed and built during the late 1860s, opening in 1868.

Although the 'Widened Lines' network has been decimated over the years, what remains of it is now incorporated into the Thameslink network, for which there are upgrade plans.

[edit] External links

• London's Snow Hill Tunnel
• Diagrams showing the Hotel Curve/York Way Curve and Midland connections. These show the development of the various interconnections between the what are now the Circle Line, Thameslink, East Coast Main Line and Midland Main Line in the area underneath King's Cross and St. Pancras.