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Northern line

Its oldest section, the City & South London Railway of 1890, was the world's first deep-level electric tube. Two branches cross central London, via Bank and via Charing Cross, and a 2021 extension reaches Battersea Power Station.

1890Opened
61 kmLength
52Stations
24Peak trains per hour
339.7 millionLine boarders a year (2019)

Facts

Opened
18 December 1890
Termini
Edgware / High Barnet / Mill Hill East – Morden / Battersea Power Station
Type
deep-level tube
Depots
Golders Green, Edgware, Highgate, Morden
1995 Stock, schematic side elevation, 2 cars
1995 Stock · GEC Alsthom (Alstom), Washwood Heath, Birmingham

Route 52 stations

Kennington – Morden 12
Kennington – Morden: schematic, not to scale KenningtonKennington OvalOval Stockwell — change for VictoriaStockwell Clapham NorthClapham North Clapham CommonClapham Common Clapham SouthClapham South Balham — change for National RailBalham Tooting BecTooting Bec Tooting BroadwayTooting Broadway Colliers WoodColliers Wood South WimbledonSouth Wimbledon MordenMorden
Camden Town – Kennington via Bank 11
Camden Town – Kennington via Bank: schematic, not to scale Camden TownCamden Town Euston — change for Victoria, Overground (Lioness), National RailEuston King's Cross St Pancras — change for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Victoria, National RailKing's Cross St Pancras AngelAngel Old Street — change for National RailOld Street Moorgate — change for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, National RailMoorgate Bank — change for Central, Waterloo & City, DLRBank London Bridge — change for Jubilee, National RailLondon Bridge BoroughBorough Elephant & Castle — change for Bakerloo, National RailElephant & Castle KenningtonKennington
Camden Town – Kennington via Charing Cross 11
Camden Town – Kennington via Charing Cross: schematic, not to scale Camden TownCamden Town Mornington CrescentMornington Crescent Euston — change for Victoria, Overground (Lioness), National RailEuston Warren Street — change for VictoriaWarren Street Goodge StreetGoodge Street Tottenham Court Road — change for Central, Elizabeth lineTottenham Court Road Leicester Square — change for PiccadillyLeicester Square Charing Cross — change for Bakerloo, National RailCharing Cross Embankment — change for Bakerloo, Circle, DistrictEmbankment Waterloo — change for Bakerloo, Jubilee, Waterloo & City, National RailWaterloo KenningtonKennington
Edgware – Camden Town 10
Edgware – Camden Town: schematic, not to scale EdgwareEdgware Burnt OakBurnt Oak ColindaleColindale Hendon CentralHendon Central Brent CrossBrent Cross Golders GreenGolders Green HampsteadHampstead Belsize ParkBelsize Park Chalk FarmChalk Farm Camden TownCamden Town
Finchley Central – Camden Town 7
Finchley Central – Camden Town: schematic, not to scale Finchley CentralFinchley Central East FinchleyEast Finchley HighgateHighgate ArchwayArchway Tufnell ParkTufnell Park Kentish Town — change for National RailKentish Town Camden TownCamden Town
High Barnet – Finchley Central 5
High Barnet – Finchley Central: schematic, not to scale High BarnetHigh Barnet Totteridge & WhetstoneTotteridge & Whetstone Woodside ParkWoodside Park West FinchleyWest Finchley Finchley CentralFinchley Central
Battersea Power Station – Kennington 3
Battersea Power Station – Kennington: schematic, not to scale Battersea Power StationBattersea Power Station Nine ElmsNine Elms KenningtonKennington
Mill Hill East – Finchley Central 2
Mill Hill East – Finchley Central: schematic, not to scale Mill Hill EastMill Hill East Finchley CentralFinchley Central

Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Each strip is one branch, between junctions or termini. Station order from TfL open data.

StationZoneInterchanges
Kennington1/2
Oval2
Stockwell2Victoria
Clapham North2
Clapham Common2
Clapham South2/3
Balham3National Rail
Tooting Bec3
Tooting Broadway3
Colliers Wood3
South Wimbledon3/4
Morden4
Camden Town2
Euston1Victoria, Overground (Lioness), National Rail
King's Cross St Pancras1Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Victoria, National Rail
Angel1
Old Street1National Rail
Moorgate1Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, National Rail
Bank1Central, Waterloo & City, DLR
London Bridge1Jubilee, National Rail
Borough1
Elephant & Castle1/2Bakerloo, National Rail
Mornington Crescent2
Warren Street1Victoria
Goodge Street1
Tottenham Court Road1Central, Elizabeth line
Leicester Square1Piccadilly
Charing Cross1Bakerloo, National Rail
Embankment1Bakerloo, Circle, District
Waterloo1Bakerloo, Jubilee, Waterloo & City, National Rail
Edgware5
Burnt Oak4
Colindale4
Hendon Central3/4
Brent Cross3
Golders Green3
Hampstead2/3
Belsize Park2
Chalk Farm2
Finchley Central4
East Finchley3
Highgate3
Archway2/3
Tufnell Park2
Kentish Town2National Rail
High Barnet5
Totteridge & Whetstone4
Woodside Park4
West Finchley4
Battersea Power Station1
Nine Elms1
Mill Hill East4

Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-02). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.

Rolling stock

Earlier trains on this line

History 17

  1. The Prince of Wales opens the City & South London Railway, the world's first deep-level electric tube.
  2. Opens to the public between Stockwell and King William Street.
  3. Extended to Moorgate; King William Street closes.
  4. Extended south to Clapham Common.
  5. Extended to Angel.
  6. Extended to Euston.
  7. The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway opens, from Charing Cross to Golders Green and Archway.
  8. The City & South London's tunnels close in stages for enlarging, reopening by 1 December 1924.
  9. Extended from Golders Green to Hendon Central, and to Edgware on 18 August 1924.
  10. The two railways are joined at Camden Town.
  11. Joined at Kennington too, and extended from Clapham Common to Morden.
  12. The combined line is named the Northern line.
  13. The Northern Heights extension reaches East Finchley, then High Barnet on 14 April 1940.
  14. Mill Hill East opens. The rest of the Northern Heights plan is later abandoned.
  15. The 1995 Stock enters service, replacing the 1959 and 1972 Stock by 2000.
  16. New Thales signalling lets the line run automatically.
  17. Extended from Kennington to Battersea Power Station, via Nine Elms: the first new Northern line stations in 80 years.

Sources 12

How we source figures →

unverified peak service: 24 trains an hour on each central branch and 30 to Morden is TfL's latest figure (2016)