60-630: Camden Passage is a pedestrian street, close to the Angel tube station off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington . The passage is known for its antique shops , markets and its array of independent shops, cafes, and restaurants. The independent shops, cafes and restaurants are typically open seven days a week, and the Angel Comedy club runs nightly at the Camden Head public house . The passage
120-485: A Jack Wills shop, and as of 2014 was a Superdry store. In 2016, it became a sofa.com store and then Amazon Fresh in December 2021. The closure of the arcade reflects the reduction in the number of antique traders in the nearby Camden Passage. The building is a Grade II listed building . Its severe windowless brick aspect is dictated by its original use, English Heritage describe its architecture as influenced by, and
180-470: A right angle . The old station building, although now closed to the public, houses ventilation systems and other services for the platforms below. The station's ticket hall has a sculpture of an angel by Kevin Boys. Angel is one of fourteen stations to have only escalator access to the platforms. With a vertical rise of 90 feet (27 m) and a length of 200 feet (61 m), the escalators at Angel station are
240-614: A consultation began on small modifications to the 2013 proposals. The changes proposed fell broadly into three areas: extending the Alexandra Palace branch to New Southgate; relocation or removal of the Chelsea station; and moving the point at which the two northern branches diverged to beyond either Dalston Junction or Hackney Downs station, calling at only one of these two stations. A further consultation began in October 2015. In October 2015,
300-482: A junction north of Dalston: Tottenham Hale [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ( West Anglia Main Line , Lea Valley lines ) all stations to Broxbourne for Crossrail 2 services and Cheshunt [REDACTED] . The 2015 consultation earmarks a "potential future Eastern Branch" Above ground, after surfacing south of Wimbledon station, using the existing SWML slow line , and providing between 4 and 20 trains per hour,
360-662: A letter on 13 April 2017, expressing their support for Crossrail 2. ITV news reported in April 2017 that "dozens of MPs" supported Crossrail 2. After TfL conducted a public consultation in 2017, it was reported by the Fitzrovia Partnership that 96% of respondents supported Crossrail 2 and 80% of respondents preferred the broader of the two options, the Regional option. The London Chamber of Commerce announced its support in July 2017 with
420-525: A new North–South rail link across Greater London . It would connect the South West Main Line to the West Anglia Main Line , via Victoria and King's Cross St Pancras . The intent was to alleviate severe overcrowding that would otherwise occur on commuter rail routes into Central London. When first proposed, the hope was for construction to start around 2023, with the new line opening from
480-413: A regional scheme: In July 2015, Surrey County Council commissioned a study to propose in detail and with cost-benefits analysed proposals, services from Surbiton as far as the main line stop of Woking (and whether or not to serve directly the four main intervening stations). Options explored were the re-routing trains so as not to terminate at Waterloo and creative timetabling plans to add capacity to
540-505: A tribute to, Newgate Prison (by George Dance the Younger ), which had been demolished in 1902, three years before this building's construction by the LCC . 51°32′07″N 0°06′12″W / 51.53528°N 0.10333°W / 51.53528; -0.10333 Angel tube station Angel is a London Underground station in the Angel area of the London Borough of Islington . It
600-582: A tunnelling site. The safeguarded route was reviewed by the Department for Transport in 2013. Network Rail's July 2011 route utilisation strategy (RUS) for London and the South East supports the existing safeguarded route but speculates about possible modifications in addition to re-routing via Euston. To the south, it suggests that the tunnels should go from Victoria via Clapham Junction to beyond Wimbledon, instead of surfacing near Parsons Green and taking over
660-514: Is expected to conclude in the summer of 2018. The mayor of London intends to charge Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy in the same manner as for the original Crossrail project. The funding plan for building Crossrail 2 was postponed as part of the £1.8 billion COVID-19 pandemic financial recovery plan agreed by the government and TfL, which also required the option for driverless Crossrail 2 trains to be further investigated. Most consultancy work will be brought to an orderly end, though land for
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#1733093626447720-596: Is not whether Crossrail 2 should happen, but how quickly we can get it built". Johnson, as Prime Minister , restated his backing for the project at an event to mark the opening of the Elizabeth Line in May 2022. The current mayor of London, Sadiq Khan , also supports the proposal, as does the former Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling . Many local authorities in South-east England and London released
780-601: Is on the Bank branch of the Northern line , between King's Cross St. Pancras and Old Street stations, in Travelcard Zone 1 . The station was originally built by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) and opened on 17 November 1901. The station served as a terminus until the line was extended to Euston on 12 May 1907. The station was rebuilt between 1989 and 1992 to accommodate
840-463: The Central line . The regional option relieves the South West Main Line , and congested sections of the Northern line and Piccadilly line , by creating alternative routes for journeys from outside Zones 1 and 2. In February 2013, business group London First 's Crossrail taskforce, chaired by former Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Adonis published its recommendations for Crossrail 2, favouring
900-581: The Central line ; and taking over the North London Line to Woolwich , a route now followed by the Docklands Light Railway . The 1991 safeguarding also included a spur south of Victoria across the river to Battersea Park, for stabling trains and to access a riverside tunnelling site. The London East West Study in 2000 considered Crossrail , the Chelsea–Hackney line and a combination of
960-591: The Chelsea–Hackney line (or Chelney line) in reference to a potential route. The plan for a line on this alignment has existed in various forms since 1970, initially as an Underground service and later as a standard railway. This route is from the 2015 public consultation. Operating in new tunnels at 30 trains per hour (in each direction): Also in new tunnels, connected to a junction north of Dalston, at 10 and 15 trains per hour: Running at between 10 and 15 trains per hour on new rails above ground, connected to
1020-521: The District line 's Wimbledon branch with the Central line 's Epping branch via Parsons Green , Chelsea , Sloane Square , Victoria , Piccadilly Circus , Tottenham Court Road , King's Cross St Pancras , Angel , Essex Road , Dalston Junction , Hackney Central , Homerton and Leytonstone . The safeguarding also includes a spur from Victoria under the Thames to Battersea Park for stabling and access to
1080-517: The High Barnet branch of the Northern line . The Express Metro option would run on the East Coast Main Line . Crossrail was given the go-ahead in 2007 in preference to the Chelsea–Hackney line, despite some commentators favouring the latter putting implementation after Crossrail's completion date of 2018. The Chelsea–Hackney plans were taken over by Crossrail as Crossrail 2 . In 2007,
1140-524: The South West Main Line such as the option of moving trains onto the lighter-used New Guildford Line which runs between Surbiton and Guildford , looking at more semi-fast stopping patterns enabled as well once the Waterloo bottleneck is lifted. Both TfL routes at both ends of the route serve Clapham Junction to a higher level than relieving the District line , and the Victoria line at its northern end, and
1200-468: The Underground , led it to call for more new lines and cross-London line proposals gained more importance with Euston being named as the terminus of the planned High Speed 2 rail line. The scheme was shelved as part of the conditions for emergency COVID-19 funding worth £1.8 billion between the government and Transport for London (TfL) announced on 1 November 2020. The project was earlier known as
1260-665: The Victoria line and the Fleet line (now the Jubilee line). Designed to relieve pressure on the District , Central and Victoria lines and to link two areas without tube services, the route would have taken over the Wimbledon branch of the District as far as Parsons Green , then followed a new underground alignment via Aldwych (where it would take over the then Piccadilly line shuttle to Holborn); thence to Leytonstone , and continuing over one of
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#17330936264471320-497: The 1991 route was updated – Sloane Square was dropped and the Central line's Epping branch from Leytonstone was re-safeguarded. Due to objections from residents of Sloane Square, it was reinstated the following year. South West Trains ' Wimbledon depot was safeguarded as a depot for the line. The safeguarding was enlarged from tube gauge to Network Rail loading gauge as it became clear that larger and longer trains would be needed. Of
1380-457: The Angel ". The programme depicted everyday life in the station just a few months before its closure for rebuilding. The programme depicted the staff's daily struggles with overcrowding, frequent lift breakdowns and dealing with constant complaints from passengers. The interiors of the original station building and the old island platform are clearly shown in the footage, as is the construction site of
1440-472: The Angel Square office complex, the ground floor of which included the ticket hall and relocated entrance on Islington High Street. It opened on 10 August 1992, along with the new northbound platform; the enlarged southbound platform opened on 17 September 1992. Because of the distance between the new entrance and the platforms, and their depth, two flights of escalators were required, aligned approximately at
1500-489: The C&;SLR's stations, it was originally built with a single central island platform serving two tracks in a single tunnel – an arrangement still seen at Clapham North and Clapham Common . Access to the platforms from street level was via three Euston Anderson electric lifts before the rebuilding of the station. When the C&SLR line was closed for tunnel reconstruction in the early 1920s to accommodate larger trains,
1560-458: The Centre Court shopping centre. Merton Council issued a seven-page cross-party objection to the plans. There was only a short interval between the announcements of the confirmation of continued government support for Crossrail 2 in 2017, and of the scaling back of proposed railway electrification projects which would particularly benefit Wales and Northern England. Money has been earmarked in
1620-690: The District line from there to Wimbledon. To the north, it suggests that the West Anglia corridor would be a better destination than a branch of the Central line. These suggestions are driven by what the RUS sees as the need for extra capacity on the South West Main Line and the West Anglia corridor. With the planned terminus of HS2 at Euston , Chelsea–Hackney was put back to the top of the agenda for new lines, diverted via Euston. The London and South East second generation RUS by Network Rail proposed some changes to
1680-588: The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce announcing support for Crossrail 2 in September 2017. During the Elizabeth line opening ceremony in May 2022, Boris Johnson said that "the government should be 'getting on with' building Crossrail 2", however he also clarified that the business case will need to be written and put forward by Transport for London . In 2014, Transport for London announced that
1740-597: The Master of Sadler's Wells , and is to be called Camden Street, out of Compliment to the celebrated Chief Justice of that Name, who is so highly, and so deservedly esteemed in this kingdom. The antiques market was founded in the 1960s, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington by John Payton. The venture was initially successful, attracting over 350 traders, but recently the centre of Islington has undergone regeneration, leading to higher rents being asked at
1800-549: The Treasury said only that it will "continue to work with Transport for London on developing fair and affordable plans for Crossrail 2, including through an independent review of funding and financing". On 2 March 2018, the UK's Transport Secretary, who represents a seat centred on a prospective terminus of one of the branch lines ( Epsom and Ewell ), announced Mike Gerrard would lead the Treasury's required Independent Affordability Review, which
1860-591: The adjacent Angel Square development which would incorporate the new station's escalator shafts and ticket hall. [REDACTED] London transport portal [REDACTED] London transport portal Crossrail 2 Crossrail 2 is a suspended proposal for a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit route in South East England , running from nine stations in Surrey to three in Hertfordshire , providing
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1920-523: The branches of the Central line . For financial reasons the line was not built, but the idea has remained. Following the Central London Rail Study of 1989, a route through central London was safeguarded. As the route would serve both King's Cross and King's Road it was suggested that it could be named Kings line . It was decided, however, that the Jubilee line extension should take priority and
1980-542: The day, but generally operate every 3–6 minutes between 06:03 and 00:25 in both directions. London Bus routes and night routes serve the station. Angel is a proposed station on the Crossrail 2 (Chelsea-Hackney line) project, providing an interchange between Crossrail 2 and the Northern line. Depending on the route constructed, it would be between King's Cross St. Pancras and Dalston Junction or Hackney Central . It
2040-462: The early 2030s. The project's cost has been estimated at £31.2 billion. The line would have been the fourth major rail project in the capital since 2000 ( East London line extensions opened in May 2010, the Thameslink Programme opened in 2018 and Crossrail opened in May 2022). National Rail 's projections of overcrowding, including in suburbs and tourist destinations less well-served by
2100-409: The funding issues TfL recommended spreading the funding over a longer period and completing the project by the 2040s, ten years after the initial projection. In the 2016 Budget, the Treasury gave the green light for the project, and allocated £80 million towards developing the project, with the aim of bringing forward a Hybrid Bill "this Parliament", meaning before 2020. In the 2017 Autumn Budget,
2160-442: The individual concerned but also other passengers'. The station was refurbished during 2007. Additional CCTV cameras and Help Points were installed, bringing the total to 77 cameras in the station and nine Help Points, the latter upgraded with new induction loops to better aid hearing-impaired passengers. In addition, new communications equipment was introduced and damaged signs were replaced. In September 2022, planning approval
2220-586: The large number of passengers using the station. As a result, it has an extra-wide southbound platform, surfaced over the original island platform which served both north- and south-bound trains. The station has the longest escalators on the Underground network, and the fourth-longest in Western Europe. It is a candidate station on the proposed Crossrail 2 line from north Surrey and south-west London to south-east Hertfordshire. On Islington High Street ,
2280-409: The longer term to match London's large forecast population growth. All such forecasts rely on assumptions in terms of where people will wish to live, jobs will be created and housing targets have been set accordingly for 2015–2030, in contrast to the low growth forecast for the rest of England, all of which could be altered by government policy. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham considered that
2340-560: The longest on the Underground, and in the United Kingdom. In 2006, a Norwegian national skied down the station's escalator, hitting a top speed of approximately 30 miles per hour (48 km/h), while recording the stunt with a helmet-mounted camera. While the video went viral on sites such as YouTube, it was condemned by London Underground, with a press statement issued stating 'this is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible act that could have resulted in serious injury or death to not only
2400-459: The name Camden was Camden Street, now known as Camden Walk, which adjoins Camden Passage. Building of Camden Street commenced in 1765, and was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden who assumed the title Baron Camden that year. As recorded in Jackson's Oxford Journal, 2nd November 1765: The new Street now building near Mr. Pullen's farm, at Islington, is on a Piece of Ground belonging to Mr Rosoman,
2460-605: The project was postponed. In 1995, an alternative Express Metro plan was put forward that would utilise more existing track, have fewer stations and be built to National Rail standards. It would take one of three routes from East Putney on the District line to Victoria ; either Putney Bridge , Parsons Green and Chelsea or King's Road as in the original safeguarded plan; or to Wandsworth Town and Clapham Junction and then via Chelsea Harbour and King's Road or via Battersea. From Hackney Central it would split into two branches, to Leytonstone and then on to Epping taking over
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2520-470: The project will be safeguarded . A south-west/north-east tube line was originally planned as early as 1901 and a Bill was put before Parliament in 1904. However, political manoeuvring by rival tube magnate Charles Yerkes ended the proposal. A south-west to north-east tube line was proposed in 1970 by the London Transport Board 's London Rail Study as the next project after the completion of
2580-545: The regional option. Later the same day, Network Rail endorsed the plans. On 5 February 2015 Dr Michèle Dix was appointed managing director of Crossrail 2. In March 2016, the National Infrastructure Commission said that Crossrail 2 should be taken forward "as a priority" and recommended that a bill should pass through Parliament by 2019 with the line opening by 2033. Boris Johnson , Mayor of London in 2013, said at that time: "The key question now
2640-431: The regional route versus 73% for the metro plans. The greatest level of opposition to the principle of Crossrail 2 came from the residents of Kensington and Chelsea , the only area with more than 5% of respondents (16%) who strongly opposed the scheme. Nearly 20% of respondents from this area either opposed or strongly opposed the scheme; the corresponding percentages in all other areas did not exceed 10%. In June 2014,
2700-417: The renewal of leases. Following some years of lying derelict, a former tram shed was reopened on 14 November 1979, as The Mall Antiques Arcade (not to be confused with nearby Pierrepont Arcade Market), and at its height housed over 35 dealers on its ground and lower ground floors. The building also housed other businesses, such as a restaurant in its upper floors, but the mall closed in 2008. In 2013, it became
2760-437: The route proposal was changed in three ways: In January 2016, Surrey County Council published a detailed report lobbying for TfL to consider extending branches to Dorking and Woking . The cost of the scheme has been estimated at £27–32 billion, in 2014 prices including the cost of new trains and Network Rail works. However Transport for London (TfL) argued the full cost of the project could be £45 billion in 2017. To ease
2820-416: The safeguarded route: serving Clapham Junction rather than the Wimbledon branch of the District line , not serving Sloane Square , and serving Euston as well as King's Cross St Pancras . The RUS was also open to changes north of Hackney Central and branches south of Clapham Junction, both of which were seen as later phases. TfL responded by releasing its preferred options – an automatic metro and
2880-415: The signal box at the south end of the platform) to simplify through running. The siding lay derelict and unused until the rebuilding scheme. Part of the siding was used as the northbound diversion tunnel, which branched off the existing northbound line, cut through into the end of the siding and continued along it until it branched off left to the new northbound platform. Train frequencies vary throughout
2940-495: The site of the art-house Curzon cinema in Soho had been identified as an area that "may be required to enable the construction of a Crossrail 2 ticket hall" and that "plans for the above site redevelopment may include a replacement cinema". In 2015, the chairman of the "Save Soho" campaign group called the development "deeply worrying". The plans for Wimbledon station involve the redevelopment of parts of Wimbledon town centre, including
3000-509: The southern section comprises: In May 2013, TfL began public consultation on two potential options: The results of the consultation were published on 29 November 2013 by TfL and revealed broad support for the Crossrail 2 plans. 96% of respondents supported or strongly supported the plans, whilst 2% opposed or strongly opposed them. The regional route had greater support than the metro route, with 84% of respondents supporting or strongly supporting
3060-419: The station façade was reclad with tiling and the lifts were replaced by new ones from Otis . For years since its opening, the station regularly suffered from overcrowding and had a very narrow island platform (12 feet (3.7 m) in width), which was considered a major safety issue and caused justified fear among passengers. Consequently, the station was rebuilt between 1989 and 1992. A new section of tunnel
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#17330936264473120-591: The station provides access to several nearby Off West End or Fringe theatre venues including the Old Red Lion Theatre , Sadler's Wells Theatre , the King's Head Theatre and the Almeida Theatre . It is the nearest station to City University 's main campus, Chapel Market , and the antiques market and dealers of Camden Passage . Between Angel and Old Street is the disused City Road station . Angel station
3180-495: The three routes proposed for south-west London the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea initially favoured one going south via Imperial Wharf to Clapham Junction, but now supports the takeover of the District line's Wimbledon branch. Under these present plans, only one entirely new station would be constructed, at Chelsea. A route for the line was safeguarded (legally protected from conflicting development) in 2008. It linked
3240-606: The two, from Wimbledon to Tottenham Court Road and then to Liverpool Street . The Study supposes main-line gauge, and would omit a station at Piccadilly Circus . Its version of the Chelsea-Hackney Regional Metro splits in the north, with one branch via Dalston taking over the Epping branch of the Central line, the other to Finsbury Park , then using the disused alignment of the Northern Heights plan, taking over
3300-427: Was a significant example of post-war architecture. The works resulted in the partial closure of the station entrances which will be upgraded as part of the rebuild. When Angel was first opened, a long dead-end siding was provided for train stabling, converging from the left onto the northbound line just south of the station. This was retained over the years but eventually it was closed on 23 January 1959 (along with
3360-404: Was built, as an alley, along the backs of houses on Upper Street, then Islington High Street, in 1767. However it was not initially named Camden Passage, instead being composed of several other alleys, including Milton Place, Pierrepoint Row, Pierrepoint Terrace and Cumberland Row. The renaming of the subsidiary parts to Camden Passage occurred during the 1800s. The first street in the area to take
3420-411: Was excavated for a new northbound platform, and the southbound platform was rebuilt to occupy the entire width of the original 30-foot (9 m) tunnel, leaving it wider than most deep-level platforms on the system. The lifts and the original surface building at the corner of Torrens Street and City Road were closed, while the escalator shafts of the remodelled station were constructed in conjunction with
3480-402: Was granted to reconstruct the Angel Square office complex which also incorporates the station's surface entrance. The scheme involves stripping the building back to its concrete frame, adding two new storeys and replacing the original brick and stone façade with a glass curtain wall. The plans triggered much objection from conservation groups such as Save Britain's Heritage , who argued that it
3540-470: Was officially safeguarded as part of the route in 2007, although there had been proposals for a route for some time previously and safeguarding had been in place since 1991. The station's escalators and the southbound platform were featured in the Bollywood hit film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge . The station was the subject of a 1989 episode of the 40 Minutes BBC documentary series titled " Heart of
3600-413: Was originally built by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR), and opened on 17 November 1901 as the northern terminus of a new extension from Moorgate . The station building was designed by Sydney Smith and was on the corner of City Road and Torrens Street. On 12 May 1907, the C&SLR opened a further extension from Angel to Euston and Angel became a through station. As with many of
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