| Hampstead | |
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  Hampstead Location of Hampstead in Greater London | |
| Location | Hampstead |
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| Original company | Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′28″N0°10′29″W / 51.5578098°N 0.1746429°W /51.5578098; -0.1746429 |
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Hampstead was an authorised but unbuilt railway station inHampstead, northLondon planned by theMetropolitan and St John's Wood Railway (M&StJWR).
The M&StJWR had received authorisation in July 1864 to construct a railway from theMetropolitan Railway's (MR's) station atBaker Street toa station near theLondon and North Western Railway's station atFinchley Road. The line was to be partly funded and operated by the MR.[1]
Before construction had begun, an extension was authorised across mostly open countryside to the village of Hampstead.[2] The station was to be located at the junction of Willow Road,Flask Walk and Weatherall Place (now the south end ofWell Walk).[3] The extension was authorised in May 1865.[4] The route between Swiss Cottage and Hampstead included an incline of 1 in 27 (3.7%) for which five special engines were constructed by the MR to deal with the steep grade.[5][a]
The M&StJWR struggled financially and the plans for the line to Finchley Road were reduced in scope so that it opened in 1868 as a single-track line only as far as Swiss Cottage and the continuation to Finchley Road and Hampstead was postponed. The plan was formally abandoned in 1870.[6] A 156-yard (143 m) section of tunnel built north of Swiss Cottage station in readiness for the line north was used for the MR's later extension to the north-west.[7] A short length northwards was unused.[3] This is still visible today when travelling on a southboundMetropolitan line service.
Separate proposals by other promoters for a line from Swiss Cottage toAlexandra Palace via Hampstead were promoted in 1875 and 1877, but were withdrawn for financial reasons and lack of support from the MR.[8]
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| Terminus | Metropolitan Railway Metropolitan and St John's Wood Railway (1865–1870) | Finchley Road towardsBaker Street | ||
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