Abandoned railway stations in central London

FINSBURY PARK TO ALEXANDRA PALACE DISUSED RAILWAY LINE (4.4 miles)
00:00 Finsbury Park abandoned only the platforms 9 and 10 for Alexandra Palace
00:17 Stroud Green
01:27 Crouch End
02:42 Highgate Station
03:23 Cranley Gardens
04:52 Muswell Hill
06:47 Alexandra Palace

The railway, which opened in 1867, initially ran between Finsbury Park and Highgate before being extended in 1873 to take people to the newly opened Alexandra Palace; in its heyday the line carried 60,000 passengers on one Whit Monday. Its demise was due to the advent of electric trains and the opening of the Hampstead to Highgate tube. Ironically, in 1954, when the last passenger train ran, it was lengthened from two to eight carriages to meet public demand. Freight continued to use the line until its complete closure in 1971.