Drayton Park railway stationDrayton Park is a National Rail station in Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington. It is on the Northern City Line between Highbury & Islington and Finsbury Park stations, 2 miles 56 chains (4.3 km) down the line from Moorgate; it is in London fare zone 2. The station is operated by Great Northern. It is just off the Holloway Road near its southern end, close to the Liverpool Road junction.
Moorgate stationMoorgate () is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station on Moorgate in the City of London. Main line railway services for Hertford North, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage are operated by Great Northern, while the London Underground station is served by the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Northern lines. It is in London fare zone 1. The station was opened as Moorgate Street in 1865 by the Metropolitan Railway.
Finsbury Park stationFinsbury Park () is an intermodalinterchange station in North London for London Underground, National Rail and London Buses services. The station, which is in London fare zone 2, is the third busiest Underground station outside zone 1, with over 33 million passengers using the station in 2019. Name and locationThe station is named after the nearby Finsbury Park, one of the oldest of London's Victorian parks, opening in 1869.
Great Northern routeThe Great Northernroute, formerly known as Great Northern Electrics, is a suburban rail route in London and the East of England. The route consists of services on the southern end of the East Coast Main Line, which is the main railway link between the cities of London and Edinburgh, as well as its associated branches, including the Cambridge line, Fen line, Hertford Loop line, and Northern City Line.
Widened LinesKentish TownNorthern City LineHigh Speed 1Canal TunnelsSt Pancras InternationalKing's Cross St PancrasKing's Cross York RoadKing's CrossHotel curveYork Road curveKing's Cross ThameslinkClerkenwell tunnelsRay Street gridironVine Street goodsGNR goodsFarringdonMain line to MoorgateSmithfield Market goodsBarbicanNorthern City LineMidland Railway goodsMoorgateThe Widened Lines (also known as the City Widened Lines; formerly known as the Moorgate line) is a double-track railway line forming part of the Thameslink route between St Pancras and Farringdon within Central London.Kentish Town stationKentish Town is an interchange station in Kentish Town in the London Borough of Camden for London Underground and National Rail services. It is at the junction of Kentish Town Road (A400) and Leighton Road. It is in London fare zone 2. The London Underground station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line. The National Rail station is served by Thameslink on the Midland Main Line.Farringdon stationNational rail and London Underground stationFarringdon ( ) is an interchange station located in Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington, just outside the boundary of the City of London for London Underground, Elizabeth line and National Rail services. It is in London fare zone 1. The London Underground station is on the Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines, between King's Cross St Pancras and Barbican stations.
East Coast Main LineThe East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a 393-mile-long (632 km) electrified railway between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle. It is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain running broadly parallel to the A1 road.
Commuter railClockwise from top left: A Metra train of Gallery Cars hauled by an F40PH on the Union Pacific North Line in the Chicago areaAn RER NG train on line E of the Réseau Express Régional in ParisAn AM class electric multiple unit used in AucklandAn Israel Railways train in JerusalemA CPTM train on the Coral Line in São PauloAn E235 series EMU of the Yamanote Line railway in TokyoCommuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting the central city to its suburbs and commuter towns.
Greater LondonGreater London is an administrative area in England, coterminous with the London region, containing most of the continuous urban area of London. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London, which is a separate ceremonial county.
LondonLondon is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years.
City of LondonThe City of London (informally known as the City or the Square Mile) is a city, ceremonial county and local government district in England. Established by the Romans around 47 AD as Londinium, it forms the historic centre of the wider London metropolis. Surrounded by the modern ceremonial county of Greater London, the City is a unique local authority area governed by the City of London Corporation, which is led by the Lord Mayor of London.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.