Open · since 1876
Why is it called Aldgate?
MetropolitanCircle
Where the name comes from
Named after Aldgate, the everyday name for the Portsoken ward of the City of London. The origin of the name is uncertain: John Stow, writing in the 16th century, derived it from "Old Gate"; other suggestions include "Ale Gate" and "All Gate", a gate free to all.
Worth knowing: Construction was delayed because the station sits on a plague pit behind St Botolph's Aldgate, estimated to hold 1,000 bodies.
Where it is
See Aldgate on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Circle Liverpool Street
- Circle Tower Hill
- Metropolitan Liverpool Street
At a glance
- Opened
- 1876
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- Metropolitan, Circle
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- City of London
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
Where every Tube station name comes from · London’s ghost stations