Open · since 1865
Why is it called Moorgate?
MetropolitanNorthernCircleHammersmith & City
Where the name comes from
Named after the street Moorgate, which took its name from a gate in the City wall. The gate was named after Moorfields, marshy land just north of the wall. The station opened as Moorgate Street.
Where it is
See Moorgate on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Circle Barbican
- Circle Liverpool Street
- Hammersmith & City Barbican
- Hammersmith & City Liverpool Street
- Metropolitan Barbican
- Metropolitan Liverpool Street
- Northern Bank
- Northern Old Street
At a glance
- Opened
- 1865
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- Metropolitan, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City
- Fare zone
- 1
- Local authority
- City of London
- Earlier names
- Moorgate Street [Metropolitan]: 1865–1924
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.
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