Closed · 1907–1924
South Kentish Town, a closed Tube station
Where the name comes from
Named after Kentish Town. The name probably comes from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, 'bed of a waterway', and is unrelated to Kent; another theory derives it from cant or cantle, 'corner', from its place between two forks of the Fleet. The station was to be called Castle Road.
Worth knowing: A 1951 John Betjeman story about a passenger trapped in the station was based on a train that mistakenly opened its doors there.
South Kentish Town, 1907–1924
It shut on 5 June 1924, during a strike at Lots Road power station, and was never reopened. It was to have been called Castle Road, and that name had already been fired into its tiles. John Betjeman’s 1951 story of a passenger trapped in the empty station is fiction.
Where it is
See South Kentish Town on the interactive map, 1863 to today
At a glance
- Opened
- 1907
- Closed
- 1924
- Status
- Closed
- Line
- Northern
- What remains
- Building remains
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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