Broad Street station (London)

Broad Street
Broad Street station in 1983
Broad Street Location of Broad Street in Central London
Location	City of London
Local authority	City of London
Grid reference	TQ331817
Number of platforms	9
Railway companies
Original company	North London Railway
Pre-grouping	North London Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1865 (1865-11-01)	Station opened
30 June 1986 (1986-06-30)	Station closed
Replaced by	Liverpool Street
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°31′08″N 0°05′00″W / 51.51889°N 0.08333°W / 51.51889; -0.08333Coordinates: 51°31′08″N 0°05′00″W / 51.51889°N 0.08333°W / 51.51889; -0.08333

Broad Street was a major terminal station in the City of London, adjacent to Liverpool Street station. It was opened in 1865 as the main terminus of the North London Railway (NLR) network of suburban services.

The station was built as a joint venture by the NLR and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in order to have a station serving freight closer to the City of London. It was immediately successful for both goods and passenger services and saw a significant increase in NLR traffic. Usage peaked in the early 20th century, after which it suffered from competition of London Trams, buses, and particularly the London Underground network. Patronage gradually fell and services decreased, while the station building became increasingly dilapidated. By the 1980s, all freight services had been cancelled, and the station closed in 1986. It was replaced by Broadgate, an office and retail space.

The station was sited at the junction of Broad Street and Liverpool Street in the Broad Street ward of the City of London. Liverpool Street station was immediately to the east. It was near Liverpool Street and Moorgate tube stations.

The station's origins line in the North London Railway (NLR). The line originally opened as the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway in 1850, in order to transport freight between the London & Birmingham Railway and the London Docklands. By the time it had been renamed to the NLR in 1853, passenger traffic had grown in equal importance, so it was decided to build a station with direct access to the City of London.