Because it’s a free history lesson in your daily travel. Every time you see one, you’re looking at a piece of London that Dickens or Churchill might have used.
It’s also a great party trick. Next time a friend moans about a delay, you can say, “Yeah, but did you know we just passed a station where they filmed a chase scene in ‘The Beatles’ movie ‘Help!’?” You instantly become the most interesting person in the carriage.
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Not all of them are just for peering at. Some have been given a second life. Aldwych, for example, is closed to passengers, but you can tour it on special open days. It’s like a time capsule with its original posters and ticket hall.
Then there’s Down Street, near Green Park. This isn’t just a ghost station; it was Winston Churchill’s secret WWII bunker. He famously complained about the cold damp, but it saved his life. You can now book a visit and stand where the Prime Minister planned D-Day.
Even the abandoned entrances are fascinating. You might walk past an old, bricked-up doorway in Bloomsbury, not realising it’s the former entrance to the British Museum station. Your city is full of hidden doors.
