93-782: Holloway Road is a road in London, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in length. It is one of the main shopping streets in North London, and carries the A1 road as it passes through Holloway , in the London Borough of Islington . The road starts in Archway , near Archway Underground station , then heads south-east, past Upper Holloway railway station , Whittington Park , past the North London campus of London Metropolitan University near Nag's Head , past Holloway Road Underground station , and
186-450: A 1.9-mile (3 km) section from Spott Wood to Oswald Dean in 1999, 1.2-mile (2 km) sections from Bowerhouse to Spott Road and from Howburn to Houndwood in 2002–2003 and the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) "A1 Expressway", from Haddington and Dunbar in 2004. The total cost of these works was £50 million. Plans to dual the single carriageway section of road north of Newcastle upon Tyne were shelved in 2006 as they were not considered
279-474: A 50:50 joint venture between Laing Rail and MTR Corporation , was chosen by TfL on 19 June 2007. The contract was signed on 2 July 2007 for seven years with the option of a two-year extension. In preparation for the launch of the Overground, MTR Laing renamed itself London Overground Rail Operations. In February 2013, it was awarded a concession extension until 14 November 2016. In April 2015, TfL placed
372-738: A Nobody . The architecture is typical for buildings on this stretch of the road. Former pirate radio station Kiss FM would base their studios and offices at 80 Holloway Road when they first launched as a legal radio station. 51°33′13.87″N 0°6′49.95″W / 51.5538528°N 0.1138750°W / 51.5538528; -0.1138750 A1 road (Great Britain) [REDACTED] M25 [REDACTED] A14 [REDACTED] A47 [REDACTED] M18 [REDACTED] M62 [REDACTED] M1 [REDACTED] A64 [REDACTED] A168 [REDACTED] A66 [REDACTED] A66(M) [REDACTED] A194(M) [REDACTED] A69 [REDACTED] A19 The A1 , also known as
465-709: A considerable portion of the network in Zone 2 . The network also uses Euston in central London, the southern terminus of the Watford DC line. The network interchanges with the Bakerloo , Central , Circle , District , Hammersmith & City , Jubilee , Metropolitan , Northern and Victoria tube lines, and also with the Docklands Light Railway , Elizabeth line and Tramlink networks. The Overground lines appear on Tube maps issued by TfL, and
558-686: A continuous motorway-standard road between Darrington (south of M62 junction) and Washington , and given the North East and North Yorkshire full motorway access to London (via the M1 at Darrington and Hook Moor). Councils in the north east have called for the section from Hook Moor in Yorkshire (where the M1 link road joins the A1(M)) to Washington to be renumbered as the M1. They maintain that this would raise
651-516: A cost of £67 million. However, the Highways Agency was unwilling to confirm the information as the study was preliminary and intended for future publication. In 2008 the proposal was submitted for consideration in the pre-2013/14 Regional Funding Advice 2 Programme of the East of England Development Agency . It was also announced in 2014 that new technology would be implemented to bring
744-461: A decision about a Development Consent Order signing off on National Highways' plans until December 2022. Measures were also announced to enhance the performance and safety of the A1 north of Ellingham to include three sections of climbing lanes, five junctions with improved right turn refuges, and better crossing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. Start of construction is scheduled for 2018. It
837-610: A light green background. This ticket stock, coded "TFL" on the reverse, was introduced in November 2007. Oyster PAYG is charged on the same zone-based rules as for the Underground and the Docklands Light Railway . Stations outside Greater London (except Watford Junction) are included in the new Travelcard Zones 7-9 . On 2 January 2008 Acton Central was moved from zone 2 to 3, Hampstead Heath from 3 to 2 and Willesden Junction from 3 to both 2 and 3. Paper tickets are charged on
930-640: A mode-specific colour for the Overground in branding and publicity including the roundel , on the Tube map , trains and stations. In 2024, it was announced that, while orange would remain the overall Overground brand colour and continue to appear on the roundels, each of the six Overground lines would be given distinct colours and names. Rail services in Great Britain are mostly run under franchises operated by private train operating companies, marketed together as National Rail. The concept of developing
1023-501: A model similar to that used for the Docklands Light Railway , TfL invited tenders for operation of the Overground. Unlike other National Rail operators under the franchise control of the Department for Transport , TfL sets fares, procures rolling stock and decides service levels. The operator takes only a small element of revenue risk, with TfL taking 90% and the operator 10%. The first operator, London Overground Rail Operations ,
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#17327937722561116-594: A network of orbital services around London goes back to the independently produced Ringrail proposals in the early 1970s. Some of these were evaluated in the London Rail Study of 1974 (the Barren Report) and Barren suggested consideration of a North London Network of orbital services, based on a later suggestion by the Ringrail Group, which involved using many existing rail routes, rather than
1209-409: A new corridor to the North East, and reducing congestion on the M1 around Sheffield and Leeds . This is the only missing link of motorway on the strategic M1 / M18 / A1(M) route London to Washington. The same announcement said that the road from Scotswood to North Brunton would be widened to three lanes each way, with four lanes each way between some junctions. The announcement then said that
1302-603: A notice in the Official Journal of the European Union , inviting expressions of interest in operating the next concession. In March 2016, TfL announced that Arriva Rail London had won the right to operate the London Overground concession, starting from 13 November 2016. In June 2023, Arriva announced a contract extension had been secured with TfL, pushing the expiry date to May 2026. Ticketing
1395-542: A number of incarnations, following routes through, to the east and to the west of both Gateshead and Newcastle. See A1 (Newcastle upon Tyne) for more information. The A14 Ellington to Fen Ditton scheme, also known as the Huntingdon Bypass required a redesigned interchange at Brampton . As a result the A1 was widened to a D3 standard from the current end of the A1(M) to the slip roads connecting directly onto
1488-516: A number of stations. The stations that did not have barriers when TfL took over have been fitted with standalone Oyster card readers similar to those at ungated Underground and DLR stations. The validators at Blackhorse Road which were needed to enter/exit the Oyster card system when changing to and from the Victoria line were replaced with route validators, coloured pink: these are used to show that
1581-457: A regional priority by central government. The intention was to dual the road between Morpeth and Felton and between Adderstone and Belford . In 1999 a section of A1(M) between Bramham and Hook Moor opened to traffic along with the extension of the M1 from Leeds . Under a DBFO contract, sections from Wetherby to Walshford and Darrington to Hook Moor were opened in 2005 and 2006. Between September 2006 and October 2009 six roundabouts on
1674-617: A route from Clapham Junction to the Greenwich Peninsula , intended to improve access from south London to the Millennium Dome . However, this was thwarted by architect Richard Rogers who considered that a railway route on a viaduct could cause "community severance", and so the Victorian brick viaduct was demolished. Nothing further happened to develop this network until after the new Greater London Authority (GLA)
1767-663: A scheme was announced to dual the A428 from the A1/ A421 Black Cat roundabout to Cambourne. This would include significant works to the A1/A421 Black Cat roundabout. The existing traffic signal controlled roundabout would be replaced with a grade-separated junction. The new Grade Separated Junction would allow the A1 and A421 traffic to pass over each other, with a middle level roundabout connecting them together including links to local roads. Many direct accesses on
1860-558: A separate map of the system is available. Much of London Overground passes through less affluent areas, and is seen as contributing to their regeneration. The North London and Gospel Oak to Barking lines were previously considered by the Transport Committee of the London Assembly to be neglected and not developed to their full potential. The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across
1953-507: A traveller using Oyster PAYG changed lines at that station, showing which of the possible routes was used. Typically, this avoids paying for zone 1 when the passenger did not travel into it. Ticket stock is common National Rail stock, as Overground services remain part of the National Rail network, but sometimes with a large TfL roundel in the centre and the repeated legend " Rail Settlement Plan " or on newer versions "National Rail" on
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#17327937722562046-660: Is 14 miles (23 km), and opened in 1998. The Doncaster By-pass opened in 1961 and is one of the oldest sections of motorway in Britain. It is 15 miles (24 km) long, and runs from Blyth to Carcroft . The Darrington to Gateshead section was constructed between 1965 and 2018. It is 93 miles (150 km), and opened in sections: Download coordinates as: A5109 – Edgware A5109 – Edgware (M4) , (M40) , (M23) , (M20) , Heathrow , Gatwick , Stansted A1081 – Barnet South Mimms Services London Overground London Overground (also known simply as
2139-519: Is a mix of paper, Oyster cards , electronic smart cards and contactless payment cards for "pay-as-you-go" travel. As with all National Rail and TfL services in London, passengers can use a Travelcard (daily, seven-day, monthly or annual); as on other National Rail services in London, paper single, return and cheap day return tickets priced under the zonal fare scheme are also available. As part of an effort to improve safety and protect revenue, TfL has announced that it will introduce ticket barriers at
2232-558: Is a trunk road with alternating sections of dual and single carriageway. The table below summarises the road as motorway and non-motorway sections. Most of the non-motorway sections do not have junction numbers, with the exception of the Newcastle Western Bypass which continues the junction numbering of the A1(M). A 13-mile (21 km) section of the road in North Yorkshire , from Walshford to Dishforth ,
2325-516: Is maintained at Willesden Junction and New Cross Gate TMDs , the latter being newly built for the extended East London line. There are also sidings at Silwood Triangle (just north of New Cross depot), built in 2013–14. Satellite locations for stabling trains include Stratford, London Euston and sidings (mainly used by London Northwestern Railway ), and c2c 's East Ham Depot. Train crews are based at stations including Euston, Willesden Junction, Watford Junction, New Cross, Stratford and Gospel Oak. Up to
2418-729: Is the Southern Quadrant Link Road (SQLR), which will complete the relief road and is expected to be completed in 2025. The A1 between Junctions 65 (Birtley) & 67 (Coal House) on the Newcastle Bypass is currently being widened to a D4 cross section from the existing D2 cross section, this includes replacing the existing bridge over the East Coast Main Line. Works started in December 2021 and are due to be completed in 2025 In December 2014
2511-411: Is the oldest stretch of two-lane motorway still in service, would be upgraded to dual three lanes. This will relieve local congestion and provide the capacity needed to make the A1 an alternative (and better) strategic route to the north east. In 2003 a proposal for a bypass of Sandy and Beeston , Bedfordshire , was put forward as a green-lighted scheme as part of a government multi-modal study, with
2604-575: Is the site of Highbury & Islington station, one of London's most important transport interchanges. The Victoria line , Northern City Line , and the London Overground North London line converge at this location. It is also the northern terminus of the London Overground East London line . The station building was badly damaged by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944 and never rebuilt. The remainder of
2697-450: The A14 . South of the new Interchange the A1 was realigned but kept as a 2 lane dual carriageway. This scheme was meant to result in the A1 becoming the A1(M) along the upgraded sections, however the legal proceedings for this didn't take place, and instead features a large amount of restrictions, similar to a motorway. This scheme was opened in December 2019. The new junction is now complete on
2790-683: The City . These eventually ran to and from Liverpool Street via a new section of track, the Graham Road Curve. British Rail replaced the existing three-car Class 501 electric trains (built 1957) with slightly newer but shorter two-car Class 416 electric trains (built 1959 ), leading to overcrowding . In 1988, by reorganising and reducing services on the Great Northern routes from Moorgate , about 18 relatively modern Class 313 dual-voltage electric trains were transferred to operate
2883-794: The Department for Transport (DfT) announced a review of the rail industry in Great Britain. As part of that review, TfL proposed a "London Regional Rail Authority" to give TfL regulatory powers over rail services in and around Greater London. A result of this consultation was agreement by the Secretary of State for Transport , Alistair Darling , to transfer the Silverlink Metro services from DfT to TfL control. Silverlink had two areas of operation: Silverlink County regional services from Euston to Northampton , St Albans Abbey , Bletchley and Bedford ; and Silverlink Metro within
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2976-589: The Emirates Stadium , trains do not stop here on match days due to concerns about overcrowding. Upper Holloway station was built in 1868 as part of the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway . It is served by trains on the Gospel Oak to Barking line , which now forms part of the London Overground network. Archway station is not actually situated on Holloway Road, but approximately 10 m off
3069-618: The Great Britain road numbering scheme . The earliest documented northern routes are the roads created by the Romans during the period from AD 43 to AD 410, which consisted of several itinera (plural of iter ) recorded in the Antonine Itinerary . A combination of these were used by the Anglo-Saxons as the route from London to York, and together became known as Ermine Street . Ermine Street later became known as
3162-558: The Great North Road , is the longest numbered road in the United Kingdom , at 410 miles (660 km). It connects London , the capital of England, with Edinburgh , the capital of Scotland. The numbering system for A-roads, devised in the early 1920s, was based around patterns of roads radiating from two hubs at London and Edinburgh. The first number in the system, A1, was given to the most important part of that system:
3255-609: The North London Railway routes from Silverlink Metro. The following day there was an official launch ceremony at Hampstead Heath station with the Mayor of London , Ken Livingstone ; there was also a later media event on the bay platform at Willesden Junction . The launch was accompanied by a marketing campaign entitled "London's new train set", with posters and leaflets carrying an image of model railway packaging containing new Overground trains, tracks and staff. At
3348-524: The ON – Overground Network brand. TfL introduced consistent information displays, station signage and maps on the selected routes in South London. Although this pilot was primarily an exercise in branding, some service improvements were introduced, and it was the first instance of the newly created TfL having a visible influence over National Rail services. The pilot scheme was later dropped. In January 2004
3441-634: The Wilson government 's continuing antipathy to the railways, along with British Rail 's management's lack of interest in minor local train services, meant that few of these initiatives were carried forward. In 1979, the Greater London Council (GLC) decided to sponsor an improved service from Camden Road , on the North London line, to North Woolwich, opening up a previously freight-only line between Dalston and Stratford and linking it to an improved Stratford – North Woolwich service. This
3534-414: The pilgrimage route to Walsingham . No documentary evidence can be found to support either derivation. The earliest record giving the name of the road as The Holloway dates from 1307. The main stretch of Holloway Road runs through the site of the villages of Tollington and Stroud. The exact time of their founding is not known, but the earliest record of them dates from 1000. The names ceased to be used by
3627-524: The A1 and the A1(M) to Alconbury were replaced with grade-separated junctions. These provide a fully grade-separated route between the Buckden roundabout (just north of St Neots and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of the Black Cat roundabout ) and just north of Morpeth . This project cost £96 million. Upgrading the 6.2 miles (10 km) of road to dual three-lane motorway standard between
3720-827: The A1 runs on modern bypasses around Stamford , Grantham , Newark-on-Trent , Retford , Bawtry , Doncaster , Knottingley , Garforth , Wetherby , Knaresborough , Boroughbridge , Scotch Corner , Darlington , Newton Aycliffe , Durham and Chester-le-Street , past the Angel of the North sculpture and the Metrocentre in Gateshead , through the western suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne , Morpeth , Alnwick , Berwick-upon-Tweed , into Scotland at Marshall Meadows , past Haddington and Musselburgh before arriving in Edinburgh at
3813-469: The A1 south of Grantham, Highways England constructed 4 new slip roads to connect the A1 Trunk Road to the new Grantham Southern Relief Road (A52) being constructed by Lincolnshire County Council. This will create a southern entry to Grantham and also to the site known as the 'King 31 Development'. The Grade Separated Junction on the A1 was opened to traffic in December 2022. The on-going phase three
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3906-514: The A1 would be stopped up and diverted onto new local access roads. The scheme started construction in late 2023, the works currently underway along the A1. When completed this will remove one of the last 5 roundabouts on the A1 from Sterling corner to the Berwick bypass. In the "Road investment strategy" announced to Parliament by the Department for Transport and Secretary of State for Transport on 1 December 2014, planning will begin to upgrade
3999-574: The Bramham/ A64 junction to north of Wetherby to meet the section of motorway at a cost of £70 million began in 2006, including a road alongside for non-motorway traffic. The scheme's public inquiry began on 18 October 2006 and the project was designed by James Poyner. Work began in May 2007, the motorway section opened in July 2009 and remaining work on side roads was still ongoing in late August and
4092-650: The East End of Princes Street near Waverley Station , at the junction of the A7 , A8 and A900 roads. Scotch Corner , in North Yorkshire, marks the point where before the M6 was built, the traffic for Glasgow and the west of Scotland diverged from that for Edinburgh. As well as a hotel there have been a variety of sites for the transport café, now subsumed as a motorway services. There are five roundabouts north of
4185-663: The East London line became part of the London Overground network when the Phase 1 extension was completed. The former London Underground line was extended northwards, mostly along the former Broad Street viaduct of the North London line, to the re-opened Dalston Junction , and southwards to Crystal Palace and West Croydon . Operations began with a limited preview service between Dalston Junction and New Cross/New Cross Gate, with full operation between Dalston Junction and West Croydon/Crystal Palace on 23 May. On 28 February 2011,
4278-576: The Great North Road at Highbury Corner. While the route of the A1 outside London mainly follows the Great North Road route used by mail coaches between London and Edinburgh, within London the coaching route is only followed through Islington. The Ferryhill Cut was opened in 1923. A number of bypasses were built from 1926 onwards, including around Barnet and Hatfield in 1927, but it was not until c. 1954 that they were renumbered A1. The Chester-le-Street bypass, opened in 1931,
4371-770: The Lobley Hill and Gateshead Quay junctions. The same Road investment strategy announcement said that the remaining section of road between Birtley and Coal House will also be widened to three lanes each way, alongside the replacement of the Allerdene Bridge. A modified scheme commenced in August 2014 and was open to traffic in June 2016. The road is now three lanes each way with lane 3 narrower than lanes 1 and 2 so that all existing bridges remained as originally built. The A1 around Durham, Gateshead and Newcastle has seen
4464-521: The London Overground network. The initial network, service levels and timetables were a continuation of Silverlink Metro services, a set of routes primarily built and electrified by the North London and London & North Western railway companies in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As the Overground name implies, the majority of the network is above ground, and it mostly consists of railway lines that connect areas outside Central London , with
4557-401: The London rail network in November 2024 As of May 2023 , the typical off-peak service pattern is: Battersea Park railway station is served by an infrequent parliamentary train service from Dalston Junction , which terminates at Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction . Since the reorganization of services into the London Overground network, this has been the only service to use
4650-595: The London urban area. When the franchise was split up in 2007, County services were taken over by the London Midland franchise, and the Metro services came under TfL control. TfL decided to let this franchise as a management contract, with TfL taking the revenue risk. On 20 February 2006, the DfT announced that TfL would take over management of services then provided by Silverlink Metro . Tenders were invited to operate
4743-695: The North London and Watford services, from both Euston and Liverpool Street. Several voluntary sector groups, the Railway Development Society (RDS, later Railfuture ), Transport 2000's then London groups, and the Capital Transport Campaign, launched a series of leaflets and briefings promoting a concept called Outer Circle. This name had once been used for a semi-circular service from Broad Street to Mansion House , which ceased during World War I. The pamphlets and briefings, first issued in 1997, initially suggested
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#17327937722564836-481: The North London line trains at Stratford moved to new high-level platforms 1 and 2 from low-level platforms 1 and 2, which were needed for the Docklands Light Railway 's Stratford International service. The new platforms 1 and 2 are an island platform with step-free access to platform 12 and subway links to platforms 3–11. On 27 September 2009, Imperial Wharf station opened on the West London line , between West Brompton and Clapham Junction . On 27 April 2010,
4929-418: The Old North Road. Part of this route in London is followed by the current A10 . By the 12th century, because of flooding and damage by traffic, an alternative route out of London was found through Muswell Hill , and became part of the Great North Road . A turnpike road, New North Road and Canonbury Road ( A1200 road ), was constructed in 1812 linking the start of the Old North Road around Shoreditch with
5022-540: The Overground ) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire , with 113 stations on the six lines that make up the network. The Overground forms part of the United Kingdom's National Rail network but it is under the concession control and branding of Transport for London (TfL). Operation has been contracted to Arriva Rail London since 2016. TfL previously assigned orange as
5115-405: The Polytechnic of North London and University of North London), and includes the Orion Building, designed by Daniel Libeskind , which can be seen along the central stretch of Holloway Road, and of the headquarters of the National Union of Students and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . Most of the shops are clustered in the Nag's Head area, near the junction with Seven Sisters Road . North of
5208-399: The Seven Sisters Road is the Nambucca pub and music venue, which burned down in 2008 and reopened two years later. The northern point of Holloway Road is the complex interchange at Archway , where the A1 leaves the historic route of the Great North Road. The traditional Great North Road heads northwest up Highgate Hill (now the B519) before turning north at North Road, Highgate to cross
5301-456: The South London line, calling at Queens Road Peckham , Peckham Rye , Denmark Hill , Clapham High Street and Wandsworth Road . The extension uses an alignment between Surrey Quays and just north of Queen's Road Peckham that had been disused since 1911; new track was laid after some major civil engineering works. Passive provision has also been made for a new station at Surrey Canal , to be constructed when funding becomes fully available. This
5394-445: The Sterling corner junction: Biggleswade south, Biggleswade north, Sandy A603, Black Cat A428/A4211, lastly Buckden, after which there are no more roundabouts for 276 mi (444 km) until the Berwick A1167. The Black Cat roundabout is due to be removed in 2025. Most of the English section of the A1 is a series of alternating sections of primary route, dual carriageway and motorway. From Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh it
5487-411: The building was demolished in 1966 in preparation for the construction of the Victoria line; the only surface building is a small entrance hall, set back from the main road. Holloway Road station opened with the Piccadilly line in 1906, next door to an existing Great Northern Railway main line station built in 1852. The main line station closed in 1915. Although Holloway Road is the nearest station to
5580-703: The coach routes, providing accommodation, stabling for the horses and replacement mounts. Few of the surviving coaching inns can be seen while driving on the A1, because the modern route now bypasses the towns with the inns. The A1 runs from New Change in the City of London at St. Paul's Cathedral to the centre of Edinburgh. It shares its London terminus with the A40 , in the City area of Central London . It runs out of London via St. Martin's Le Grand and Aldersgate Street , through Islington (where Goswell Road and Upper Street form part of its route), up Holloway Road , through Highgate , and Barnet . The road enters Hertfordshire just before Potters Bar , near
5673-428: The current A1 route. The A1 heads north along the relatively recently built Archway Road. The construction of the interchange left a few buildings isolated in the centre of the roundabout , including the Archway Tavern , which appears on the cover of The Kinks ' 1971 album Muswell Hillbillies . Holloway Road contains two significant London churches. St Mary Magdalene is situated in St Mary Magdalene Gardens near
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#17327937722565766-431: The early 2010s, London Overground operated with a conductor or guard on its North London, West London and Gospel Oak services. With the other 60% of Overground services already operated by only a driver, it was decided in 2013 to convert these remaining two-person operated trains to driver only . The London Overground is currently operated by Arriva Rail London under a contract with TfL which expires in 2026. Following
5859-431: The highly influential 1959 album I Hear a New World , lived and worked at 304 Holloway Road, where, on 3 February, he killed his landlady and them himself with a shotgun. His life is now commemorated by a plaque on the building. Sex Pistols singer John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) claims to have been born and raised in side-street Benwell Road, although no documentary evidence survives of this. The road features heavily as
5952-536: The historic Thames Tunnel , the oldest tunnel under a navigable river in the world. A peculiarity is that at Whitechapel the London Overground runs below the London Underground (though there are other parts of the network where this occurs, e.g. the Watford Junction to Euston route between Kenton and South Kenton – shared with the Bakerloo line – passes under the Metropolitan line between Northwick Park and Preston Road ). The next addition opened on 9 December 2012, from Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction via
6045-410: The home of a fictionalised Meek in Jake Arnott 's The Long Firm trilogy. The album Season End by Marillion includes "Holloway Girl", which refers to the imprisonment of Judith Ward in Holloway Prison. A row of Victorian houses, numbers 726–732, opposite Upper Holloway station, stands at the described location of the fictional Brickfield Terrace in George and Weedon Grossmith 's Diary of
6138-516: The junction with the M25 at the South Mimms Services. The route here becomes the A1(M) and subsequently passes through Hatfield , Welwyn , Stevenage , Baldock . But it once again becomes a dual carriageway from Baldock Junction 10 through Biggleswade , Sandy, several small villages to Buckden then on to Alconbury Junction 14. Junctions 11, 12 and 13 are still to be planned/built. Several groups along this non motorway stretch are actively campaigning for an upgrade to modern standards. Continuing north,
6231-419: The late 17th century, but are still preserved in the local place names "Tollington Park" and "Stroud Green"; since that time, the area has been known as Holloway. Holloway Road is one of north London's shopping streets, containing major stores as well as numerous smaller shops. Holloway Road is the site of the main campus of the much-renamed London Metropolitan University (formerly Northern Polytechnic Institute,
6324-451: The launch, TfL undertook to revamp the routes by improving service frequencies and station facilities, staffing all stations, introducing new rolling stock and allowing Oyster pay as you go throughout the network from the outset. After the takeover, all stations were "deep-cleaned", and Silverlink branding removed. Station signage was replaced with Overground-branded signs using TfL's corporate New Johnston typeface. On 15 April 2009,
6417-445: The line between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington was opened. In attendance were the Mayor of London and London Underground 's Managing Director. TfL announced in November 2010 that ridership was ahead of forecast at 92,000 a day, and that patronage at Surrey Quays had "gone through the roof". The incorporation of the East London line into the Overground network has added substantial sections of line in tunnel, including
6510-624: The link from platform 2 at Battersea Park to Wandsworth Road . Highbury & Islington to New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon services are served by New Cross Gate Depot . Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford, Watford Junction to Euston, and Gospel Oak to Barking services are served by Willesden Traction Maintenance Depot . London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town, Cheshunt and Chingford, and Romford to Upminster are served by Ilford EMU Depot , Chingford sidings and Gidea Park Sidings. London Overground's head office and control centre are at Swiss Cottage . Rolling stock
6603-413: The main campus of the university, and then becomes Highbury Corner , near Highbury & Islington station . The origins of the name are disputed; some believe that it derives from " hollow " due to the dip in the road from the cattle that made their way along the route to the cattle markets in London, whilst some believe it derives from " hallow " and refers to the road's historic significance as part of
6696-537: The main road on Junction Road, underneath the architecturally striking Archway Tower . Originally known as "Highgate", it was the original northern terminus of the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway and until 1940 was the northern terminus of the Northern line . Record producer Joe Meek , responsible amongst other things for Telstar by The Tornados , a massive UK and US no. 1 record in 1962, and
6789-498: The new construction suggested in earlier drafts of the Ringrail Plan. The proposal from Barren was for several overlapping services mainly using the North London line , generally at 20-minute intervals. The suggested routes followed the original North London line service from Broad Street to Richmond , new services from Barking to Clapham Junction , and a third service from Ealing Broadway to North Woolwich . However,
6882-637: The profile of the north-east and be good for business. In his Autumn Statement on 5 December 2012, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government would upgrade a section of road from two to three lanes in each direction within the highway boundary at Lobley Hill (between Coal House and the Metro Centre ), Gateshead at a cost of £64 m and create parallel link roads between
6975-489: The road from Morpeth to Ellingham would be upgraded to dual carriageway. The selection of the preferred route was scheduled for the year 2017, with construction due to begin in 2019. In response to questions regarding transport in the north, Highways England stated that a new dual carriageway section between Morpeth and Felton and also that of Alnwick to Ellingham would start in 2021 with full opening in 2023. However in June 2022 UK government minister Grant Shapps delayed
7068-576: The road from London to Edinburgh, joining the two central points of the system and linking the UK's (then) two mainland capital cities. It passes through or near north London , Hatfield , Stevenage , Baldock , Biggleswade , Peterborough , Stamford , Grantham , Newark-on-Trent , Retford , Doncaster , Pontefract , York , Wetherby , Ripon , Darlington , Durham , Gateshead , Newcastle upon Tyne , Morpeth , Alnwick , Berwick-upon-Tweed , Dunbar , Haddington , Musselburgh , and east Edinburgh . It
7161-497: The road in South Yorkshire to raise the last non-motorway section from Red House to Darrington to motorway standard. Once completed, it will provide a continuous motorway-standard road between Blyth, Nottinghamshire and Washington, Tyne and Wear and will provide the North East and Yorkshire with full motorway access to London via the M1 , M62 and M18 . It will also improve safety along this route, as well as creating
7254-574: The road is a dual carriageway , several sections of which have been upgraded to motorway standard and designated A1(M) . Between the M25 (near London) and the A720 (near Edinburgh) the road is part of the unsigned Euroroute E15 from Inverness to Algeciras . The A1 is the latest in a series of routes north from London to York and beyond. It was designated in 1921 by the Ministry of Transport under
7347-489: The road to motorway standards, including detection loops, CCTV cameras and variable message signs to provide better information for drivers and active traffic management across Tyne and Wear , while Junction 6 (Welwyn North) to Junction 8 (Hitchin) would be upgraded to smart motorway, including widening of a two-lane section to dual three lanes and hard shoulder running. This plan to upgrade to smart motorway has now been cancelled. A strategic study will examine how to improve
7440-613: The safety and performance of the A1 between Peterborough and the M25 , including whether to upgrade the old dual carriageway section to motorway standard. Some sections of the A1 have been upgraded to motorway standard. These are known as the A1(M) and include: The M25 to Stotfold section is 23 miles (37 km), and was constructed between 1962 and 1986. The main destinations are Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, and Letchworth. It opened in five stages: junctions 1 to 2 in 1979; 2 to 4 in 1986; 4 to 6 in 1973; 6 to 8 in 1962; and 8 to 10 in 1967. The Alconbury to Peterborough section
7533-446: The service under the provisional name of the North London Railway . On 5 September 2006, London Overground branding was announced, and it was confirmed that the extended East London line would be included. On 25 June 2007, a statutory instrument was laid before parliament to exclude the ex-Silverlink metro lines from the franchising process, which enabled them to be operated as a concession. On 11 November 2007, TfL took over
7626-427: The southern end of the road. Built by William Wickings in 1814, it is one of the best preserved early 19th century churches in London. Charles Barry Jr. 's St John's Church is a leading example of Gothic Revival architecture and dominates the northern end of the road. As one of London's primary transport routes during the 19th century railway boom, Holloway Road contains a number of railway stations. Highbury Corner
7719-571: Was criticised by local politicians during the planning phase of the project. No stations are planned at these locations as the line is on high railway arches, making the cost of any station construction prohibitive. On 31 May 2015, the Liverpool Street to Enfield Town , Cheshunt (via Seven Sisters ) and Chingford services, as well as the Romford to Upminster service, were transferred from Greater Anglia to TfL to become part of
7812-566: Was designated by the Ministry of Transport in 1921, and for much of its route it followed various branches of the historic Great North Road , the main deviation being between Boroughbridge and Darlington . The course of the A1 has changed where towns or villages have been bypassed , and where new alignments have taken a slightly different route. Between the North Circular Road in London and Morpeth in Northumberland,
7905-550: Was expected to be completed by the end of 2009. Upgrading of the existing dual carriageway to dual three-lane motorway standard, with a local road alongside for non-motorway traffic, between Dishforth (A1(M)/ A168 junction) and Leeming Bar , began in March 2009 and opened to traffic on or about the scheduled date of 31 March 2012. It had originally been proposed that the road would be upgraded to motorway from Dishforth to Barton (between Scotch Corner and Darlington ), which
7998-566: Was finally dropped in 1990. The Hatfield cut-and-cover was opened in 1986. A proposal to upgrade the whole of the A1 to motorway status was investigated by the government in 1989 but was dropped in 1995, along with many other schemes, in response to road protests against other road schemes (including the Newbury Bypass and the M3 extension through Twyford Down ). The inns on the road, many of which still survive, were staging posts on
8091-556: Was given the marketing name Crosstown Linkline , and operated with basic two-car diesel multiple units. The next initiative came from the GLC in 1984, when the government supported the Broadgate development that would entail the demolition of Broad Street station. The closure process was convoluted because of problems in making alternative arrangements for the North London line, and the remaining services operating from Watford Junction to
8184-608: Was launched in 2000. But the lobbying discreetly continued, with a series of short briefings published by one RDS member based in North London. Mayoral and GLA candidates were approached to discuss the viability of the Outer Circle concept. The principle was widely supported and was adopted into the first Mayor's Transport Plan, published in 2001. Meanwhile, a pilot scheme was launched in 2003 to bring several National Rail local services, mainly in South London, operated by Connex South Eastern , Southern and South West Trains under
8277-530: Was put on hold in 2009, although a suitable station 'foundation structure' has been built to facilitate completion in the future. Funding for the railway rebuilding project was secured in February 2009, including £64 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) and £15 million from TfL, and construction began in May 2011. The route passes over both Loughborough Junction and Brixton stations without stopping, and this lack of interchange stations
8370-421: Was the first bypass to be built as a dual carriageway. In 1960 Stamford , Biggleswade and Doncaster were bypassed, as was Retford in 1961. Baldock , Eaton Socon and Buckden were bypassed in 1967. During the early 1970s plans to widen the A1 along Archway Road in London were abandoned after considerable opposition and four public inquiries during which road protesters disrupted proceedings. The scheme
8463-433: Was the start of current northernmost section of A1(M). In 2010 the section between Leeming and Barton was cancelled as part of government spending cuts but it was reinstated in December 2012. Work began on 3 April 2014 and was expected to be completed by Spring 2017, but only reached completion in March 2018 due in part to significant Roman-era archaeological finds along the route of the motorway. Completion has provided
8556-580: Was then also announced that planning would begin to upgrade the Newark northern bypass to dual carriageway, and the A46 junction with the A1 will be replaced to support nearby housing growth and improve links from the A1 to Newark and Lincoln . The DCO is due to be submitted in early 2024, with construction likely to start in 2026 if approved. It was also announced that the Doncaster By-pass, which
8649-473: Was upgraded to motorway standard in 1995. Neolithic remains and a Roman fort were discovered. A 13-mile (21 km) section of the road from Alconbury to Peterborough was upgraded to motorway standard at a cost of £128 million (£284 million as of 2024), which opened in 1998 requiring moving the memorial to Napoleonic prisoners buried at Norman Cross . A number of sections between Newcastle and Edinburgh were dualled between 1999 and 2004, including
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