Hidden World Hangouts

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I’ve truly fallen in love with the London Transport Museum’s: Hidden London Hangouts series on YouTube. Today I want to showcase Angel station.

It truly is a fascinating station… this is how it looked before as a centre platform station:

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And after, with a second platform added for Northbound trains:

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This station was converted from lift/elevator-only to escalators, so you know there are closed-off passageways!!

Here’s a map of the original layout of the station:

at: ~10:00, in the video I listed

Here is the condition of the roughly thirty-year abandonded lift/elevator corridors now:

at: 36:37

For anyone who appreciates this series as well, please comment!

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

In a similar vein, you can actually visit the abandoned Chamberi station in Madrid - which had been turned into a museum:

https://museosmetromadrid.es/museos/estacion-de-chamberi/

AoD

 

[mind_the_gap]

^ Could you rename this thread: ”Hidden World Hangouts”? I’d love to hear from everyone about the quirks in their public transport systems.

Edit: Thank you!!!

 

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Adding to my original post…

This (only) wooden, abandoned escalator at Alperton station is just beautiful:

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Before abandonment, courtesy of the London Transport Museum archive:

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These skylights (by Charles Holden) really are reminiscent of the lighting at Dupont:

at: 16:10, in video

I also get serious Keele station ”travelator” vibes:

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

A fairly long list:

Ghost stations: abandoned subways around the world | loveexploring.com

Hidden deep beneath the city streets, these abandoned, disused and forgotten subway stations are a fascinating window to the past. Some have been transformed into museums or used as film sets, while others slowly slip into oblivion. Take a look at these incredible abandoned stations and read the...

www.loveexploring.com

AoD

 

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Not hidden, but I thought this was an excellent video about Mirabeau station on Line 10 in Paris:

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Here’s Chicago’s semi-abandoned Washington station on the State Street subway (Red Line), closed since 2006.

Mezzanine, before:

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Now:

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Underpass connecting to the corresponding Blue Line station, before:

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Now:

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The platform is still publicly-accessible, though:

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The former Second Cup in the plaza on the SE corner of Steeles East and Laureleaf is being converted to a Tim Hortons. This hidden gem was uncovered when signage was removed... a neon Kenny Rogers Roasters sign (it would’ve glowed red):

Seinfeld:

 

[mind_the_gap]

Great videos about the Pittsburgh LRT…

First the diversionary-only now Brown Line/52 (closed 2011):

Then, rare mileage on the spur to Penn Station/42S (served regularly until 2007):

I particularly miss the 47D ”Drake” PCC-operated branch (closed 1999)…

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South Hills Junction is an awesome place!

Then there’s this video of private bus services operating between various Chinatowns in NYC/Jersey:

Thanks @ClassyWhale on YouTube!!