All stations in the London group are in London fare zone 1 and most are at the end of a railway line. This includes major national terminals such as Waterloo, Paddington, Euston and King’s Cross, and local commuter terminals such as Cannon Street and Moorgate.

The cause of the accident remains a mystery, but following the disaster, a 10mph speed limit – previously 15mph – was introduced on all trains entering passenger locations, and in 1978 the ‘Moorgate Protection’ system was introduced, which automatically applied brakes if the driver failed to do so.

The Moorgate tube crash occurred on 28 February 1975 at 8:46 am on the London Underground’s Northern City Line; 43 people died and 74 were injured after a train failed to stop at the line’s southern terminus, Moorgate station, and crashed into its end wall.

February 28, 1975
Moorgate tube crash/Start dates

No disruptions There are no reported disruptions at any .

Northern City Line The line is now part of the Great Northern Route (itself part of the East Coast Main Line), typical National Rail services at Moorgate off-peak Monday-Friday (all operated by Great Northern):

Zone 1
Moorgate to London Underground Zone 1-4 by train

Moorgate was one of the City of London’s northern gates in its defensive wall, the last to be built. The gate took its name from the Moorfields, an area of marshy land that lay immediately north of the wall. The gate was demolished in 1762, but gave its name to a major street, Moorgate, laid out in 1834.

The Moorgate district is home to many financial institutions and has many notable historic and contemporary buildings. Moorgate station was the site of the Moorgate tube crash of 1975, when a Northern City Line train failed to stop and hit a brick wall killing 43.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Moorgate – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

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The Moorgate tube crash occurred on 28 February 1975 at 8:46 am on the London Underground’s Northern City Line; 43 people died and 74 were injured after a train failed to stop at the line’s southern terminus, Moorgate station, and crashed into its end wall. It is considered the worst peacetime accident on the London Underground.

A southbound Northern City Line train from Drayton Park failed to stop at the platform and ploughed into the concrete wall at the end of the tunnel at Moorgate station. When rescuers reached the platform they found the front three carriages had been crushed together and the station in total darkness.

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