Disused Stations: Bishopsgate Low Level Station

The subway to the bridge over the Suburban lines and steps to the Down local platform is blocked by a brick wall in 2001.
Photo by JE Connor

The winding subway leading to the Down Suburban line platform in 2001.
Photo by JE Connor

Further along the subway which was lined in white glazed brick to make the most of the flickering gaslight illumination.
Photo by JE Connor

Looking east from the cab of a Class 317 in June 2012. Shoreditch High Street bridge is above, Commercial Street bridge is in the centre. Another bridge spanned the track between the two bridges, this was the site of the Bishopsgate Low Level booking office. The Down Local platform was on the left with the Up Local and Down Main island platform in the centre.
Photo by GA Driver

Commercial Street bridge is above and Wheler Street bridge in the centre. Beyond Wheler Street the Bishopsgate Up Main platform is seen on the right in June 2012,
Photo by GA Driver

Bishopsgate Low Level seen from a passing train in July 2015. The back wall was decorated for the 2012 London Olympics.
Photo by Andy Hebden from his Flickr photostream

A passenger train waits at the long closed Bishopsgate Up Main Line platform c2014. It's not known why the train stopped alongside the old platform. Network Rail staff were on the platform at the time.

In order to allow construction work on the land above Bishopsgate tunnel at Shoreditch to be completed, strengthening works in the tunnel were required. This work had to be undertaken during times of closure like Christmas 2022 when over 150 structural steel elements were installed and grouted. Much of this work was undertaken on the site of the Suburban line platforms.

Photo From J Murphy & Sons

Now this phase of the strengthening work has been completed some evidence of the platforms survives.
Photo From J Murphy & Sons

Cross section of the Bishopsgate goods station site. The Liverpool Street is on the left with the new London Overground viaduct on the right. The Suburban lines (Bishopsgate tunnel) are shown in yellow.

Bishopsgate (LL) Quaker Street exit from the Up Main line platform in May 2023. The former GER Quaker Street stables still stand alongside. Although now extended the building shows little change externally.
Photo by Malc McDonald

Quaker Street exit from Bishopsgate (LL) station in May 2023. Part of Bishopsgate goods station still stands on the far side of the line.
Photo by Malc McDonald

Commercial Street entrance and booking office used four arches in the lower level of Bishopsgate goods station. The arches are now boarded up (5 May 2023) but are assumed to be in the same condition as seen in the 2001 photos.

Photo by Malc McDonald

When Bishopsgate Low Level station opened in 1862 the booking office was on bridge 11 between Commercial Street and Shoreditch High Street. Pedestrian access was along a footpath between those roads on either side of the track. These are the original 1872 gate posts still stand in Commercial Street (5 May 2023) on the south side although the footpath is now blocked.

Photo by Malc McDonald

Gate post detail - May 2923,

Photo by Malc McDonald

[Source: Nick Catford]

Station Name:BISHOPSGATE LOW LEVEL