When was Alexandra Palace train station built?
24 May 1873
The station was built by the Muswell Hill Railway (MHR) and opened on 24 May 1873 along with the Palace. However, when the Palace burned down only two weeks after opening, the train service was considerably reduced and from 1 August 1873 was stopped for almost two years whilst the Palace was rebuilt.
How high up is Alexandra Palace?
North London’s answer to the Crystal Palace crowns the 313-foot summit of Muswell Hill, west of Wood Green. At the end of the 1850s the Great Northern Railway Company opened Wood Green (now Alexandra Palace) station and the Great Northern Palace Company acquired Tottenham Wood Farm.
Who owns the Alexandra Palace?
The Trust has a sole Corporate Trustee, Haringey Council, who inherited the Trusteeship in 1980. The Trust’s assets and activities are overseen by a Trustee Board appointed by the Corporate Trustee and our two stakeholder committees.
Where was the Alexandra railway station in Victoria?
/ -37.185061; 145.714476 Alexandra is a former Victorian Railways station located in the town of Alexandra, on the Alexandra railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was the terminus of the branch line from Cathkin to Alexandra along the Tallarook to Mansfield line. It was closed in November 1978.
When did Cathkin and Alexandra railway station close?
The station was the terminus of the branch line from Cathkin to Alexandra along the Tallarook to Mansfield line. It was closed in November 1978. The main weatherboard station building still remains at Alexandra Station, along with many other local railway and timber logging related buildings.
Is there a train station at Alexandra Palace?
/ 51.5948; -0.1320 Alexandra Palace is a closed railway station in the grounds of Alexandra Palace in the Muswell Hill area of north London.
When was the railway line to Alexandra extended?
Landmarks and Buildings The railway line was extended to Alexandra township in September 1909. The long awaited extension of the line was primarily motivated to access significant revenues from The Black Range, Murrindindi and Rubicon forests.