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Multi-branched Tube line running roughly north-south across London. It has two southern termini, one at Morden and one at Battersea Power Station, from where trains run up to Kennington. Here the line splits, with one branch going via Charing Cross to serve Waterloo, Soho, and Fitzrovia and the other via Bank to serve the City, Islington, and King's Cross. The lines join up again at Camden Town (though both branches serve Euston, this isn't really a recommended interchange). After leaving Camden Town there's another split, with one branch heading to Edgware via Hampstead and Golders Green and the other heading to High Barnet via the various Finchley stations. A small spur off this latter branch at Finchley Central serves Mill Hill East.

Most trains on the Charing Cross branch go to/from Battersea Power Station, but a few go to/from Morden, and some terminate or begin their route at Kennington.

Currently, the general service pattern has trains from both the Charing Cross and the Bank branches going to both Edgware and High Barnet; however, as of early 2008, the weekday morning peak trains have been segregated, with all northbound Bank branch trains going to High Barnet and all northbound Charing Cross branch trains going to Edgware. According to London Connections, this split is permanent, and will probably be extended to off-peak hours at some point too, meaning that the Northern Line will effectively become two separate lines.

See also:

• Wikipedia entry
• diamond geezer's reports on end-to-end journeys: Morden to High Barnet, Edgware to Kennington
• Ian Jones' To The End Of The Line blog series: Edgware to Camden Town, High Barnet to Camden Town, Camden Town to Kennington (Charing Cross branch), Camden Town to Kennington (Bank branch), Kennington to Morden

Auto-generated list of all Northern Line stations on this guide (view them on a map):

• Angel Station
• Archway Station
• Balham Station
• Bank And Monument Stations
• Battersea Power Station Station
• Belsize Park Station
• Borough Station
• Brent Cross Station
• Burnt Oak Station
• Camden Town Station
• Chalk Farm Station
• Charing Cross Station
• Clapham Common Station
• Clapham North Station
• Clapham South Station
• Colindale Station
• Colliers Wood Station
• East Finchley Station
• Edgware Station
• Elephant And Castle Station
• Embankment Station
• Euston Station
• Finchley Central Station
• Golders Green Station
• Goodge Street Station
• Hampstead Station
• Hendon Central Station
• High Barnet Station
• Highgate Station
• Kennington Station
• Kentish Town Station
• King's Cross St Pancras Station
• Leicester Square Station
• London Bridge Station
• Mill Hill East Station
• Moorgate Station
• Morden Station
• Mornington Crescent Station
• Nine Elms Station
• Old Street Station
• Oval Station
• South Wimbledon Station
• Stockwell Station
• Tooting Bec Station
• Tooting Broadway Station
• Tottenham Court Road Station
• Totteridge And Whetstone Station
• Tufnell Park Station
• Warren Street Station
• Waterloo Station
• West Finchley Station
• Woodside Park Station