Yeah, technically this probably is part of the main line station, so I am probably wasting my time…read morewriting a review of this as if it was separate. Actually, I'm probably wasting my time writing all these reviews anyway, but hey, at least I get to write, and that's something I don't do anywhere near as much these days. Like it's a decent stations, and if all the cards fall into the right place, you can actually run from Mansion House to here, and catch the same train you left at Mansion House.

Closed on the weekends at the moment for a massive refit and reconstruction. What's that about?…read moreInstead, you have to go to Mansion House or Monument and walk three or four blocks. From the south bank of the Thames, you truly can't miss the station - it's called the Cannon Street Bridge for a reason and the twin turrets are unmistakable. The station was originally opened in 1866 and so perhaps the update is due. Not a step free station, it is on the District/Circle Lines in Travelcard Zone 1. There is also some National Rail services from the Kent and East Sussex lines during rush hours.

It does the job. That's the main thing. It doesn't have many facilities at all and the cafe is…read moreexpensive. Once one gets used to where platform 3 is (it's 150 yards away from the other 2 platforms) there are no real issues. Parking to collect people is a little chaotic.

Honestly, there really doesn't seem to be anything around here, though I'm sure that the people who…read morelive within walking distance from the station really don't care all that much. Like, I won't say that it is an older station, but the design does seem to be similar to other ones that I've visited. Anyway, there is a bus interchange here, which certainly works.

A pleasant enough Underground station on the Northern Line's High Barnet branch, between Archway…read moreand East Finchley, in Travelcard Zone 3. It is the last station that is actually underground on this line before it exits into the open air. Therefore, no wifi or mobile signal here. Interesting factoid: American TV host Jerry Springer was born in this station.

Highgate is a major station on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, serving both Highgate…read moreand part of Crouch End to the east, as well as Southwood hospital. It is used by just under 4.5 million passengers a year. The station has a complex but interesting history. The first station here opened in 1867, on a branch of the Great Northern Railway from Finsbury Park to Edgware. The station at Highgate was in a deep cutting necessary because of the hilly terrain with tunnels at either end. In 1872 a branch was built to the pleasure gardens at Alexandra Palace, diverging just north of the station. Thus it remained until the 1930s, when as part of the planned tube extensions in north London known as the 'Northern Heights' Highgate was connected to Archway (then the terminus of the Northern line) by a pair of deep level tunnels, which emerged north of the station to connect with the Edgware line just before East Finchley. Services began in 1939, although the station did not come into operation until 1941. Part of the plan had also been to bring the Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace line into the tube network, linking it at Finsbury Park to the line to Moorgate. A new 'High Level' station was built at Highgate to act as an interchange. However, economies after the Second World War meant that the unfinished elements of the 'Northern heights' plan were abandoned, and the line from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Park continued to be operated by steam until 1954, when it closed to passenger traffic. Parts of the branch were retained until 1971 for freight and empty stock movements. Highgate station today comprises the low level platforms only, served by trains to High Barnet and Mill Hill East. The entrances (to Shepherd's Hill and Priory Gardens) are rather modest, and accessed by paths and steps from the surrounding streets which are mostly at a higher level: the area is heavily planted with mature trees, giving it an almost rural feel (and making it slightly spooky at night). There are escalators to a high level exit on Archway Road close to the junction of Muswell Hill Road, but this is not always open. However, the High Level platforms, together with the original 1867 tunnel entrance towards East Finchley are in very good condition and are clearly visible - from the footpaths, especially in winter when there is less vegetation. Their remains are a testament to what could have been!

It seems as if this station has had some renovations done to it since it was first built, namely…read morewith the entrance, which appears that it has a building built on top of it. It's another one of those interchange stations. The platforms do seem to be somewhat original though, at least with the shelters.

The station has a good amount of seats to wait for the train at each platform. There are several…read morewaiting rooms as well, to get out of the cold or rain One can access other platforms by going up the stairs and across or through underground pathways at each platform. Harrow on the Hill is a meet point for several branches of the Metropolitan line heading South to London (Uxbridge, Watford, Chesham, Amersham), as well as the Chiltern trains. As such it can be a great meeting place, but it also become a bottle neck during rush hour. There is a bus depot just as you exit the station and the mall is just across the street The station also has a Cafe Nero (no seating area) right by the ticket booth and a Costa Coffee (with seating area) just before you enter the station I gave it only 3 stars as the station tends to be on the dirty side and the waiting rooms often smell like pee

Sure, when you are on the platform there really isn't all that much to see, but the frontage of the…read morestation is somewhat nice. Actually, I noticed that there are three different railway stations within walking distance of each other, but the trick is that they technically aren't the same station (and I don't even know if you can interchange without having to pay more). Still, it's a nice station, or at least the Underground one is, even though it's just a single platform and not an underground maze like the ones in the city centre.

It's time to go back from West you came…read more In a nice and fancy part of North West London you will find this station which is actually kind of far from the Heath and definitely not your best access point to the Heath, but it's a nice little neighbourhood in lots of rich house it's right around here. Definitely a good place to disembark if you want to explore middle and high-income suburbs of London. And it's an area which I have been to many times since my ex lived here for many years.

Since my cousin lives around the corner from this Overground Station I have used it a bunch the…read morepast year. It's on the Stratford to Richmond/Clapham Junction line and, like most of the Overground trains, has a good on-time record so you know when your train will get there and when you need to arrive at the station to catch it. Whether you're heading to the East or the West you can take an Overground train from here and even transfer to Mainline or Underground trains with the use of an Oyster Card. There's usually both someone in the booth here at this station as well as someone else near the ticket/card reader.

I went on the 280 from Aylesbury to Oxford for £3.90p single ticket ( Oct 2008 ). The station is…read morenot very well sign posted and a bit drab. But if it gets one from A to B then thats all that matters. The journey was about 70 minutes. It was great to get out into the countryside. The crops were still awaiting an harvest. There was lots of horses and livestock roaming about. The houses were at times cute. Some new builds look so dreadfull! Thame was interesting. It still looked stuck in the 1970's. The main area's were packed full of people. Its a nice little journey.

As prices go, I would say that the bus fares are very reasonable especially the Aylesbury to Oxford…read moretrip which only takes about an hour. As the station goes, it is a little miserable and dark down there and as said above, not very well sign posted. The only way you can work out when the bus is coming is to use the television screens, although they are quite hard to read. Some of the bus drivers are very friendly and sometimes quite funny, although on other occasions I have thought some quite miserable but this does not really make much of a difference to the journey.