Other Circle Routes
The success of the Inner Circle led to the operation of three other "circular" routes within the capital, over existing main-line routes and sections of the Inner Circle. Like the Inner Circle at the time they were established, none of them was actually a complete circle:
- Middle Circle: Aldgate to Mansion House via Addison Road (now Kensington Olympia)
- Outer Circle: Broad Street to Mansion House via Willesden Junction
- Super Outer Circle: St Pancras to Earl's Court via Cricklewood and South Acton.
These routes failed to attract the passenger numbers hoped for. The Super Outer Circle ran for only two years; the other two routes lasted longer, but were eventually cut back and finally ended (see the map for details). Other services on the lines continued. Today parts of the Outer Circle and Super Outer Circle routes are operated by London Overground trains on the North London Line. Plans to complete an outer rail loop have been re-launched under the name Orbirail.
Read more about this topic: Circle Line (London Underground)
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