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Terror on the Tube: Which is the Underground’s most haunted station?

By: James Ford

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Which is the Underground’s most haunted Tube station? James Ford offers the definitive countdown of the top three

When we think about the capital’s best known ghost stories and most haunted locations, we probably all think of the same few suspects: the headless ghost of Anne Boleyn wandering the ramparts at the Tower of London, Jack the Ripper silently stalking the streets of Whitechapel in thick fog and the Highgate Vampire prowling through the cemetery in search of blood. But we rarely think about the haunted locations you can access with an Oyster card. What about all those ghostly goings on across the transport network? Surely the Undead of the Underground should have their stories told too? 

Well, rest assured that City AM has got you covered. We have raided the archives – and sifted the seriously scary from the simply spooky – to determine the definitive list of the top three most haunted Tube stations. So, descend with us on an ethereal escalator to take a Tube ride into terror…

3. Bethnal Green

Whereas most of Tube’s most stations have one or perhaps two ghosts, Bethnal Green earns its spot here because it has 173, all of them the result of a single tragedy. 

Bethnal Green’s Central Line platforms are some of the deepest on the network, which made the station a very popular bomb shelter during the Second World War. In March 1943, when the air raid sirens blared and a nearby........

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