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The tradgic past of London's Liverpool Street Station

The Tragic past of Liverpool Street Station

Tragedy has struck the station site more than once over the years but luckily to most folks, Liverpool Street station is the terminus to the end of a journey or the beginnings of a new one, with over 69 million entry and exit passengers per year pre coved-19 times, the station is the 3rd busiest in the country. That is approximately every man, woman and child in Australia going through the station nearly 3 times a year.

Liverpool Street Station and World War One

During World War One Germany brought the war to the streets of London On more than on occasion. On the 13th June 1917 a Gotha bomber of the German Air Force (Luftstreitkräfte) dropped 3 bombs onto Liverpool Street station. One bomb hit platform 9, one bomb failed to detonate and the third bomb hit a passenger train that was preparing to depart.

Liverpool Street Station and the Bishopsgate Bombing

A powerful truck bomb was detonated on Bishopsgate, the major road through the heart of the City of London. The Bomb was planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) – a telephone warning was sent one hour before it detonated. Despite the warnings and the detonation taking place on a Saturday 44 people were injured and 1 was killed.

Liverpool Street Station and the 7/7 Bombings

On the 7th July 2005, also referred to as 7/7 London was rocked by a series of coordinated terrorist suicide attacks. One of the attacks took place on an Eastbound Circle line train 90 meters after leaving Liverpool Street Station. 8 people lost their lives including the bomber on the train.

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