were postponed and the line continued under the operation of the LNER. Because of wartime economy measures, services were reduced to rush hours only, so that after the war the dwindling passenger numbers and a shortage of funds led to the cancellation of the unfinished works in 1950. British Railways (the successor to the LNER) closed the line temporarily from 29 October 1951 until 7 January 1952,. With dwindling passenger numbers passenger services to Alexandra Palace last operated on British Railways on 3 July 1954 along with the rest of the line from Finsbury Park. The line as far as Muswell Hill continued to be used for goods traffic until 18 May 1957 when the section between Muswell Hill and Highgate was closed altogether. The tracks between Highgate and Finsbury Park were retained until the 1970s to enable the Northern City Line's tube stock to be transferred to and from Highgate depot and, as the tracks were not electrified, the trains had to be hauled by battery locomotives. Today the track has been removed and many of the platforms and station buildings have been demolished. At the former Station Master's house still stands and sees residential use, but the platforms and buildings have been removed. The opposite is true at , where the platforms survive almost intact but only fragments of the station building survive. The track bed between Muswell Hill and Finsbury Park is now largely part of the Parkland Walk. See also Edgware, Highgate and London Railway Palace Gates railway station References Bibliography Further reading External links Alexandra Palace station in 1935. Disused Stations - Alexandra Palace Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Haringey Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1952 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954 Proposed London Underground stations Unopened Northern Heights extension stations Unopened tube stations in the London Borough of Haringey Alexandra Palace 1873 establishments in England 1954 disestablishments in England