The station opened in 1874 as a replacement for Bishopsgate station as the Great Eastern Railway 's main London terminus . By 1895 it had the largest number of platforms on any terminal railway station in London . During the First World War , an air raid on the station in 1917 led to 162 deaths . In the build-up to the Second World War , the station served as the entry point for thousands of child refugees arriving in London as part of the '' Kindertransport '' rescue mission . The station was damaged by the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing , and during the 7 July 2005 bombing seven passengers were killed when a bomb exploded aboard an Underground train just after it had departed from Liverpool Street
1993 Bishopsgate bombing
1993 Bishopsgate bombing
Liverpool Street station