. ▁On ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁peak ▁hour ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Region ▁via ▁the ▁Can on bury ▁Sp ur ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁City ▁Line , ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁platform ▁was ▁dis connected . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁very ▁dil ap id ated , ▁with ▁veget ation ▁growing ▁between ▁dis used ▁platforms , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁goods ▁area ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁car ▁park . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁British ▁Rail ▁were ▁granted ▁planning ▁permission ▁to ▁completely ▁re develop ▁Broad ▁Street ▁and ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁stations , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁taking ▁over ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁former ' s ▁services ▁still ▁remaining . ▁This ▁put ▁Broad ▁Street ▁into ▁a ▁terminal ▁decl ine . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers ▁per ▁week ▁were ▁using ▁Broad ▁Street ▁station ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 ▁arrived ▁daily ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁peak . ▁From ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁service ▁to ▁ ▁was ▁di vert ed ▁away ▁from ▁Broad ▁Street , ▁leaving ▁the ▁peak ▁hour ▁Wat ford ▁J unction ▁services . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁Broad ▁Street ▁would ▁be ▁closed , ▁with ▁trains ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁once ▁a ▁new ▁connecting ▁ch ord ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Line . ▁Until ▁this ▁was ▁done , ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁this ▁last ▁service ▁from ▁the ▁outer ▁end ▁of