▁joint ▁vent ure ▁by ▁the ▁N LR ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁( L N WR ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁station ▁serving ▁fre ight ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁City . ▁It ▁was ▁immediately ▁successful ▁for ▁both ▁goods ▁and ▁passenger ▁services ▁and ▁saw ▁a ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁N LR ▁traffic . ▁Us age ▁pe aked ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁suffered ▁from ▁competition ▁of ▁London ▁tr ams , ▁bus es , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁London ▁Under ground ▁network . ▁Pat ron age ▁gradually ▁fell ▁and ▁services ▁decre ased , ▁while ▁the ▁station ▁building ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁dil ap id ated . ▁ ▁Fre ight ▁services ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Broad gate , ▁an ▁office ▁and ▁ret ail ▁complex , ▁while ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁connecting ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Over ground . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁s ited ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Broad ▁Street ▁and ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Broad ▁Street ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁with ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁station ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁It ▁was ▁near ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁and ▁ ▁t ube ▁stations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Railway ▁( NL R ). ▁The ▁line ▁originally ▁opened ▁as ▁the ▁East ▁& ▁West ▁India ▁D