) ▁platform ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁At ▁its ▁peak ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Broad ▁Street ▁was ▁the ▁third - bus iest ▁station ▁in ▁London ▁( after ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁and ▁Victoria ). ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁train ▁per ▁minute ▁arrived ▁or ▁depart ed ▁Broad ▁Street ▁during ▁r ush ▁hour , ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 7 ▁million ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁also ▁used ▁Broad ▁Street ▁as ▁a ▁supp lement ▁to ▁its ▁King ' s ▁Cross ▁terminal ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁L N WR ▁introduced ▁a ▁" City ▁to ▁City " ▁service ▁from ▁Broad ▁Street ▁to ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁service ▁only ▁last ed ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁before ▁being ▁with dra wn ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Broad ▁Street ' s ▁traffic ▁was ▁local ▁sub urban ▁services . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Line ▁suffered ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁passengers ▁and , ▁especially , ▁re venue , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁bus , ▁tram ▁and ▁Under ground ▁networks . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁N LR ▁passed ▁general ▁hand ing ▁of ▁trains ▁to ▁the ▁L N WR . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 3