Editing Waterloo & City line (section)

====City station====
The City station was not originally called Bank. The [[Central London Railway]] (CLR, which became the central section of what is now the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]]) obtained an Act of Parliament in 1891 varying their previously-intended route, to take them to the area of the present-day Bank station. The act required them to construct a central station and booking office and public subways connecting the surrounding streets.{{sfnp|Gillham|2001}}<ref name = carter/> The subways were to be regarded as public, although maintained by the CLR. Any other railway intending to have a station nearby was entitled to connect to the CLR station by subways. This obviously referred to the Waterloo & City line, and was designed to create a single station frontage in the congested street area. The CLR completed its construction after the W&CR but was obliged to finish the facilities necessary for the earlier opening of the W&CR. The [[City and South London Railway]] (CSLR) also operated from the station.

Gillham says:
{{blockquote|"Right from the start the joint station and circular subway area was always known as the 'City station' by the W&C but as the 'Bank station' by the CLR and the CSLR."{{sfnp|Gillham|2001|p=98}}}}

The W&CR station was located some considerable distance from the area near street level, and this later led to persistent complaints as it required passengers to climb a steep and lengthy gradient to reach the exit.