This quirk exists because of money and history. The Elizabeth Line was brutally expensive. Tunneling under the City of London is like digging through a Poundland – you hit everything.
Roman ruins, old sewers, lost wine cellars. They found a plague pit. Yikes.
Instead of building a whole new station deep under Moorgate, they connected the existing one. Smart. Cheap. Confusing.
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The Name Game
Technically, the Elizabeth Line stop is connected to Moorgate. The official name on the map is “Liverpool Street (for Moorgate).” Say that five times fast.
Transport for London (TfL) loves a good “for” station. It’s like saying, “We sort of go there. Walk a bit.”
It’s the fun aunt of the tube network. Present, but not direct.
