Template:Did you know nominations/Highgate tube station

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 14:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Highgate tube station[edit]

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... that Highgate tube station had its platforms (one of them pictured) built to accommodate nine-car trains on the Northern line but never used?

Reviewed: Imperium (Kracht novel)

Improved to Good Article status by DavidCane (talk). Nominated by Vincent60030 (talk) at 23:45, 17 September 2015 (UTC).

ALT1: ... that Highgate tube station had platforms (one of them pictured) built to accommodate nine-car trains on the Northern line that never used them?
ALT2: ... that platforms built for the Northern line at Highgate tube station (pictured) were never used, despite the station opening in 1941?

DavidCane (talk) 11:09, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Promoted to GA on 17 September; hook meets format guidelines and has sources (NOTE that I had to insert the missing "was" near the end); QPQ checks out; image looks good, is used in the article, and is free. Gronk Oz (talk) 11:13, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

As amended the original proposed hook is wrong. The underground platforms were used and are in use, just not by nine-car trains. The separate platforms on the surface are the ones that were never used by London Underground trains. DavidCane (talk) 12:34, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying that. I put the original hook back how it was, but I don't find the wording clear. I think ALT1 makes the situation much clearer. Gronk Oz (talk) 14:39, 27 September 2015 (UTC)