In article , Tom
Anderson writes
Also, of course, the underground lines all run under the centre,
whereas the railways all stop at termini just outside the city centre
(apart from Thameslink). You might think that's a physical thing -
after all, you can hardly drive surface railways through central London

Of course you can, if you have the will.

The reason they all stop at the Euston Road is that Parliament said so:
no main line railways from the north were to cross it. Note that
railways from the south and east *do* enter the city.

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