North London Railway
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The North London Railway (NLR) was a railway company that opened lines connecting the north of London
to the East
and West India Docks
. The main east to west route is now part the North London Line
. Other lines operated by the company fell into disuse, but were later revived as part of the Docklands Light Railway
, and the East London Line
served by the London Overground
. The company was known as the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway until 1853.
were initially at Bow
. At first it ran trains from Camden Town
to Poplar
, and from there via the London and Blackwall Railway
to Blackwall
and the East India Docks
; a connection at Bow allowed trains to also run to Fenchurch Street. This arrangement lasted until 1865, when an extension from Dalston Junction
to Broad Street was opened; Broad Street became the main terminus, and the Poplar line became a branch.
In the meantime, the line had been extended westwards to Hampstead Road
in 1851 to join the London and North Western Railway
(LNWR). In 1858 the line was extended along the North and South Western Junction Railway
(a joint enterprise by the LNWR, Midland Railway, and the NLR) from Willesden Junction
and a connecting London and South Western Railway
branch to Richmond
. An additional bypass line from Camden to Willesden Junction via Gospel Oak
and West Hampstead
opened in 1860. Meanwhile, at the eastern end, a spur line connecting the NLR to Stratford
from Victoria Park opened in 1854 but was not used by passenger services.
The LNWR took over the working of the railway on 1 Feb 1909. The NLR Company remained in existence until 1922, with its own board of directors and shareholders, when it was then absorbed by the LNWR. It was done under The Railways Act, 1921 (the grouping act). The last board meeting and last shareholder meeting were both held on 23 November 1922, the latter giving the shareholders approval to the absorption. The board minutes were signed by A Holland-Hibbert, the chairman, who added ‘Goodbye!’
Beneath this was typed, ‘This was the last Board Meeting of the North London Railway Company, the Undertaking being absorbed under “The London and North Western Railway (North London Railway and Dearne Valley Railway) Preliminary Absorption Scheme 1922” by the London and North Western Railway Company as from 1 January 1922.’The National Archives RAIL 529/34 NLR Board Meeting 22 November 1922
The LNWR, which half-owned Broad Street station, was responsible for fourth-rail electrification of the Broad Street services to Richmond and to Kew Bridge in 1916. The Kew Bridge service was cut as a wartime economy measure in 1940 and never resumed.
The line from Dalston Junction
to Poplar
was heavily damaged during The Blitz
. Passenger service from Broad Street to Poplar via Victoria Park and Bow
was not reinstated at the end of the war (its official closure was 14 May 1944). The section from Broad Street to Dalston Junction
was closed on 30 June 1986.
to form what is known today as the North London Line
. The line between Willesden Junction and Camden via Primrose Hill is now primarily used for empty coaching stock movements between the North London Line
and Wembley Depot, freight trains and during periods of engineering work, diverted passenger services to and from the Watford DC Line
. Primrose Hill station
itself has been closed.
The Docklands Light Railway
follows the path of the long-disused North London Railway from Bow Church
to Poplar
and the northern section of the East Cross Route
(A12) built in the late 1960s used the route between Old Ford
and Victoria Park stations, which were demolished during the road's construction.
The East London Line
Extension has taken over the previously abandoned stretch between Dalston and Shoreditch.
.
was built in 1853 and also had a sizeable wagon repair shop. When the railway was merged into the LMS
it was the smallest of fifteen workshops. It not only repaired NLR locomotives but, from 1927 those from the former London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
(LTSR).
In the 1930s the works developed and manufactured the Hudd automatic control system for the LTSR, which later on led to a British Rail
(BR) team from the national headquarters setting up in Bow to develop BR's standard Automatic Warning System
. The workshop was badly damaged during the blitz
and the wagon workshop destroyed.
In 1956 the workshop repaired diesel-electric locomotive
s for the motive power depot
at Devons Road (the first to become all-diesel). After a while it was receiving locos in the morning and turning them round by the evening, which initially confused the statistical returns since locos were entering and leaving the works on the same day. The works closed down in 1960.
Willesden Junction to Camden via Primrose Hill (opened 1851-2 regular passenger services withdrawn 1992):
Willesden Junction to Camden via West Hampstead & Gospel Oak (opened 1860):
Camden Road to Dalston (opened 1850):
Dalston to Broad Street (opened 1865, closed 1986, mostly re-opened 2010):
Dalston to Poplar (opened 1850, closed to passengers 1944 Dalston- Stratford reopened 1980):
At Poplar, the line connected to Millwall Junction
, allowing goods trains to run to Blackwall
and the East India Docks
), or along the Millwall Extension Railway, which served the West India Docks
.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to the East
East India Docks
The East India Docks was a group of docks in Blackwall, east London, north-east of the Isle of Dogs. Today only the entrance basin remains.-History:...
and West India Docks
West India Docks
The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.-History:...
. The main east to west route is now part the North London Line
North London Line
The North London Line is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of north London, England. Its route is a rough semicircle from the south west to the north east, avoiding central London. The line is owned and maintained by Network Rail...
. Other lines operated by the company fell into disuse, but were later revived as part of the Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
, and the East London Line
East London Line
The East London Line is a London Overground line which runs north to south through the East End, Docklands and South areas of London.Built in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, which reused the Thames Tunnel, originally intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line became part of the London...
served by the London Overground
London Overground
London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
. The company was known as the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway until 1853.
History
The NLR's headquarters and locomotive worksBow railway works
Bow railway works was at Bow, an area of London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was built in 1853 by the North London Railway....
were initially at Bow
Bow, London
Bow is an area of London, England, United Kingdom in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located east of Charing Cross, and is a part of the East End.-Bridges at Bowe:...
. At first it ran trains from Camden Town
Camden Road railway station
Camden Road railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in North London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is on the North London Line and in Travelcard Zone 2....
to Poplar
Poplar (East India Dock Road) railway station
Poplar railway station was a railway station on the East India Dock Road in Poplar, London. It opened in 1850 and after 1865 was the southern passenger terminus of the North London Railway , although goods trains ran on to connect to the London and Blackwall Railway for the East India Docks or to...
, and from there via the London and Blackwall Railway
London and Blackwall Railway
Originally called the Commercial Railway, the London and Blackwall Railway was a railway line in east London, England. It ran from the Minories to Blackwall via Stepney, with a branch line to the Isle of Dogs, thus connecting central London to many of London's docks in the 19th and 20th centuries...
to Blackwall
Blackwall railway station
Blackwall railway station was a railway station in Blackwall, London, that served as the eastern terminus of the London and Blackwall Railway. It was located on the south side of the East India Docks, near the shore of the River Thames. It opened on 6 July 1840 with services connecting with a ferry...
and the East India Docks
East India Docks
The East India Docks was a group of docks in Blackwall, east London, north-east of the Isle of Dogs. Today only the entrance basin remains.-History:...
; a connection at Bow allowed trains to also run to Fenchurch Street. This arrangement lasted until 1865, when an extension from Dalston Junction
Dalston Junction railway station
Dalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
to Broad Street was opened; Broad Street became the main terminus, and the Poplar line became a branch.
In the meantime, the line had been extended westwards to Hampstead Road
Primrose Hill railway station
Primrose Hill was a railway station at Primrose Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England.It was opened on 5 May 1855 as Hampstead Road, replacing an earlier station of that name . It was renamed Chalk Farm on 1 December 1862 and became Primrose Hill on 25 September 1950...
in 1851 to join the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
(LNWR). In 1858 the line was extended along the North and South Western Junction Railway
North and South Western Junction Railway
The North and South Western Junction Railway was a railway in west London, England. It was authorised in 1851 to connect the London and North Western Railway at Willesden Junction with the London and South Western Railway Hounslow Loop Line by a west-facing link at Old Kew Junction.-Main...
(a joint enterprise by the LNWR, Midland Railway, and the NLR) from Willesden Junction
Willesden Junction station
Willesden Junction station is a Network Rail station in Harlesden, northwest London, UK. It is served by both London Overground and the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.-History:The station developed on three contiguous sites:...
and a connecting London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
branch to Richmond
Richmond station (London)
Richmond station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London which is managed by South West Trains....
. An additional bypass line from Camden to Willesden Junction via Gospel Oak
Gospel Oak railway station
Gospel Oak railway station is in the borough of Camden in north London. It is on the North London Line and is also the western passenger terminus of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line...
and West Hampstead
West Hampstead railway station
West Hampstead interchange is a proposal by Chiltern Railways to connect three existing railway stations and two lines now without platforms, on West End Lane in West Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden in London, England. Although physically separate, they are near each other and the...
opened in 1860. Meanwhile, at the eastern end, a spur line connecting the NLR to Stratford
Stratford station
Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway . Stratford is in...
from Victoria Park opened in 1854 but was not used by passenger services.
The LNWR took over the working of the railway on 1 Feb 1909. The NLR Company remained in existence until 1922, with its own board of directors and shareholders, when it was then absorbed by the LNWR. It was done under The Railways Act, 1921 (the grouping act). The last board meeting and last shareholder meeting were both held on 23 November 1922, the latter giving the shareholders approval to the absorption. The board minutes were signed by A Holland-Hibbert, the chairman, who added ‘Goodbye!’
Beneath this was typed, ‘This was the last Board Meeting of the North London Railway Company, the Undertaking being absorbed under “The London and North Western Railway (North London Railway and Dearne Valley Railway) Preliminary Absorption Scheme 1922” by the London and North Western Railway Company as from 1 January 1922.’The National Archives RAIL 529/34 NLR Board Meeting 22 November 1922
The LNWR, which half-owned Broad Street station, was responsible for fourth-rail electrification of the Broad Street services to Richmond and to Kew Bridge in 1916. The Kew Bridge service was cut as a wartime economy measure in 1940 and never resumed.
The line from Dalston Junction
Dalston Junction railway station
Dalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
to Poplar
Poplar, London
Poplar is a historic, mainly residential area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is about east of Charing Cross. Historically a hamlet in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, in 1817 Poplar became a civil parish. In 1855 the Poplar District of the Metropolis was...
was heavily damaged during The Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
. Passenger service from Broad Street to Poplar via Victoria Park and Bow
Bow railway station
Bow railway station was a railway station in Bow, London on the North London Railway, between Old Ford and South Bromley. It was situated on the north side of Bow Road, very close to Bow Road railway station, which is now also closed....
was not reinstated at the end of the war (its official closure was 14 May 1944). The section from Broad Street to Dalston Junction
Dalston Junction railway station
Dalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
was closed on 30 June 1986.
Present-day
In 1979 the line between Richmond and Dalston via Gospel Oak, plus the spur line to Stratford, was joined with the former Eastern Counties and Thames Junction RailwayEastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway
The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway in east London connected the Royal Docks with the Eastern Counties Railway . Authorised in 1844, it opened in 1846, and was absorbed by the ECR in 1847...
to form what is known today as the North London Line
North London Line
The North London Line is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of north London, England. Its route is a rough semicircle from the south west to the north east, avoiding central London. The line is owned and maintained by Network Rail...
. The line between Willesden Junction and Camden via Primrose Hill is now primarily used for empty coaching stock movements between the North London Line
North London Line
The North London Line is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of north London, England. Its route is a rough semicircle from the south west to the north east, avoiding central London. The line is owned and maintained by Network Rail...
and Wembley Depot, freight trains and during periods of engineering work, diverted passenger services to and from the Watford DC Line
Watford DC Line
The Watford DC Line is a commuter railway line from London Euston to Watford Junction. Services on the line are operated by London Overground....
. Primrose Hill station
Primrose Hill railway station
Primrose Hill was a railway station at Primrose Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England.It was opened on 5 May 1855 as Hampstead Road, replacing an earlier station of that name . It was renamed Chalk Farm on 1 December 1862 and became Primrose Hill on 25 September 1950...
itself has been closed.
The Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
follows the path of the long-disused North London Railway from Bow Church
Bow Church DLR station
Bow Church station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway on Bow Road, in the Bow neighbourhood of east London. The station is located on the DLR's Stratford branch, between Devons Road and Pudding Mill Lane stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is within 300 m walking distance of Bow...
to Poplar
Poplar DLR station
Poplar is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Travelcard Zone 2. It is served by three of the six regular routes on the DLR making it one of the busiest stations on the network in terms of services.-History:Long before the opening of the DLR in 1987, there had been three stations with the...
and the northern section of the East Cross Route
East Cross Route
East Cross Route is a dual-carriageway road constructed in east London as part of the uncompleted Ringway 1 as part of the London Ringways plan drawn up the 1960s to create a series of high speed roads circling and radiating out from central London...
(A12) built in the late 1960s used the route between Old Ford
Old Ford railway station
Old Ford railway station was a former railway station in Old Ford, north of Bow, London. It was on the North London Railway between Victoria Park and Bow stations; the station was located on Old Ford Road, east of the junction with Lefevre Road .It opened in 1867 but was closed in 1944 after damage...
and Victoria Park stations, which were demolished during the road's construction.
The East London Line
East London Line
The East London Line is a London Overground line which runs north to south through the East End, Docklands and South areas of London.Built in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, which reused the Thames Tunnel, originally intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line became part of the London...
Extension has taken over the previously abandoned stretch between Dalston and Shoreditch.
Stock
Among the first locomotives bought by the railway from outside contractors were five 0-4-2ST saddle tanks. After that, all were constructed at Bow, LondonBow, London
Bow is an area of London, England, United Kingdom in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located east of Charing Cross, and is a part of the East End.-Bridges at Bowe:...
.
- List of locomotives
- LNWR electric unitsLNWR electric unitsDuring 1909-1922 the London and North Western Railway embarked on a project to electrify their London inner-suburban network, encompassing the lines from London Euston to Watford and the North London Railway from London Broad Street to Richmond, including branch lines such as Watford to Croxley...
Workshop
Bow railway worksBow railway works
Bow railway works was at Bow, an area of London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was built in 1853 by the North London Railway....
was built in 1853 and also had a sizeable wagon repair shop. When the railway was merged into the LMS
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
it was the smallest of fifteen workshops. It not only repaired NLR locomotives but, from 1927 those from the former London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...
(LTSR).
In the 1930s the works developed and manufactured the Hudd automatic control system for the LTSR, which later on led to a British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
(BR) team from the national headquarters setting up in Bow to develop BR's standard Automatic Warning System
Automatic Warning System
The Automatic Warning System is a form of limited cab signalling and train protection system introduced in 1956 in the United Kingdom to help train drivers observe and obey signals. It was based on a 1930 system developed by Alfred Ernest Hudd and marketed as the "Strowger-Hudd" system...
. The workshop was badly damaged during the blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
and the wagon workshop destroyed.
In 1956 the workshop repaired diesel-electric locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s for the motive power depot
Motive power depot
Motive power depot, usually abbreviated to MPD, is a name given to places where locomotives are stored when not being used, and also repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds", or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and...
at Devons Road (the first to become all-diesel). After a while it was receiving locos in the morning and turning them round by the evening, which initially confused the statistical returns since locos were entering and leaving the works on the same day. The works closed down in 1960.
Stations
Richmond to Willesden Junction (joined NLR 1856):- RichmondRichmond station (London)Richmond station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London which is managed by South West Trains....
(opened 1846) - Kew Gardens (opened 1877)
- GunnersburyGunnersbury stationthumb|right|District Line train for Richmond in 1955Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Gunnersbury in west London. The station is served by the District Line and London Overground trains on the North London Line and is managed by London Underground. On the...
(opened 1877) - South ActonSouth Acton railway stationSouth Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in South Acton, west London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 3...
(opened 1880) - Acton CentralActon Central railway stationActon Central railway station is on the North London Line, between and , in Travelcard Zone 3. It is also where trains change power supply from OHLE to 3rd Rail or from 3rd rail to OHLE depending on direction of travel.-History:...
(opened 1853) - Willesden JunctionWillesden Junction stationWillesden Junction station is a Network Rail station in Harlesden, northwest London, UK. It is served by both London Overground and the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.-History:The station developed on three contiguous sites:...
(opened 1866)
Willesden Junction to Camden via Primrose Hill (opened 1851-2 regular passenger services withdrawn 1992):
- Kilburn High RoadKilburn High Road railway stationKilburn High Road railway station is a London Overground station situated near the south end of the Kilburn High Road, London NW6 in the London Borough of Camden.-History:...
- South HampsteadSouth Hampstead railway stationSouth Hampstead railway station is on Loudoun Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is about 500 metres south west of Swiss Cottage tube station. It opened in 1879 as "Loudon Road station" and acquired its present name in 1922. Two platforms on the Euston to Watford DC Line remain; those on the...
(called Loudon Road until 1922) - Primrose HillPrimrose Hill railway stationPrimrose Hill was a railway station at Primrose Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England.It was opened on 5 May 1855 as Hampstead Road, replacing an earlier station of that name . It was renamed Chalk Farm on 1 December 1862 and became Primrose Hill on 25 September 1950...
(called Hampstead Road until 1 December 1862 and then called Chalk Farm until 25 September 1950)(closed 1992)
Willesden Junction to Camden via West Hampstead & Gospel Oak (opened 1860):
- Kensal RiseKensal Rise railway stationKensal Rise railway station is on the North London Line on Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise in north west London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2....
- Brondesbury ParkBrondesbury Park railway stationBrondesbury Park railway station is on the North London Line in Travelcard Zone 2, between and . It is close to Queen's Park, and opened in 1908.-History:...
- BrondesburyBrondesbury railway stationBrondesbury is on the North London Line, on a viaduct crossing Kilburn High Road in the Brondesbury area of Kilburn in north-west London.It is approximately 200 metres south-east of station and half a mile north-west of station....
- West HampsteadWest Hampstead railway stationWest Hampstead interchange is a proposal by Chiltern Railways to connect three existing railway stations and two lines now without platforms, on West End Lane in West Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden in London, England. Although physically separate, they are near each other and the...
- Finchley Road & FrognalFinchley Road & Frognal railway stationFinchley Road & Frognal railway station is on Finchley Road in the London Borough of Camden in North London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2...
- Hampstead HeathHampstead Heath railway stationHampstead Heath railway station is in London on the North London Line, between and stations. Since 11 November 2007 it and the service there have been run by London Overground.The typical service at the station in trains per hour is:...
- Gospel OakGospel Oak railway stationGospel Oak railway station is in the borough of Camden in north London. It is on the North London Line and is also the western passenger terminus of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line...
- Kentish Town WestKentish Town West railway stationKentish Town West railway station, on the North London Line, is in Prince of Wales Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It opened on 1 April 1867 as "Kentish Town", was renamed "Kentish Town West"...
Camden Road to Dalston (opened 1850):
- Camden RoadCamden Road railway stationCamden Road railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in North London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is on the North London Line and in Travelcard Zone 2....
(called Camden Town until 25 September 1950) - Maiden LaneMaiden Lane railway stationsThe two Maiden Lane railway stations were in close proximity in the present London Borough of Camden, in north London, England. Maiden Lane itself is now York Way.-Great Northern Railway station:...
(closed 1917) - Caledonian Road & BarnsburyCaledonian Road & Barnsbury railway stationCaledonian Road & Barnsbury railway station in the London Borough of Islington in North London is on the North London Line and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. The station opened in 1870 as "Barnsbury" replacing the 1852 Caledonian...
(formerly Barnsbury) - Highbury & Islington
- CanonburyCanonbury railway stationCanonbury railway station serves the district of Canonbury within the London Borough of Islington in north London. It is on London Overground's North London Line and East London Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground, and the station is in Travelcard Zone 2...
- Mildmay ParkMildmay Park railway stationMildmay Park railway station is a former railway station on the North London Line between Canonbury and Dalston Kingsland stations. The station was on Mildmay Park between Newington Green and Balls Pond Road....
(closed 1934) - Dalston KingslandDalston Kingsland railway stationDalston Kingsland railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in London, England. It is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney, on the western side of Kingsland High Street and opposite Ridley Road Market. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London...
(closed 1865 reopened 1983)
Dalston to Broad Street (opened 1865, closed 1986, mostly re-opened 2010):
- Dalston JunctionDalston Junction railway stationDalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
(closed 1986, reopened 2010) - HaggerstonHaggerston railway stationHaggerston railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney, in London. The station is located on the Kingsland Viaduct in the Haggerston district at the junction of Arbutus Street and Frederick Terrace, near Kingsland Road. The main entrance is in Lee Street...
(closed 1940, only served the Poplar Branch, now reopened) - ShoreditchShoreditch railway stationShoreditch railway station was a station on the North London Railway in London, United Kingdom. It was situated on a viaduct between Haggerston and Broad Street stations....
(closed 1940, only served the Poplar Branch) - Broad Street
Dalston to Poplar (opened 1850, closed to passengers 1944 Dalston- Stratford reopened 1980):
- Hackney CentralHackney Central railway stationHackney Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in an area of the London Borough of Hackney known as Hackney Central in east London. It is between and , in Travelcard Zone 2. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground.The station is a...
(formerly Hackney, reopened 1980) - HomertonHomerton railway stationHomerton railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in east London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground...
(reopened 1985) - Victoria Park
- Old FordOld Ford railway stationOld Ford railway station was a former railway station in Old Ford, north of Bow, London. It was on the North London Railway between Victoria Park and Bow stations; the station was located on Old Ford Road, east of the junction with Lefevre Road .It opened in 1867 but was closed in 1944 after damage...
- BowBow railway stationBow railway station was a railway station in Bow, London on the North London Railway, between Old Ford and South Bromley. It was situated on the north side of Bow Road, very close to Bow Road railway station, which is now also closed....
- Fenchurch StreetFenchurch Street railway stationFenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the south eastern corner of the City of London, England. The station is one of the smallest terminals in London in terms of platforms and one of the most intensively operated...
(no longer served after opening of Broad Street link in 1865)
- Fenchurch Street
- South BromleySouth Bromley railway stationSouth Bromley railway station was a former railway station in Bromley-by-Bow, London, on the North London Railway between Bow and Poplar...
- Poplar (East India Dock Road)Poplar (East India Dock Road) railway stationPoplar railway station was a railway station on the East India Dock Road in Poplar, London. It opened in 1850 and after 1865 was the southern passenger terminus of the North London Railway , although goods trains ran on to connect to the London and Blackwall Railway for the East India Docks or to...
At Poplar, the line connected to Millwall Junction
Millwall Junction railway station
Millwall Junction railway station was a railway station in Poplar, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway. Despite the name, it wasn't actually in Millwall, but rather marked where the L&BR southern branch to Millwall and North Greenwich, which served the West India Docks left the main line...
, allowing goods trains to run to Blackwall
Blackwall railway station
Blackwall railway station was a railway station in Blackwall, London, that served as the eastern terminus of the London and Blackwall Railway. It was located on the south side of the East India Docks, near the shore of the River Thames. It opened on 6 July 1840 with services connecting with a ferry...
and the East India Docks
East India Docks
The East India Docks was a group of docks in Blackwall, east London, north-east of the Isle of Dogs. Today only the entrance basin remains.-History:...
), or along the Millwall Extension Railway, which served the West India Docks
West India Docks
The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.-History:...
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External links
- The Camden-Town Railway The Illustrated London News 15 November 1851, p. 603-604 (Tower Hamlets History Society) – An account of a journey on the railway in 1851.