North London Railway
| Locale | London, United Kingdom |
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| Dates of operation | 1850–1922 |
| Successor | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Headquarters | Bow, London |
The North London Railway (NLR) company had lines connecting the north of London to the East and West India Docks in the east of the city. The main east to west route is now part of London Overground's North London Line. Other NLR lines fell into disuse but were later revived as part of the Docklands Light Railway, and the Overground's East London Line. The company was originally called the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway (E&WID&BJR) from its inception in 1850, until 1853. It ceased operations in 1922.
The East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 26 August 1846. It was empowered to construct a railway from the district of Poplar and the docks to Camden Town in north London. The railway's headquarters and locomotive works were initially located in Bow.
At first, it ran trains from Bow Junction on the London and Blackwall Railway (L&BR) to Islington, commencing on 26 September 1850. The line was extended to Camden Town railway station from 7 December 1850 and to Hampstead Road railway station (later renamed Primrose Hill) from 9 June 1851. Another extension via the L&BR was inaugurated on 1 January 1852, extending from Bow Junction to Poplar railway station, and from there to Blackwall and the East India Docks; a connection at Bow allowed trains to 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.
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