North London Railway

Originally called the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway and opened between 1850 and 1852, the railway linked the docks at Blackwall to Camden Town. It was renamed the North London Railway in 1853.

Its first City terminus was Fenchurch Street station until 1865 when an extension from Dalston Junction to Broad Street station was opened.

The line from Dalston Junction to Poplar was heavily damaged during the blitz and passenger service from Broad Street to Poplar via Victoria Park and Bow was not reinstated at the end of the war.

Today, the Docklands Light Railway follows the path of the North London Railway from Bow Church DLR Station to Poplar DLR Station.