Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway

Built by the Great Eastern Railway, under the GER (Metropolitan Station & Railways) Act of 29th July 1864.Construction delayed due to the financial problems of the GER. Work commenced on the Hackney Downs to Lower Edmonton section in 1870. The section from Bethnal Green Junction to Stoke Newington with stations at Cambridge Heath, London Fields, Hackney Downs, Rectory Road, Stoke Newington opened on 27th May 1872. The remainder opened on 22nd July 1872 with stations at Stamford Hill, Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane, Silver Street and Lower Edmonton. The connection with the original branch line to Enfield north of Lower Edmonton station was opened on 1st August 1872.