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Camden Road railway station (Midland Railway)

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Disused railway station in England

Camden Road
Camden Road is located in London Borough of CamdenCamden RoadCamden RoadLocation of Camden Road in London Borough of Camden
LocationKentish Town
Local authorityLondon Borough of Camden
Grid referenceTQ294847
Number of platforms4
Railway companies
Original companyMidland Railway
Key dates
13 July 1868 (1868-07-13)Opened
1 January 1916 (1916-01-01)Closed
Other information
Coordinates51°32′45″N 0°08′01″W / 51.54592°N 0.1335°W / 51.54592; -0.1335
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Camden Road railway station was the first station by that name in Camden, North London. Opened by the Midland Railway in 1868, it was immediately to the north of the 205 yard Camden Tunnels on the Midland Main Line and the first stop from St Pancras station.

In 1870 the North London Railway opened its Camden station, then called 'Camden Town', half a mile to the south west.. This should not be confused with Camden Town Underground station which opened in 1907. It was not until 1950 that there stopped being two 'Camden Town' stations, when the North London Railway station was renamed 'Camden Road'.

Railway Clearing House diagram of lines around Camden in 1903
The Victorian Super Outer Circle route, passing through Camden Road (Midland) station

For a short period from 1878 and 1880, the MR operated the Super Outer Circle service through the station from St. Pancras to Earl's Court Underground station via tracks through Cricklewood, then using the Dudding Hill Line to South Acton and Hammersmith.

The station was closed, as were others, in 1916 as a wartime economy measure, and was not re-opened. The station buildings remained for many years before being replaced by a petrol station, and later by a car showroom.

References

  1. "Circle Line, History". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  2. Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kentish Town
Line and station open 		  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line 		  St Pancras
Line and station open
  Midland Railway
Widened Lines 		  King's Cross
Line open, station closed
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