North London Line

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About North London Line

Not to be confused with the Northern Line, which is part of the Underground system, the North London Line is an overground line that runs in a rough semicircle around London north of the Thames. It is a rather special line, as it links up areas as culturally distinct and diverse as Hampstead and Dalston, Kew and Stratford, that have never had much else in the way of direct public transport connections.

It once, as some of the shots have shown, also connected up all these places with the heart of the City of London, terminating in the now almost-forgotten Broad Street Station.

Hence, this is a group for pictures not merely of the railway itself, but of the close environs of the stations and track. Don't stray too far afield, though - if you can get even a fragment of the railway into the picture or it's taken from an NLL train, then it's definitely OK. (And not too many pictures of Camden Lock, please. If you must, try and take them from the train...)

Historical shots, including those of stations that no longer exist or were part of the line - or the old North London Railway - at the time, are most welcome, too.

The NLL on Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_London_Line

The London Overground
From November 2007, the NLL will become part of the London Overground, with a roundel to match the Tube's. This will also mean that Oystercards can be used on the line, and that investment in this hitherto neglected service should rise.

From Transport for London:

Mayor introduces 'London Overground'
TfL Image Gallery, with Overground maps and new design details

Related groups
East London Line (the northern extension runs mostly along the old NLL trackway from Dalston to Broad Street).
Last Train to North Woolwich (the soon to be closed Stratford-North Woolwich section).
London Mainline Rail
North London

London boroughs (west to east)
The North London Line runs through the following boroughs (October 2006)
Richmond
Hounslow
Ealing
Brent
Camden
Islington
Hackney
Newham

List of stations (west to east)
Richmond
Kew Gardens
Gunnersbury
South Acton
Acton Central
Willesden Junction
Kensal Rise
Brondesbury Park
West Hampstead
Finchley Road & Frognal
Hampstead Heath
Gospel Oak
Kentish Town West
Camden Road
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
Highbury & Islington
Canonbury
Dalston Kingsland
Hackney Central
Homerton
Hackney Wick
Stratford
West Ham*
Canning Town*
Custom House*
Silvertown*
North Woolwich*

*From 10 December 2006, these will no longer be NLL stations and will be handed over to the DLR.