Maiden Lane railway stations

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There were two Maiden Lane railway stations in close proximity, in the borough of Islington in north London, England.

[edit] Great Northern Railway station

The first station was a temporary terminus of the Great Northern Railway, to serve the last section of the new East Coast Main Line from the north to London until the opening of King's Cross. It opened on 8 August 1850, closed when King's Cross opened on 14 October 1852 and was subsequently demolished.

[edit] North London Railway station

On 7 December 1850, the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway (later renamed the North London Railway) opened from Highbury and Islington to Camden Road, with stations at Maiden Lane and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury. This Maiden Lane station was a short distance to the north west of the Great Northern Railway station and also served King's Cross Goods Yard. This station was near where the Channel Tunnel Rail Link's new portal is now. It closed in 1916 ^[1] or 1917 ^[2], probably as a war-time measure.

There is a proposal by Camden Council that this station be rebuilt and reopened. This is to aid the King's Cross Central development area ^[3]. This is still being investigated.