Highbury & Islington station, Holloway Road

(c.1906)
(2014)

Highbury & Islington station was opened on 26 September 1850 by the East & West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway (EWIDBJR). The EWIDBJR was renamed the North London Railway (NLR) in 1853.
It was originally called Islington but was renamed Highbury or Islington on 1 June 1864 and then renamed again to Highbury & Islington on 1st July 1872.
The Great Northern & City Railway (GNCR) opened Highbury station across the road from the NLR station on 28 June 1904. The '& Islington' suffix was added on 20 July 1922.
The GNCR entrance was closed around the time the Victoria line platforms were opened on 1 September 1968 and interchange was provided between the London Transport Board (LTB) and British Rail (BR) platforms.

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