ock s ▁& ▁B irmingham ▁J unction ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁transport ▁fre ight ▁between ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁D ock lands . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁N LR ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁had ▁grown ▁in ▁equal ▁importance , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁station ▁with ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁City . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁The ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁( L N WR ) ▁were ▁also ▁keen ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁goods ▁dep ot ▁in ▁the ▁City , ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁N LR ▁fund ▁the ▁new ▁extension . ▁The ▁connecting ▁line ▁to ▁Broad ▁Street ▁( via ▁the ▁Kings land ▁Vi ad uct ) ▁was ▁author ised ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Railway ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁The ▁work ▁involved ▁a ▁ ▁extension ▁from ▁Kings land ▁down ▁towards ▁Broad ▁Street , ▁and ▁required ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁numerous ▁properties ▁in ▁Sh ored itch ▁and ▁H agger ston . ▁During ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁termin us , ▁a ▁large ▁bur ial ▁ground ▁was ▁un ear th ed ▁expos ing ▁human ▁remains . ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁pl ague , ▁or ▁bur ial ▁p its ▁from ▁Beth le hem ▁Hospital . ▁The ▁overall ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁extension ▁was ▁£ 1 . 2 m ▁( £ m ▁in ▁). ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November