ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn sˈɪks dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, æz ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈʌndən tˈɜːmɪnəs fɚðɪ ˈɛl ænd bˌiːˈɑːɹ ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz ðə kəmˈɜːʃəl ɹˈeɪlweɪ.
It opened on 6 July 1840, as the City of London terminus for the L&BR (then known as the Commercial Railway).