ˌɔn sˈɛvən dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, ðɪ ˈiːst ænd wˈɛst ˈɪndiə dˈɑːks ænd bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm dʒˈʌŋkʃən ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈeɪɾɚ tə bɪkˌʌm ðə nˈɔːɹθ lˈʌndən ɹˈeɪlweɪ ˈoʊpənd fɹʌm hˈaɪbɛɹi ænd ˈɪslɪŋtən tʊ ɪts kˈæmdən tˈaʊn stˈeɪʃən sˈɪns ɹᵻnˈeɪmd, wɪð ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət stˈeɪʃənz æt mˈeɪdən lˈeɪn ænd .
On 7 December 1850, the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway (later to become the North London Railway) opened from Highbury & Islington to its Camden Town station (since renamed ), with intermediate stations at Maiden Lane and .