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Centurion Close, LONDON, N7 8UJ

Construction engineers discuss the extension of the platform to accommodate the five car class 378 units for London Overground. On the loop line a Freightliner class 66 (66589) stands awaiting its time to proceed with the 4L93 intermodal service from Lawley Street to Felixstowe South Terminal. Entering the loop at Camden Road East Junction at 13:31, this train is booked to wait here until 13:56 to slot in between passenger services and other traffic at Stratford.

The charter heading for Chingford is hauled by two Class 20/3 diesel locomotives numbers 20308 and 20312.

Seen from the path leading to the station entrance on Offord Street.

On the North London Line. Station improvements have been made here since the line was taken over by Transport for London. This line also has heavy freight traffic as this is a convenient link between most of the main lines into London north of the Thames. The freight tracks can be seen to the right, with overhead electric wires. On this section the North London Line still uses a third rail for current collection.

View eastward, towards Dalston Junction, Broad Street and East London: ex-North London line, from Camden Road, Willesden, Richmond etc., on the busy middle section of this key inter-regional artery, with the passenger service (from Broad Street) provided only on the No. 2 (south side) lines.

Looking west from the footbridge, we see the island platform now used by all North London trains, the left side for westbound trains and the right side for eastbound trains. The track on the extreme left, which was formerly used by westbound passenger trains, is now used by freight trains only, and the platform alongside it is now just used for access.

The line through here was opened between 1850 and 1852 as the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway. It was renamed the North London Railway in 1853. This gave a link from the Euston main line near Primrose Hill to the docks at Poplar via Bow. A station called Caledonian Road was opened in 1852 and existed until 1870 when Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station was opened as "Barnsbury" a little further east than the previous station. Barnsbury was renamed "Caledonian Road & Barnsbury" in 1893. The line was electrified in 1916. All trains serving the station are now operated by London Overground, as well as frequent freight trains passing through. This view is from the eastbound platform looking in the direction of Camden Road. The line to the right is for freight.

London Transport's North London line is subject to an ongoing programme of modernisation, and following a period of closure, the Gospel Oak to Stratford section reopened on 1 June 2010. At Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, the former westbound Platform 1 is now out of use for trains; Platform 2, previously used for eastbound trains, is now the westbound platform, and the other side of this island platform has become Platform 3, for eastbound trains. A new footbridge with lifts has been installed.

Looking west along Platform 2, which is now used for westbound trains. Platform 3 for eastbound trains is out of view on the right.