Opening
The railway began operating on 20 June 1839 with a train service running from a temporary terminus at Devonshire Street in Mile End to Romford, now part of the Great Eastern Main Line. On 1 July 1840 the line was extended to Brentwood and a new London terminus at Shoreditch (renamed Bishopsgate in 1846). The line was subsequently extended, opening on 7 March 1843 to cover the 51 miles between London and Colchester.
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