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Paul Scott · March 16th 07, 09:52 PM posted to uk.transport.london

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

Paul Scott wrote:

In which case would it be better not to refer to Dalston 'Junction'
for the reborn station, as it isn't actually a junction?

I can't work out how the name Dalston became so prominent. The high
street is called Kingsland High St, and the road from London is
called Kingsland Road. Am I right in thinking that the whole area
was called Kingsland, until the railway built a station on Dalston
Lane, called it Dalston Junction, and then Dalston gradually took
over as the area name?

You'll be telling us that Clapham Junction is in Clapham next!

However CJ does meet most peoples definition of a 'junction' station I
suspect...

Paul