Northwick Park tube station
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Northwick Park is a London Underground station in Kenton in the London Borough of Brent on the Metropolitan line. It lies between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Preston Road stations and is in Travelcard zone 4. The station takes its name from the nearby public park, Northwick Park.
Northwick Park  | |
|---|---|
 Main station entrance | |
  Northwick Park Location of Northwick Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Kenton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| OSI | Kenton  [1] |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  4.36 million[2] |
| 2020 |  2.43 million[3] |
| 2021 | 1.84 million[4] |
| 2022 | 3.17 million[5] |
| 2023 | 3.35 million[6] |
| Key dates | |
| 2 August 1880 | Metropolitan Railway passes through here en route to Harrow |
| 19 July 1908 | Line electrified |
| 28 June 1923 | Opened as "Northwick Park and Kenton" |
| 15 March 1937 | Renamed "Northwick Park" |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°34′43″N 0°19′07″W |
 London transport portal | |
It is close to Northwick Park Hospital and the Harrow campus of the University of Westminster. Kenton station, located on the Bakerloo line and the London Overground, is within walking distance.[7] There is an official out-of-station interchange between these two stations.[1]
On the island platform, there is one of the few surviving K8 telephone kiosks. Now used for the TfL internal system, the kiosk is Grade II listed[8]
It is served by 'slow' (all stations) trains only (fast and semi-fast trains do not stop at stations between Wembley Park and Harrow-on-the-Hill). It takes an average time of 20 minutes from Baker Street.
The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[9]
- 2tph Northbound to Amersham (all stations)
- 2tph Northbound to Chesham (all stations)
- 8tph Northbound to Uxbridge (all stations)
- 4tph Northbound to Watford (all stations)
- 4tph Southbound to Baker Street (all stations)
- 12tph Southbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is:[9]
- 2tph Northbound (morning peak only) to Amersham (all stations)
- 2tph Northbound (morning peak only) to Chesham (all stations)
- 10tph Northbound to Uxbridge (all stations)
- 4tph Southbound to Baker Street (all stations)
- 12tph Southbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
Note that during evening peaks, services to Amersham or Chesham from Northwick Park or Preston Road require a change at Harrow-On-The-Hill.
During the morning peak (06:30 to 09:30), fast services from Amersham and Chesham run non-stop southbound only between Moor Park, Harrow-On-The-Hill and Finchley Road whilst semi-fast services from Watford and Uxbridge run non-stop southbound only between Harrow-On-The-Hill and Finchley Road. During the evening peak (16:30-19:30), fast and semi-fast services, which operate northbound only, call additionally at Wembley Park.[9]
| Preceding station |  London Underground |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow-on-the-Hill | Metropolitan line | Preston Road towards Baker Street or Aldgate | ||
London Buses routes H18 and H19 serve the station.[10]
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