West Harrow tube station

West Harrow is a London Underground station in Harrow, north-west London. It is on the Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan line between Rayners Lane and Harrow-on-the-Hill stations, and is located in Travelcard Zone 5. It is the only station on the Uxbridge branch to be served exclusively by the Metropolitan.

West Harrow
Station entrance
West Harrow Location of West Harrow in Greater London
Location	Harrow
Local authority	London Borough of Harrow
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	1.28 million[1]
2020	0.69 million[2]
2021	0.56 million[3]
2022	0.94 million[4]
2023	1.00 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	Metropolitan Railway
Key dates
4 July 1904	Line opened
17 November 1913	Station opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51.57972°N 0.35333°W / 51.57972; -0.35333
London transport portal

History

The Metropolitan (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) line passed through here between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Ruislip, with services beginning on 4 July 1904. West Harrow station opened on 17 November 1913.

The line here passes over the road where The Gardens becomes Vaughan Road.

The station is one of the few underground stations without ticket barriers at one of the entrances, with passengers travelling towards Uxbridge able to access the platforms without passing a ticket barrier.

Services

West Harrow station is on the Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan line between Rayners Lane to the west and Harrow-on-the-Hill to the east. The Metropolitan line is the only line in the network to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is southbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday.^[6]

Southbound semi-fast trains do not stop at Northwick Park, Preston Road and Wembley Park.

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[6]

• 8 tph to Aldgate (all stations)
• 8 tph to Uxbridge

The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[6]

• 2 tph to Aldgate (semi-fast)
• 4 tph to Aldgate (all stations)
• 4 tph to Baker Street (all stations)
• 10 tph to Uxbridge

The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[6]

• 7 tph to Aldgate (all stations)
• 3 tph to Baker Street (all stations)
• 10 tph to Uxbridge

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Rayners Lane towards Uxbridge		Metropolitan line Uxbridge branch		Harrow-on-the-Hill towards Baker Street or Aldgate

Gallery

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  Station roundel
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  Eastbound platform looking west
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  Westbound platform entrance
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  Westbound platform looking east