Dollis Hill | |
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Northern entrance
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Location of Dollis Hill in Greater London
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Location | Dollis Hill |
Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 3 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2012 | 3.18 million |
2013 | 3.23 million |
2014 | 3.08 million |
2015 | 3.09 million |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Metropolitan Railway |
Key dates | |
1 October 1909 | Opened as Dollis Hill |
1931 | Renamed Dollis Hill and Gladstone Park |
1933 | Renamed Dollis Hill |
20 November 1939 | Bakerloo line service introduced |
7 December 1940 | Metropolitan line service ceased |
1 May 1979 | Bakerloo line service replaced by Jubilee line |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
WGS84 | 51°33′07″N 0°14′19″W / 51.5519°N 0.2386°WCoordinates: 51°33′07″N 0°14′19″W / 51.5519°N 0.2386°W |
Dollis Hill is a London Underground station at Dollis Hill near to Willesden and Gladstone Park of the London Borough of Brent. It is on the Jubilee line, between Willesden Green and Neasden stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3.Metropolitan line trains pass through the station without stopping here.
The station has no surface buildings.
The station opened on 1 October 1909 as part of the Metropolitan line. From 20 November 1939 it was on the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line and was transferred to the Jubilee line in 1979. It has two exits.
In 1995 four sets of enamel panels designed by Amanda Duncan were installed in the subway between the north and south exits. The panels show maps of the Dollis Hill area at different dates from the 16th to the 20th century, juxtaposed with interpretations of classical star maps.
The station was refurbished in 2007 with the addition of new lighting, tiling and additional security cameras. The station was also repainted.
Train frequencies vary throughout the day but generally operate every 3–6 minutes between 05:56 and 00:30 in both directions.
London Bus routes 6, 52, 98, 226, 260, 266, 297, 302 and 460, and night route N98 serve the station. Furthermore, routes 6, 52, 266 and 297 are 24-hour services.