Northwick Park | |
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Main station entrance
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Location of Northwick Park in Greater London
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Location | Northwick Park |
Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 4 |
OSI | Kenton |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2013 | 3.95 million |
2014 | 4.44 million |
2015 | 4.59 million |
2016 | 4.65 million |
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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" |
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WGS84 | 51°34′43″N 0°19′07″W / 51.57861°N 0.31861°WCoordinates: 51°34′43″N 0°19′07″W / 51.57861°N 0.31861°W |
Northwick Park is a London Underground station in Northwick Park in the London Borough of Brent on the Metropolitan line. It lies between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Preston Road and is in Travelcard Zone 4.
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.
It is close to Northwick Park Hospital, the Harrow campus of the University of Westminster, and the suburb of Kenton. Kenton station on the Bakerloo line and London Overground's Watford DC Line is within walking distance. If a journey is chosen between the northern end of the Metropolitan line and stations on the Watford DC line on Transport for London's journey planner, walking between Kenton and Northwick Park is generally given as the quickest route. It is an official out-of-station interchange between these two stations.
The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:
The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is:
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.