North Harrow tube station

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North Harrow London Underground
N Harrow station.jpg
Station entrance
North Harrow is located in Greater London
North Harrow
North Harrow
Location of North Harrow in Greater London
LocationHarrow
Local authorityLondon Borough of Harrow
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2016Increase 1.97 million[1]
2017Decrease 1.92 million[1]
2018Decrease 1.84 million[2]
2019Increase 1.93 million[3]
2020Decrease 0.95 million[4]
Railway companies
Original companyMetropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Pre-groupingMetropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Post-groupingMetropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Key dates
25 May 1885Line opened
22 March 1915Station opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°35′06″N 0°21′45″W / 51.58500°N 0.36250°W / 51.58500; -0.36250Coordinates: 51°35′06″N 0°21′45″W / 51.58500°N 0.36250°W / 51.58500; -0.36250
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

North Harrow is a London Underground station situated in North Harrow in North West London. The station is on the Metropolitan line between Harrow-on-the-Hill (southbound) and Pinner (northbound). Fast Metropolitan line and Chiltern Railways services pass by using two of the four tracks. It has won Transport for London awards for best customer service in 2009 and 2010.[5]

History[]

The Metropolitan Railway began running services through here on 25 May 1885 with the opening of its Pinner extension. North Harrow station opened on 22 March 1915. The station was rebuilt in 1930 to the designs of Charles Clark as part of the Metropolitan Railway's modernisation programme.

Currently the art on display are photocopied pictures of local people painted over with coloured paint in various places, made by a local disabled children's group. It has two main exits but in recent years only one is in use, towards the town centre, presumably due to setup of the barriers not requiring both. There is a direct door into a neighbouring florist. The area under the railway bridge outside the exit to the station is prone to flooding at times due to its low-lying position.

Services[]

In the northbound direction the station is served by trains to Watford (4tph), Amersham (2tph) and Chesham (2tph) trains (at peak times, 'fast' trains do not stop at stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Moor Park). In the southbound direction off-peak services generally run 4tph to Baker Street and 4tph to Aldgate.

Connections[]

London Buses routes H9 and H10 serve the station.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ Kirk, Tristan (20 March 2009). "North Harrow tube station best for customer service". Harrow Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.

Gallery[]

  • Northbound platform looking east with the fast tracks on the right. The southbound platform is on the left.

  • Station platform roundel

  • The disused entrance on the south side of the tracks

Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
towards Amersham, Chesham or Watford
Metropolitan line
towards Baker Street or Aldgate
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