Northwood Hills tube station

London Underground station

Northwood Hills is located in Greater London
Northwood Hills
Northwood Hills
Location of Northwood Hills in Greater London
LocationNorthwood HillsLocal authorityLondon Borough of HillingdonManaged byLondon UndergroundNumber of platforms2Fare zone6London Underground annual entry and exit2018Decrease 1.86 million[1]2019Increase 1.90 million[2]2020Decrease 1.17 million[3]2021Decrease 0.83 million[4]2022Increase 1.34 million[5]Railway companiesOriginal companyMetropolitan and Great Central Joint RailwayPost-groupingMetropolitan and Great Central Joint RailwayKey dates13 November 1933Station openedOther informationExternal links
  • TfL station info page
Coordinates51°36′02″N 0°24′33″W / 51.60056°N 0.40917°W / 51.60056; -0.40917 London transport portal

Northwood Hills is a London Underground station on the Metropolitan line in the area of Northwood, between Northwood and Pinner stations and is in Travelcard Zone 6.

History

The station opened on 13 November 1933. There was a competition for the name and Northwood Hills, suggested by a woman from North Harrow was the winning entry. The area is lower than Northwood, despite the name.[6]

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 282, H11 and H13 serve the station.

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Newbery, Mary; Cotton, Carolynne; Packham, Julie Ann; Jones, Gwyn (1996). Around Ruislip. Stroud: The Chalfont Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7524-0688-4.

Gallery

  • Northbound platform looking east
    Northbound platform looking east
  • Southbound platform looking west
    Southbound platform looking west
  • Station platform roundel
    Station platform roundel

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northwood Hills tube station.
  • London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
    • Northwood Hills station, 1934
    • Northwood Hills booking hall, 1934
  • www.railwayarchive.org.uk Northwood Hills station on its opening day, 1933.
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 Pinner
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