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Harlesden station

Coordinates: 51°32′11″N 0°15′28″W / 51.5364°N 0.2578°W / 51.5364; -0.2578
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Harlesden London Underground London Overground
Harlesden is located in Greater London
Harlesden
Harlesden
Location of Harlesden in Greater London
LocationHarlesden
Local authorityLondon Borough of Brent
Managed byLondon Underground[1]
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)HDN
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 3.06 million[2]
2020Decrease 2.46 million[3]
2021Decrease 1.55 million[4]
2022Increase 2.33 million[5]
2023Increase 2.47 million[6]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 1.038 million[7]
2019–20Increase 1.447 million[7]
2020–21Decrease 0.734 million[7]
2021–22Increase 1.271 million[7]
2022–23Increase 1.310 million[7]
Key dates
15 June 1912Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°32′11″N 0°15′28″W / 51.5364°N 0.2578°W / 51.5364; -0.2578
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Harlesden is a Network Rail station on Acton Lane in northwest London, served by London Overground and by London Underground Bakerloo line trains. The railway line here is the border between the Harlesden and Stonebridge residential area in the east, and the Park Royal industrial estate to the west. The southern end of Willesden Brent Sidings separates the station from the West Coast Main Line.

History

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Map
Location of Harlesden station

The first station at the site was Willesden which was opened in 1841 by the London and Birmingham Railway and closed in 1866, replaced by Willesden Junction station, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the south east. In the Watford DC line program of new electrified suburban tracks of the London and North Western Railway, a new station, "Harlesden", opened on 15 June 1912. Bakerloo line services on the same tracks began on 16 April 1917, via a new junction at Queens Park station. The Watford Junction to Euston modernisation project was completed in 1922.

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London bus routes 187, 206, 224, 226, 228, 260 and 487.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
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Preceding station London Overground Following station
Stonebridge Park Watford DC line Willesden Junction
towards Euston
Preceding station London Underground Following station
Stonebridge Park Bakerloo line Willesden Junction