Northwood Hills tube station

Summary

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.

Northwood Hills London Underground
Northwood Hills is located in Greater London
Northwood Hills
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Location of Northwood Hills in Greater London
LocationNorthwood Hills
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hillingdon
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 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 companies
Original companyMetropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Post-groupingMetropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Key dates
13 November 1933Station opened
Other information
External 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

History edit

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 edit

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 edit

London Buses routes 282, H11 and H13 serve the station.

References edit

  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 edit

External links edit

  • 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.
Preceding station   London Underground Following station
Northwood Metropolitan line
Pinner