North Harrow tube station

North Harrow
Station entrance
North Harrow Location of North Harrow in Greater London
Location	Harrow
Local authority	London Borough of Harrow
Managed by	London Underground
Station code	ZNH
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2011	1.42 million[1]
2012	1.54 million[1]
2013	1.69 million[1]
2014	1.82 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Key dates
25 May 1885	Line opened
22 March 1915	Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°35′06″N 0°21′45″W / 51.585°N 0.3625°W

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.^[2]

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. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. Kirk, Tristan (20 March 2009). "North Harrow tube station best for customer service". Harrow Times. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.

Gallery

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

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  Station platform roundel

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  The disused entrance on the south side of the tracks