Northwood Hills tube station
Northwood Hills  | |
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  Northwood Hills Location of Northwood Hills in Greater London | |
| Location | Northwood Hills |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2011 |
 1.29 million[1] |
| 2012 |
1.41 million[1] |
| 2013 |
1.48 million[1] |
| 2014 |
1.63 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 November 1933 | Station opened |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
| London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°36′02″N 0°24′33″W / 51.6006°N 0.4092°W | |
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.[2]
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 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ Newbery, Mary; Cotton, Carolynne; Packham, Julie Ann; Jones, Gwyn (1996). Around Ruislip. Stroud: The Chalfont Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7524-0688-4.
Gallery
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Northbound platform looking east
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Southbound platform looking west
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Station platform roundel
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northwood Hills tube station. |
- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive Site of Northwood Hills station before its construction, 1931. Sign advertises coming station.
- www.railwayarchive.org.uk Northwood Hills station on its opening day, 1933.
| Preceding station | London Underground |
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