Belmont railway station, Harrow
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- This article is about abandoned railway station in the London Borough of Harrow. For other uses, see Belmont station (disambiguation).
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| Location | |
| Place | Belmont |
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| Opened by | London & North Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | Opened 1890 (L&NWR) Closed 1964 (BR) |
| Replaced by | none |
Belmont was a station in Belmont, north-west London. It was opened on 18 December 1890 by the London & North Western Railway as the only intermediate station on a short branch line running north from Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore. The station was located on the north side of Kenton Lane to the west of Belmont Circle.
The connection of the branch line to the main line at Harrow & Wealdstone station was south of the station but heading north-west away from central London so the branch line could not take direct commuter services from the city, limiting its operation to a shuttle service.
The station had originally been built as a Halt with a single track and platform but, in anticipation of the Metropolitan Railway (MR) opening its own branch line to a new Stanmore station (now served by the Jubilee Line) in 1932, Belmont station was rebuilt with a central island platform and a passing loop. The rebuilt station opened on 12 September 1932.
The direct service provided by the MR offered strong competition to the L&NWR station at Stanmore and passenger services beyond Belmont were ended on 15 September 1952. The line was closed completely on 6 July 1964, as part of the railway cuts implemented under the Beeching Axe.
The station site is now occupied by a car park.
