Queen's Park station
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- For other uses, see Queen's Park station (disambiguation).
| Queen's Park | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Queen's Park | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Brent | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Silverlink | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 (6 operational) [1] | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
3.151 million * | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1879 (LNWR) Opened 1915 (Bakerloo) |
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| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Queen's Park station is a Network Rail station served by London Underground and Silverlink Metro with some unadvertised Silverlink County services. It is in West Kilburn in North-West London near the public park (an extra-territorial possession of the City of London) from which it takes its name.
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[edit] History
The station was first opened by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 2 June 1879 on its Watford line. Services on the Bakerloo Line were extended to Queen's Park on 11 February 1915. On 10 May 1915 Bakerloo services began north of Queen's Park over tracks shared with the LNWR. Initially services went as far as Willesden Junction, but these were extended to Watford Junction in 1917 when the line was electrified. The Bakerloo line ceased operating beyond Harrow & Wealdstone in the 1980s.
[edit] The station today
On the Bakerloo Line, Queen's Park is between Kilburn Park and Kensal Green. Around a third of Bakerloo Line trains terminate at Queen's Park rather than continuing to Harrow & Wealdstone.
All platforms at Queen's Park station are on the surface. The entrances to the Bakerloo Line tunnels are about 300 metres to the east of the station. Bakerloo Line services starting or ending at Queen's Park normally start or end their journeys in the two centre roads of the 4-road carriage shed immediately to the west of the station. Unusually, Bakerloo Line trains joining or leaving the Euston to Watford DC line do so by passing through the carriage shed on one of the two outer roads.
[edit] Transport connections
London Buses routes 6 (24 Hour service), 36, 187, 206, 316 and Night Bus routes N36 serve the site of the station. During to the closure of Kilburn High Road, Queen's Park will also be served by the 16, 98, N16, and N98 Buses until July 2006.
[edit] Future
The station will be managed by London Underground from November 2007. It will remain the property of Network Rail. [2] Passenger services currently operated by Silverlink will become part of London Overground.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Platforms 5 and 6 at Queen's Park have no regular service.
- ^ Transport for London - Safety boost as London Underground to take control of eleven Silverlink Stations
[edit] External links
- London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
- Train times and station information for Queen's Park railway
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- Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
- Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
- Aerial image from TerraServer
| Preceding station | Underground Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensal Green | Bakerloo Line | Kilburn Park | ||
| National Rail | ||||
| Kensal Green | Silverlink | Kilburn High Road | ||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
