Stanmore railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Stanmore |
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| Opened by | London & North Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | Opened 1890 (L&NWR) Closed 1952 (BR, to passengers) Closed 1964 (BR) |
| Replaced by | none |
Stanmore (or Stanmore Village) was a station in Stanmore, north-west London. It was opened on 18 December 1890 by the London & North Western Railway as the terminus of a short branch line running north from Harrow & Wealdstone. The station was located on the south side of the junction of Gordon Avenue and Old Church Lane (the section north of the junction was originally named Station Road).
The previous station, and the only other on the branch line, was Belmont. 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 opening in 1932 by the Metropolitan Railway of its own Stanmore station about 1 km to the north-east (now served by the Jubilee Line) with a direct service to central London offered strong competition to the L&NWR station and its passenger service was 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.
To help the station blend with its surroundings it was designed to resemble a church, including a short spire. The building was demolished in the 1970s for the construction of a road of new houses, September Way, which was built along part of the track alignment. Parts of the station's building were incorporated into a new home, minus the spire, and a plaque indicates the site of the station.
