West Hampstead railway station
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There are two National Rail and one London Underground stations within a short walk of each other called West Hampstead, on West End Lane in the London Borough of Camden.
| West Hampstead | |
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| Location | |
| Place | West Hampstead |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Silverlink |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit | 0.652 million |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1888 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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[edit] Interchange
Interchange between the three stations is via the street. In order to complete a journey on a single ticket, interchange is permitted between the stations - for example from Richmond to St Albans, a valid route is to change here.
[edit] Silverlink
West Hampstead is a National Rail station on the North London Line between Brondesbury and Finchley Road & Frognal. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station and all trains are operated by Silverlink.
The normal service is a train every 15 minutes to Richmond and a train every 15 minutes to Stratford.
Anglia Railways used to run a service that called here, between Norwich and Basingstoke, but this was discontinued in autumn 2002, due to congestion on the North London Line and the financial return being less than that forecast.
The station was called West End Lane until 1975.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Brondesbury | Silverlink North London Line |
Finchley Road & Frognal |
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[edit] First Capital Connect
| West Hampstead Thameslink | |
| Location | |
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| Place | West Hampstead |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Annual entry/exit | 0.846 million |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 2 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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West Hampstead Thameslink is a National Rail station on the First Capital Connect line between Kentish Town and Cricklewood.
It was built as West End by the Midland Railway in 1871 on its extension to St. Pancras, to serve the newly-developed area around the hamlet of West End.
It became West End and Brondesbury in 1904 and West Hampstead in 1905. It was popular for many years for people taking a a day out on Hampstead Heath and those visiting the chalybeate springs in Hampstead itself.
The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Cricklewood | First Capital Connect Thameslink |
Kentish Town | ||
[edit] London Underground
West Hampstead tube station is on the Jubilee Line.
[edit] Future
Chiltern Railways run train services from Birmingham and Aylesbury through the area to Marylebone railway station and have suggested adding new platforms on their line and creating a combined London Underground, Silverlink, First Capital Connect and Chiltern station complex on the site of the three stations.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for West Hampstead from National Rail
- Train times and station information for West Hampstead Thameslink from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of West Hampstead from Multimap.com
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