Kenton station

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Kenton
Location
Place	Kenton
Local authority	London Borough of Brent
Operations
Managed by	Silverlink
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit	1.072 million
National Rail
Station code	KNT
Annual entry/exit	0.318 million *
Transport for London
Zone	4
History
Key dates	Opened 1912
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
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UK Rail Portal

Kenton station is a Network Rail station served by London Underground (Bakerloo Line) and Silverlink Metro (Euston to Watford Junction) trains. It is located on the south side of Kenton Road in Kenton, a short walk from Northwick Park station on the London Underground Metropolitan Line.

Contents 1 History 2 Future 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The station was one of several built on the London and North Western Railway's "New Line" from Camden to Watford Junction which enabled local services from Watford Junction station to Euston station and Broad Street station in London. The New Line was mostly alongside the United Kingdom's first mainline railway which had been previously opened by the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837. Kenton station was first opened on 15 June 1912 and has only ever served the New Line; parallel Main Line services call at Harrow and Wealdstone station, one stop to the north, with some of those same services also calling at Wembley Central station, three stops to the south. Bakerloo Line services began on 16 April 1917. The station had an adjacent coal yard on the east side of the railway; this site is now occupied by a Sainsbury's supermarket, the first use of a permanent nature since coal traffic ceased around the late 1960s.

[edit] Future

The station will be managed by London Underground from November 2007 but remain the property of Network Rail. ^[1] Passenger services currently operated by Silverlink will become part of London Overground.

[edit] References

1. ^ Transport for London - Safety boost as London Underground to take control of eleven Silverlink Stations

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Kenton railway station from National Rail (Station code: KNT)

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 51.582136° -0.317230°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

Previous station		London Underground		Next station
Harrow & Wealdstone Terminus		Bakerloo Line		South Kenton toward Elephant & Castle
National Rail
Harrow & Wealdstone		Silverlink		South Kenton

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