High Barnet tube station

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High Barnet
Location
Place	High Barnet
Local authority	Barnet

Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	3

Transport for London
Zone	5
2006 annual usage	2.278 million †
2007 annual usage	2.613 million †
History
1872 1940 1941	Opened (GNR) Started (Northern Line) Ended (LNER)
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

High Barnet tube station is a London Underground station in High Barnet in North London.

The station is the terminus of the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is the northernmost station on the Northern Line and is situated 10.2 miles (16.4 km) north north-west of Charing Cross. The next station south is Totteridge & Whetstone station.

High Barnet station was planned by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was originally opened on 1 April 1872 by the Great Northern Railway (which had taken over the EH&LR).^[1] It was the terminus of the branch of a line that ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

After the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies the line was, from 1923, part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). The section of the High Barnet branch north of East Finchley was incorporated into the London Underground network through the "Northern Heights" project begun in the late 1930s. High Barnet station was first served by Northern Line trains on 14 April 1940^[2] and, after a period where the station was serviced by both operators, LNER services ended in 1941.^[1] The station still retains much of its original Victorian architectural character today.

Trains arrive and depart every 3-9 minutes from three southbound platforms to Morden via Bank or to Kennington via Charing Cross.

Between about 00.00 and 01.00, some trains run as far as East Finchley only, from where journeys to central London can be continued by night bus N20, which also serves High Barnet station itself.

[edit] Transport connections

Many buses serve High Barnet station but access between the bus stops and the station is not ideal (involving fairly long walks and road crossings). This is due to the position of High Barnet station in the surrounding steep geography of Barnet Hill. Buses serving the station are:

From Meadway stop P (northbound) - at the top of the steep pedestrian path leading north from the station entrance and turn right:

184 - Turnpike Lane bus/tube station to Barnet (Chesterfield Road)
383 - Woodside Park tube station to Barnet (the Spires) - Monday to Saturday except late evenings

From Barnet Hill stop N (southbound) - at the top of the steep pedestrian path leading north from the station entrance and cross Meadway:

34 - Barnet Church to Walthamstow Central station
84 - St Albans to New Barnet railway station
84X - St Albans to New Barnet railway station - school service
107 - Edgware bus/tube Station to New Barnet railway station
184 - Barnet (Chesterfield Road) to Turnpike Lane bus/tube station
234 - Barnet (the Spires) to Highgate Wood (Sussex Gardens)
263 - Barnet Hospital to Archway tube station
307 - Barnet (Arkley Hotel) to Brimsdown railway Station
326 - Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre
383 - Barnet (the Spires) to Woodside Park tube Station - Monday to Saturday except late evenings
384 - Barnet (Quinta Drive) to Cockfosters tube station
389 - Barnet (the Spires) to Barnet (Western Way) - circular service - Monday to Saturday shopping hours only
N20 - Barnet Church to Trafalgar Square - night service
626 - Dame Alice Owens School (Potters Bar) to Finchley Central - school service
634 - Barnet Hospital to Muswell Hill Broadway - school service

From Barnet Hill stop R (southbound) - turn left outside station entrance and follow pedestrian path adjacent to car park, bus stop is located at the junction between this path and Barnet Hill:

34 - Barnet Church to Walthamstow Central tube/bus/railway station
84 - St Albans to New Barnet railway station
84X - St Albans to New Barnet railway station - school service
107 - Edgware Station to New Barnet railway station
234 - Barnet (the Spires) to Highgate Wood (Sussex Gardens)
263 - Barnet Hospital to Archway tube station
307 - Barnet (Arkley Hotel) to Brimsdown railway station
326 - Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre
384 - Barnet (Quinta Drive) to Cockfosters tube station
389 - Barnet (the Spires) to Barnet (Western Way) - circular service (towards Western way from this stop) - Monday to Saturday shopping hours only
N20 - Barnet Church to Trafalgar Square - night service
626 - Dame Alice Owens School (Potters Bar) to Finchley Central - school service
634 - Barnet Hospital to Muswell Hill Broadway - school service

From Barnet Hill stop Q (northbound) - turn left outside station entrance and follow pedestrian path adjacent to car park, turn right at the junction with Barnet Hill, cross at the pelican crossing, turn right up Barnet Hill and across Milton Avenue to bus stop (allow 3-5 minutes to reach this stop):

34 - Walthamstow Central bus/tube/railway station to Barnet Church
84 - New Barnet railway station to St Albans
84X - New Barnet railway station to St Albans - school service
107 - New Barnet railway station to Edgware bus/tube Station
234 - Highgate Wood (Sussex Gardens) to Barnet (the Spires)
263 - Archway tube station to Barnet Hospital
307 - Brimsdown railway station to Barnet (Arkley Hotel)
326 - Brent Cross Shopping Centre to Barnet (the Spires)
384 - Cockfosters tube station to Barnet (Quinta Drive)
389 - Barnet (the Spires) to Barnet (Western Way) - circular service (towards Barnet (the Spires) from this stop) - Monday to Saturday shopping hours only
N20 - Trafalgar Square to Barnet Church - night service
626 - Finchley Central to Dame Alice Owens School (Potters Bar) - school service
634 - Muswell Hill Broadway to Barnet Hospital - school service