South Kenton station

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South Kenton
South Kenton Station sign
Location
Place South Kenton
Local authority London Borough of Brent
Operations
Station code SOK
Managed by London Underground[1]
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.165 million
2005/06 * 0.185 million
Transport for London
Zone 4
2004 annual usage 0.664 million †
2007 annual usage 0.806 million †
History
Key dates Opened 1933
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Kenton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:South Kenton station
 UK Railways Portal

South Kenton station is a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line and London Overground trains. It is located at the south east corner of Northwick Park in Wembley.

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[edit] History

The station opened on 3 July 1933 with access from both sides of the railway via a footbridge to the single island platform serving only the Euston-Watford DC line; this footbridge (which started at the bottom of the embankment) was later replaced by a pedestrian tunnel, cutting out a long climb for passengers entering the station. The station was built in a more modern "concrete and glass" style construction than the brick and woodwork LNWR stations elsewhere on the DC line.

[edit] The station today

The station is an island platform and Bakerloo Line train doors are not level with it. Therefore there is a downward step to the train from the platform.

The tunnel underneath, linking the South Kenton area to the Sudbury Court Estate in North Wembley is fairly dangerous, and lone travellers should avoid it at night, especially as some people on scooters use it as a shortcut.

[edit] Service

There are regular London Underground trains on the Bakerloo Line heading southbound towards Central London and Elephant & Castle and northbound to Harrow & Wealdstone.

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is the London Overground service every 20 minutes to London Euston southbound and to Watford Junction northbound. The service is every 30 mins evenings and Sundays.

South Kenton station
South Kenton station

[edit] References

  1. ^ Transport for London - Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations - 5 December 2006.

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