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Totteridge and Whetstone
Location of Totteridge and Whetstone in Greater London |
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| Location | Whetstone |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Barnet |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2007 | 1.650 million[1] |
| 2008 | 1.810 million[1] |
| 2009 | 1.777 million[1] |
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| 1872 | Opened (GNR) |
| 1940 | Started (Northern line) |
| 1941 | Ended (LNER) |
| 1 October 1962 | Goods yard closed[2] |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
Totteridge and Whetstone tube station is a London Underground station in north London. The station is the penultimate one on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between Woodside Park and High Barnet stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4. It is on the northern side of Totteridge Lane (A5109), somewhat to the east of the Dollis Brook (the traditional boundary between Totteridge and Whetstone) hence is in Whetstone.
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Totteridge and Whetstone station was planned by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was originally opened as Whetstone and Totteridge on 1 April 1872 by the Great Northern Railway (which had taken over the EH&LR).[3] The station was on a 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[4] and, after a period where the station was serviced by both operators, LNER services ended in 1941.[3] The station still retains much of its original Victorian architectural character today.
London Buses routes 251 (Arnos Grove tube Station to Edgware bus/tube Station) and 326 (Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre) stop on either side of Totteridge Lane near the station entrance.
Several other routes serve Whetstone High Road, a short distance away. These are:
Totteridge Lane is a busy road. There is a traffic island opposite the station entrance, but there have been many calls for a zebra crossing to be installed there to allow pedestrians to cross more safely.
The western part of the station building (to the left seen from Totteridge Lane) is a retail unit. It has been occupied by an estate agent for several years, and was previously a jeweller called Kempster & Sampson, a branch of a now defunct jeweller in Gants Hill. Just to the west of the station is a block of flats (visible at the left edge of the picture), and west of that is a strip of green belt land.
To the east of the station is a cul-de-sac called Allum Way. At the end are some warehouses and Office blocks.
Opposite the station, on the south side of Totteridge Lane, is a small retail unit owned by London Underground. It is currently a jewellers and was previously the Totteridge Art Gallery.
The station is not wheelchair accessible due to flights of stairs to both northbound and southbound platforms. The staffing levels are low so it may be difficult to obtain assistance with wheelchairs.
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Terminus
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Northern line |
towards Morden or Kennington
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