Brondesbury Park railway station

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Brondesbury Park
London Overground
Brondesbury Park

Location of Brondesbury Park in Greater London
Location Brondesbury
Local authority London Borough of Brent
Managed by London Overground
Owner Network Rail
Station code BSP
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2

National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05   0.110 million[1]
2005–06 Increase 0.126 million[1]
2006–07 Increase 0.906 million[1]
2007–08 Decrease 0.847 million[1]
2008–09 Decrease 0.627 million[1]
2009–10 Decrease 0.520 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 0.741 million[1]
2011-12 Increase 1.113 million[1]

Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1 June 1908 Opened

Lists of stations
External links
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Portal icon UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°32′27″N 0°12′37″W / 51.5407°N 0.2103°W / 51.5407; -0.2103

Brondesbury Park railway station is on the North London Line in Travelcard Zone 2, between Kensal Rise and Brondesbury. It is close to Queen's Park, and opened in 1908.

History

Brondesbury Park Station in 1961

The Hampstead Junction Railway route between Willesden Junction (Low Level) and Camden Road (via Gospel Oak) opened in 1860, but at first there were no stations west of Brondesbury.[2] The line was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway in 1867,[3] but it was not until 1 June 1908 that a station at Brondesbury Park was opened.[4]

Service

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
towards Richmond
North London Line
towards Stratford

Transport links

London bus route 206.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Brown, Joe (November 2006). London Railway Atlas. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 20–22. ISBN 0-7110-3137-1. 0611/3. 
  3. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 79. CN 8983. 
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. 
  5. London Overground timetable from 22 May 2011.

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