Kilburn tube station

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Kilburn
London Underground
Kilburn

Location of Kilburn in Greater London
Location Kilburn
Local authority Brent
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Accessible [1]
Fare zone 2
OSI Brondesbury [2]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008 Increase 8.560 million[3]
2009 Decrease 7.852 million[4]
2010 Decrease 7.200 million[5]
Original company Metropolitan Railway
24 November 1879 Opened as Kilburn & Brondesbury
20 November 1939 Bakerloo Line service introduced
7 December 1940 Metropolitan Line service ceased
25 September 1950 Renamed Kilburn
1 May 1979 Bakerloo Line service replaced by Jubilee Line
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Portal icon London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°32′50″N 0°12′17″W / 51.5472°N 0.2047°W / 51.5472; -0.2047

Kilburn tube station is a London Underground station at Kilburn in north-west London. It is on the Jubilee Line, situated between Willesden Green and West Hampstead tube stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. Metropolitan Line trains pass through the station, but do not stop.

The station is situated on a viaduct crossing the main A5 trunk road at the north end of a stretch known as Kilburn High Road. It is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Cricklewood area and 200 metres (656 ft) north of Brondesbury station.

History

It opened as Kilburn and Brondesbury on 24 November 1879, as part of the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood Railway run by the Metropolitan Railway. Following the merger of the Metropolitan Railway into London Transport in 1933, it then became part of the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo Line on 20 November 1939, at which time the station was extensively rebuilt. The station was renamed to its current name on 25 September 1950. It was transferred to the Jubilee Line on its opening, on 1 May 1979. In 2005, major refurbishing works took place, which involved the station being fully repainted, receiving a new CCTV system, better lighting, upgraded PA systems, new toilets, and new train indicator boards.[6]

Bus routes

The following bus routes serve Kilburn tube station:

References

  1. ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26. 
  2. ↑ "Out of Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. 
  3. ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2008". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2009". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2010". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012. 
  6. ↑ Kilburn Tube station refurbished and accessible - TfL website

Gallery

Kilburn Jubilee Line station platforms, with a passing Metropolitan Line train, far right. (September 2006)
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