South Kenton station
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  South Kenton Location of South Kenton in Greater London | |
| Location | South Kenton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
| Managed by | London Underground[1] |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | SOK |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2007 |
 0.806 million[2] |
| 2008 |
0.820 million[3] |
| 2009 |
0.853 million[4] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2006–07 |
 75,555[5] |
| 2007–08 |
57,108[5] |
| 2008–09 |
44,862[5] |
| 2009–10 |
0.127 million[5] |
| 2010–11 |
0.255 million[5] |
| 1933 | Opened |
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| External links | |
 London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°34′15″N 0°18′31″W / 51.5708°N 0.3087°W | |
South Kenton station is a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line and London Overground trains. It is between Kenton to the north, and North Wembley to the south. It is located between The Link in the Sudbury Court Estate and Windermere Grove in South Kenton, in the Wembley postal area.
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 including a "streamlined" waiting room rather than the brick and woodwork LNWR stations elsewhere on the DC line.
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 ticket office is at platform level and occupies the north end of the streamlined 1933 building. It is one of the very few stations served by London Underground which has no ticket gates and due to the restrictive layout here there are no plans for these to be installed in the immediate future. There is no wheelchair access.
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.
References
- ↑ "Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations". Transport for London. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2007". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2008". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Customer metrics: entries and exits: 2009". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Kenton station. |
- Train times and station information for South Kenton station from National Rail
| Preceding station | London Underground |
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towards Harrow & Wealdstone |
Bakerloo line | towards Elephant & Castle |
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 London Overground | ||||
towards Watford Junction |
Watford DC Line | towards Euston |
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