Northwood Hills tube station

Northwood Hills London Underground
Northwood Hills
Location of Northwood Hills in Greater London
Location Northwood Hills
Local authority London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2013 Increase 1.48 million[1]
2014 Increase 1.63 million[1]
2015 Increase 1.72 million[1]
2016 Increase 1.91 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Post-grouping Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Key dates
13 November 1933 Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°36′02″N 0°24′33″W / 51.60056°N 0.40917°W / 51.60056; -0.40917Coordinates: 51°36′02″N 0°24′33″W / 51.60056°N 0.40917°W / 51.60056; -0.40917
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Northwood Hills is a London Underground station on the Metropolitan line in the area of Northwood, between Northwood and Pinner stations and is in Travelcard Zone 6.

History

The station opened on 13 November 1933. There was a competition for the name and Northwood Hills, suggested by a woman from North Harrow was the winning entry. The area is lower than Northwood, despite the name.[2]

Services

In the northbound direction the station is served by trains to Watford (4tph), Amersham (2tph) and Chesham (2tph) trains (at peak times, 'fast' trains do not stop at stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Moor Park). In the southbound direction off-peak services generally run 4tph to Baker Street and 4tph to Aldgate.

Connections

London Buses routes 282, H11 and H13 serve the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Newbery, Mary; Cotton, Carolynne; Packham, Julie Ann; Jones, Gwyn (1996). Around Ruislip. Stroud: The Chalfont Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7524-0688-4.
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
towards Amersham, Chesham or Watford
Metropolitan line
towards Baker Street or Aldgate


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