Colindale tube station

Colindale

Colindale Tube Station, 8 July 2008.
Colindale Location of Colindale in Greater London
Location	Colindale
Local authority	London Borough of Barnet
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008	4.100 million
2009	4.092 million
2010	3.930 million
1924	Opened (CCEHR)
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink

Colindale tube station is a London Underground station in Colindale, a suburb of north London. The station is on the north-south Edgware branch of the Northern Line, between Burnt Oak and Hendon Central stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

The station opened on 18 August 1924 on the north side of Colindale Avenue, on what was then the 'Hampstead and Highgate Line', the first station of the second section of the extension to Edgware. The platforms are located underneath the east-west road, not just on one side.

The original classical style station building designed by Underground Architect Stanley Heaps was destroyed by bombing in 1940. The simple temporary timber structure erected in its place actually lasted longer than the original building as it was not replaced until 1962 when a new building was constructed incorporating shops.

Image gallery

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  View towards the north, with Colindale Avenue above.

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  View towards the south.

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  A view of the entrance on the north side of Colindale Avenue, 30 January 2007.

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  Roundel on northbound platform face

Attractions

The British Library Newspapers section, based in Colindale, North London.

Spitfire replica and Hurricane replica at the RAF Museum London

The British Library Newspaper Library is presently situated at Colindale, but is scheduled to move. Colindale tube station was also a popular destination for travellers intending to reach the shopping centre Oriental City up until its closure; indeed, there was once a piece of graffiti on the station wall giving directions to it, which has now been removed.

The RAF Museum London is another popular destination for travellers going to Colindale. It's about 10 minutes walking distance from the station.

Services

The station is sometimes used as a terminus for trains travelling north, instead of them continuing to Edgware. Some regular off-peak service patterns in recent years have seen all trains joining the Edgware branch from the Bank branch terminating at Colindale, though this is not the current (2009) pattern. Reversal of trains at this station makes use of a turn-back siding, situated between the running lines north of the station.

Bus services

Service	Towards	TfL	Notes
Stop CA
204	Sudbury Town
303	Colindale Asda
N5	Trafalgar Square		Night Bus
Stop CB
204	Edgware
303	Edgware
N5	Edgware		Night Bus

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Colindale area, 1922
  • Construction of Colindale station, 1923
  • Original station building a week before opening, 11 August 1924
  • Interior of ticket hall, 1928
  • Temporary station building erected after station was bombed, 1940
  • New station building, 1963

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Burnt Oak towards Edgware		Northern line		Hendon Central towards Morden or Kennington