Hampstead Heath railway station

Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath
Location	Hampstead
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	HDH
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10	0.847 million
2010–11	1.380 million
2011–12	2.154 million
2012–13	2.718 million
2013–14	3.058 million
Key dates
1860	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
	London transport portal

Hampstead Heath railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in north London on the North London Line, between Finchley Road & Frognal and Gospel Oak stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2. Since 11 November 2007 it and the service there have been run by London Overground.

History

In the nineteenth century up to 100,000 people per day used the station at weekends and on public holidays as the Heath was a popular holiday destination for Londoners. The station was rebuilt, after Second World War bomb damage, and in the 1990s in conjunction with works to allow Eurostar trains to use the North London Line.

Design

The platform canopies are in a pseudo-antique style which is in stark contrast to the poured concrete style of the rest of the station's structural features. The line runs below street level with access via staircases to each platform. Lifts are presently (2012) under construction and due to open by July^[3] Ticket barriers are in operation.

Connections

London Buses routes 24, 46, 168 and C11 serve the station.

Services

The typical service at the station in trains per hour is:

4 westbound to Richmond via Willesden Junction
2 westbound to Clapham Junction also via Willesden Junction
6 eastbound to Stratford via Camden Road^[4]

No direct trains run to/from Clapham Junction in the very late evening. The last westbound service terminates at Willesden Junction Low Level (and the first eastbound of the day starts from there).