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West Harrow London Underground
LocationHarrow
Local authorityLondon Borough of Harrow
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 1.28 million[1]
2020Decrease 0.69 million[2]
2021Decrease 0.56 million[3]
2022Increase 0.94 million[4]
2023Increase 1.00 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyMetropolitan Railway
Key dates
4 July 1904Line opened
17 November 1913Station opened
Other information
External links
London transport portal

West Harrow is a London Underground station in Harrow in north west London.

The station is on the Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan line, between Rayners Lane and Harrow-on-the-Hill stations, and in Travelcard Zone 5. It is the only station on the Uxbridge branch to be served exclusively by the Metropolitan.

History

The Metropolitan (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) line passed through here between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Ruislip, with services beginning on 4 July 1904. West Harrow station opened on 17 November 1913.

The line here passes over the road where The Gardens becomes Vaughan Road.

The station is one of the few underground stations without ticket barriers at one of the entrances, with passengers travelling towards Uxbridge able to access the platforms without passing a ticket barrier.

Services

Metropolitan line

The Metropolitan Line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan Line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is southbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday.[6]

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[7]

  • 8tph to Aldgate (all stations)
  • 8tph to Uxbridge

The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[8]

  • 2tph to Aldgate (semi-fast)
  • 4tph to Aldgate (all stations)
  • 4tph to Baker Street (all stations)
  • 10tph to Uxbridge

The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[9]

  • 7tph to Aldgate (all stations)
  • 3tph to Baker Street (all stations)
  • 10tph to Uxbridge

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/metropolitan.html#services
  7. ^ http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/metropolitan.html#services
  8. ^ http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/metropolitan.html#services
  9. ^ http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/metropolitan.html#services
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