Kensal Rise railway station

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Kensal Rise
Location of Kensal Rise in Greater London
Location Queen's Park
Local authority London Borough of Brent
Grid reference TQ235832
Managed by London Overground
Owner Network Rail
Station code(s)KNR
DfT category E
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes [1] [2] [3]
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease2.svg 2.632 million [4]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 1.100 million [4]
2021–22Increase2.svg 1.929 million [4]
2022–23Increase2.svg 2.199 million [4]
2023–24Increase2.svg 2.554 million [4]
Key dates
1873Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates 51°32′03″N0°13′15″W / 51.5342°N 0.2208°W / 51.5342; -0.2208
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transportportal

Kensal Rise is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, situated on Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise in north-west London. The station is in Fare Zone 2.

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History

It opened in 1873 as Kensal Green, replacing Kensal Green & Harlesden railway station which opened in 1861 at the crossing of Green Lane (later Wrottesley Road), lying in between the present station and Willesden Junction. The present station was renamed Kensal Rise in 1890. [5] It is close to the newer Kensal Green station built on the Watford DC Line in 1916. Since late 2007 both stations are now served by London Overground, although Kensal Green is managed by London Underground, being additionally served by the Bakerloo line.

Services

All services at Kensal Rise are operated by London Overground as part of the Mildmay line using Class 378 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [6] [7]

During the late evenings, the services to and from Clapham Junction do not operate.

Preceding station Overground notextroundel.svg National Rail logo.svg London Overground Following station
Willesden Junction Mildmay line Brondesbury Park
towards Stratford

Connections

London Buses routes 6, 28, 52, 187 and 302 serve the station. [8]

See also

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