Northolt Park railway station

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Northolt Park
Location of Northolt Park in Greater London
Location Northolt
Local authority London Borough of Ealing
Managed by Chiltern Railways
Station codeNLT
DfT category E
Number of platforms2
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease2.svg 0.252 million [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 0.236 million [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 57,584 [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.123 million [1]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.151 million [1]
Key dates
1926Opened
Other information
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WGS84 51°33′27″N0°21′34″W / 51.5574°N 0.3595°W / 51.5574; -0.3595
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Northolt Park railway station is a National Rail station in Northolt, Greater London. It is in Cadogan Close and spans the boundary between the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Ealing, with a footbridge connecting the north side (leading to Roxeth and South Harrow) to the south side (leading to Northolt and Greenford). South Harrow Tube Station on the Piccadilly line is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) by foot from Northolt Park Station. Northolt Underground station on the Central line is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) away and is accessible by the 140 and SL9 buses from Northolt Road.

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The service to the station has much improved (until the late 1990s only peak hour trains stopped there)

History

The Great Central Railway line to High Wycombe from Marylebone opened in 1906 but this station (originally known as South Harrow and Roxeth ) was not opened until 1926, being given its current name in 1929. [2]

Services

All services at Northolt Park are operated by Chiltern Railways.

The typical weekday off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between London Marylebone and High Wycombe, with additional services calling at the station during the peak hours. [3]

On weekends, northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and from Aylesbury via Princes Risborough.

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Chiltern Railways

Connections

London Buses routes 140, 395, 398, 487, SL9 and N140 serve the station. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. British History Online – Northolt
  3. Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  4. "Keeping London moving" (PDF).