Northolt tube station

Northolt
Station entrance on Mandeville Road in July 2008
Northolt Location of Northolt in Greater London
Location	Northolt
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	Transport for London
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	4.98 million [1]
2020	3.38 million [2]
2021	2.47 million [3]
2022	3.96 million [4]
2023	3.94 million [5]
Railway companies
Original company	London Transport Executive
Key dates
21 November 1948	Station opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°32′53″N0°22′08″W / 51.5480°N 0.3688°W / 51.5480; -0.3688
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Northolt is a London Underground station in Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing. It is on the West Ruislip branch of the Central line between South Ruislip and Greenford stations, and is located in Travelcard Zone 5.

History

The Great Western Railway constructed a halt just to the east of this location named Northolt Halt in 1907, on their "New North Main Line" (now the Acton–Northolt line) to Birmingham. It was renamed Northolt (for West End) Halt, before gaining station status under its original shorter name. It was closed in 1948 when the Central line was extended on a new pair of tracks from North Acton, the current Northolt tube station opening on the opposite side of the road bridge on 21 November 1948. ^[6] The opening had been planned to be in the 1930s but was delayed by World War II.

The station today

The station has an island platform with passenger access down from the booking hall. Trains terminating at the station may use either a turnback siding west of the platforms to leave the running lines and run eastwards later or a crossover east of the station for more immediate return to central London.

In 2018, it was announced that the station would gain step-free access by 2022, as part of a £200 million investment to increase the number of accessible stations on the Tube. ^[7] Work eventually began in February 2025 to install lifts and improve accessibility, with completion scheduled for summer 2026. ^[8]

North of the Central line tracks there is the singled track of the Acton–Northolt line from Paddington which is now used by freight trains and previously a single daily passenger "parliamentary service" (operated by Chiltern Railways) between Paddington and Gerrards Cross. ^[9] There are no longer any platforms on this line.

Gallery

• 
  Looking west, with ex-GWR route on the right, and reversing siding visible ahead in July 2008
• 
  Looking eastward along the island platform in July 2009
• 
  Station roundel

Transport links

London bus routes 90, 120, 140, 282, 395, E10, Superloop route SL9 and night route N7.

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. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
6. "Central Line, Dates". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
7. "Huge boost for accessibility as further 13 stations to go step-free". London City Hall. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
8. "Construction has started to provide step-free access at Northolt station". Transport for London. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
9. "Timetable 11 December 2011 to 13 May 2012" (PDF). Chiltern Railways. Retrieved 7 February 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
South Ruislip towards West Ruislip		Central line West Ruislip branch		Greenford towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via  Newbury Park
Disused railways
South Ruislip		Great Western Railway New North Main Line		Greenford