West Finchley | |
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Location | Finchley |
Local authority | London Borough of Barnet |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes [1] |
Fare zone | 4 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2018 | 1.56 million [2] |
2019 | 1.64 million [3] |
2020 | 0.69 million [4] |
2021 | 0.71 million [5] |
2022 | 1.20 million [6] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 March 1933 | Opened by LNER |
14 April 1940 | Northern line service commences |
2 March 1941 | LNER service ceased |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51°36′34″N0°11′18″W / 51.60944°N 0.18833°W |
London transportportal |
West Finchley is a London Underground station in the Finchley area of the London Borough of Barnet. The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line between Woodside Park and Finchley Central stations and is in Travelcard Zone 4. [7]
The station was opened by the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) on 1 March 1933 on its line to High Barnet. [8] It opened to serve new housing developing in the area and was built with only modest station structures from the outset. Many fittings were taken from stations in the north of England. It has been written that the footbridge came from Wintersett and Ryhill on the Barnsley Coal Railway in Yorkshire, which had closed in 1930. [9] However, that footbridge looks different and Jago Hazzard speculates that it actually came from the next station on that line, Notton and Royston. [10]
The section of the High Barnet branch north of East Finchley was incorporated into the London Underground network through the "Northern Heights" project begun in the late 1930s. West Finchley station was first served by Northern line trains on 14 April 1940 [11] and, after a period where the station was serviced by both operators, LNER services ended in 1941. [8]
The main entrance is in Nether Street; there is a small front garden between the pavement and the building containing the booking office, though it is not accessible to the public (there are high fences on each side of the path). Access to the northbound platform by wheelchair and with push-chair is straightforward, though it is necessary to cross a footbridge to reach the southbound platform. Although there is an entrance directly onto the south-bound platform, it is only open during the morning rush hour. This small entrance was closed for security reasons during the weeks following the 7 July 2005 London bombings although it has now reopened.
London Underground Limited announced in June 2007 that due to reduced demand for tickets bought from ticket offices (as opposed to from machines) around 40 of the most lightly used ticket offices at Tube stations will close from March 2008. [12] The list of stations includes West Finchley. [12]
Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 3–7 minutes between 06:09 and 00:13 in both directions. [13] [14]
London Bus routes 13, 125, 221, 326, 460, 683 and night route N20 serve locations near the station. [15]
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Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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Woodside Park towards High Barnet | Northern line High Barnet branch | Finchley Central |