Northolt Park railway station explained

Northolt Park
Railcode:NLT
Fare Zone:5
Manager:Chiltern Railways
Symbol:rail
Locale:Northolt
Borough:London Borough of Ealing
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Platforms:2
Events1:Opened
Years1:1926
Coordinates:51.5574°N -0.3595°W
Dft Category:E

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 0.7miles by foot from Northolt Park Station. Northolt Underground station on the Central line is less than 1miles away and is accessible by the 140 and SL9 buses from Northolt Road.

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.[1]

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, with additional services calling at the station during the peak hours.

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

Connections

London Buses routes 140, 395, 398, 487, SL9 and N140 serve the station.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22426 British History Online – Northolt
  2. Web site: Keeping London moving.