Belmont railway station, Harrow
- Belmont railway station, Harrow
Infobox Closed London station
name=Belmont
owner=London & North Western Railway
locale=Belmont
platforms=2
start=1932 (L&NWR)| end=1964 (BR)| replace=none
Belmont was a station in Belmont, north-west London. It was opened on 12 September 1932 by the London & North Western Railway as the only intermediate station on a short branch line (opened in 1890) running north from Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore, in anticipation of the Metropolitan Railway (MR) opening its own branch line to a new Stanmore station (now served by the Jubilee Line) the same year. Belmont station was rebuilt with a central island platform and a passing loop. The rebuilt station opened on 5 July 1937. The station was located on the north side of Kenton Lane to the west of Belmont Circle.
The connection of the branch line to the main line at Harrow & Wealdstone station was south of the station but heading north-west away from central London so the branch line could not take direct commuter services from the city, limiting its operation to a shuttle service.
The direct service provided by the MR offered strong competition to the L&NWR station at Stanmore and passenger services beyond Belmont were ended on 15 September 1952, though a daily freight train served the goods yard at Stanmore. The passing loop was removed in 1955. The line was closed completely on 6 July 1964, as part of the railway cuts implemented under the Beeching Axe, which meant Belmont station closed after only 32 years of operation.
The track was lifted in 1966 and the station site is now occupied by a car park.
External links
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/belmont/index.shtml Disused stations - Belmont]
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