Dollis Hill tube station

Dollis Hill tube station
Dollis Hill London Underground
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Northern entrance
Dollis Hill is located in Greater London
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Dollis Hill

Location of Dollis Hill in Greater London
Location Dollis Hill
Local authority London Borough of Brent
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 3

London Underground annual entry and exit
2008 decrease 3.660 million[1]
2009 decrease 3.293 million[1]
2010 decrease 3.000 million[1]

Original company Metropolitan Railway
1 October 1909 Opened as Dollis Hill
1931 Renamed Dollis Hill and Gladstone Park
1933 Renamed Dollis Hill
20 November 1939 Bakerloo Line service introduced
7 December 1940 Metropolitan Line service ceased
1 May 1979 Bakerloo Line service replaced by Jubilee Line

List of stations Underground · National Rail

Coordinates: 51°33′07″N 0°14′19″W / 51.5519°N 0.2386°W / 51.5519; -0.2386

Dollis Hill tube station is a London Underground station at Dollis Hill near to Willesden and Harlesden. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Willesden Green and Neasden. Metropolitan Line trains pass the station, but do not stop. The station is about 25 minutes from central London in Travelcard Zone 3.

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History

The station opened on 1 October 1909 as part of the Metropolitan Line. From 20 November 1939 it was on the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo Line and was transferred to the Jubilee Line in 1979. It has two exits.

In 1995 four sets of enamel panels designed by Amanda Duncan were installed in the subway between the north and south exits. The panels show maps of the Dollis Hill area at different dates from the 16th to the 20th century, juxtaposed with interpretations of classical star maps.

The station was refurbished in 2007 with the addition of new lighting, tiling and additional security cameras. The station was also repainted.

Trivia

Dollis Hill was frequently mentioned in the humorous game Mornington Crescent, featured on the radio comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Traditionally, the playing of Dollis Hill starts a "Dollis Hill Loop", meaning that every subsequent move made by any player must be to Dollis Hill. Various ingenious ways to break the loop have been invented by Mornington Crescent players in the past.[citation needed]

References

Transport links

London bus route 226.

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external Links

Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
towards Stanmore
Jubilee line
towards Stratford
    Former services    
Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
Metropolitan line
towards Stanmore
Bakerloo line
Stanmore branch (1939-1979)



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