Northwood Hills tube station

Northwood Hills

Northwood Hills Location of Northwood Hills in Greater London
Location	Northwood Hills
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008	1.380 million[1]
2009	1.316 million[1]
2010	1.250 million[1]
Original company	Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
13 November 1933	Station opened
List of stations	Underground · National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°36′02″N 0°24′33″W / 51.6006°N 0.4092°W / 51.6006; -0.4092

Northwood Hills tube station is a London Underground station on the Metropolitan Line, in Zone 6.

In the northbound direction the station is served primarily by trains to Watford, and occasionally at peak commuting times by 'slow' Amersham and Chesham trains ('fast' trains do not stop at stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Moor Park). In the southbound direction off-peak services generally terminate at Baker Street, while at peak times some trains continue to the Metropolitan Line's current terminus at Aldgate. In both directions trains generally run every 10 minutes under normal operation at off-peak times.

Under the current timetable, direct train services on weekdays and Saturdays from the station to Central London begin at 5.42am and end at 11.55pm. One further train at 0.05am allows a connection to Baker Street. Trains to Wembley Park continue until 0.50am. Hours of operation on Sundays are slightly reduced.

History

The station opened on 13 November 1933. There was a competition for the name and Northwood Hills, suggested by a woman from North Harrow was the winning entry. The area is, in fact, lower than Northwood.^[2]

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Transport links

London bus routes 282, H11 and H13.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
2. ^ Newbery, Mary; Cotton, Carolynne; Packham, Julie Ann; Jones, Gwyn (1996). Around Ruislip. Stroud: The Chalfont Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7524-0688-4. 

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive Site of Northwood Hills station before its construction, 1931. Sign advertises coming station.
• www.railwayarchive.org.uk Northwood Hills station on its opening day, 1933.

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Northwood towards Amersham, Chesham or Watford		Metropolitan line		Pinner towards Baker Street or Aldgate