Northolt tube station

Northolt

Northolt Location of Northolt in Greater London
Location	Northolt
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008	3.520 million[1]
2009	3.737 million[1]
2010	4.050 million[1]
Original company	London Transport Executive
21 November 1948	Station opened
List of stations	Underground · National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°32′53″N 0°22′08″W / 51.5480°N 0.3688°W / 51.5480; -0.3688

Northolt tube station is a station on the London Underground Central line in Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing. It is in Travelcard Zone 5 and between Greenford and South Ruislip stations.

History

The Great Western Railway constructed a halt at this location named Northolt Halt in 1907, which was on what was the New North Main Line to Birmingham. It was renamed Northolt (for West End) Halt, before gaining station status under its original shorter name. It was closed in 1948 when the Central line was extended on a new pair of tracks from North Acton, the current Northolt tube station opening on 21 November 1948.^[2] The opening had been planned to be in the 1930s but was delayed by World War II.

The station today

The station has an island platform with passenger access down from the booking hall. Trains terminating at the station may use either a turnback siding west of the platforms to leave the running lines and run eastwards later or a crossover east of the station for more immediate return to central London.

North of the Central line tracks there is the singled track of the GWR New North Main Line from Paddington which now is used by freight trains and a single daily passenger service (operated by First Great Western Link for Chiltern Railways) from High Wycombe. There are no longer any platforms on this line.

Gallery

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  Looking west, with ex-GWR route on the right, and reversing siding visible ahead

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  Looking eastward along the island platform

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  Roundel on eastbound platform face

Transport links

London bus routes 90, 120, 140, 282, 395, E10 and night route N7.

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. ^ "Central Line, Dates". Clive's Underground Line Guides. http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/central.html#dates. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
South Ruislip towards West Ruislip		Central line		Greenford towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford (via Hainault)