Northwood Hills tube station

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Location
Northwood Hills
Place	Northwood Hills
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon

Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2

Transport for London
Zone	6
2004 annual usage	1.026 million †
2007 annual usage	1.282 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1933
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

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.

[edit] History

The station opened on 13 November 1933. There was a competition for the name and Northwood Hills was the winning entry. The area is, in fact, lower than Northwood.

[edit] 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.