Preston Road tube station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Preston Road
Location
Place	Preston
Local authority	Brent

Operations
Station code	ZPR
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Transport for London
Zone	4
2004 annual usage	2.603 million †
2007 annual usage	3.032 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1908
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Preston Road tube station is a station on the Metropolitan Line in London. It is in Zone 4, and lies between Northwick Park tube station and Wembley Park.

It is served by 'slow' trains (fast and semi-fast trains are non-stop between Wembley Park and Harrow-on-the-Hill station).

The horticultural displays on the platform have won many awards over the years, but fell into disrepair for some years. Fortunately with the current refurbishment of the station the floral decorations have since been revived, providing a cheerful touch of colour and a point of interest to entertain the traveller in the wait between trains.

The station also used to be famous for the goldfish that used to live in the pond on the platforms. This was drained around the same time that the gardens fell into disrepair.

The point where Preston Road crosses the railway line is the border between the postal areas of Harrow and Wembley.

The 10th Section of the Capital Ring passes the station.

[edit] Events

2 August 1880: Metropolitan Railway passes through here en route to Harrow
21 May 1908: Preston Road halt opened, to serve the local clay pigeon shooting site for that year's Olympic Games
19 July 1908: line electrified
22 November 1931: station re-sited
2007: refurbishment completion due