Harrow & Wealdstone station
Harrow & Wealdstone is a London Underground and railway station on the Watford DC line and West Coast Main Line in Harrow and Wealdstone in the London Borough of Harrow. It is 11 miles 30 chains (18.31 km) on the line from London Euston station. It is also the northern terminus of the Bakerloo line and the next station towards south is Kenton.
Harrow & Wealdstone | |
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Harrow & Wealdstone station entrance from The Bridge | |
Harrow & Wealdstone Location of Harrow & Wealdstone in Greater London | |
Location | Wealdstone |
Local authority | London Borough of Harrow |
Managed by | London Underground |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code | HRW |
DfT category | C1 |
Number of platforms | 6 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 5 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2018 | 4.68 million |
2019 | 4.66 million |
2020 | 3.03 million |
2021 | 2.08 million |
2022 | 3.23 million |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 3.713 million |
– interchange | 0.252 million |
2019–20 | 3.651 million |
– interchange | 0.218 million |
2020–21 | 1.266 million |
– interchange | 60,199 |
2021–22 | 2.366 million |
– interchange | 0.127 million |
2022–23 | 2.805 million |
– interchange | 0.337 million |
Key dates | |
20 July 1837 | Opened (L&BR) |
18 December 1890 | Opened Stanmore branch line (L&NwR) |
16 April 1917 | Started (Bakerloo line) |
8 October 1952 | Train crash |
5 October 1964 | Closed Stanmore branch line (BR) |
24 September 1982 | Ended (Bakerloo line) |
4 June 1984 | Restarted as terminus (Bakerloo line) |
Listed status | |
Listed feature | East side/bridge West side/platforms |
Listing grade | II |
Entry number | 1253982 1253986 |
Added to list | 6 September 1989 13 July 1990 |
Other information | |
External links | |
WGS84 | 51.5925°N 0.3355°W |
London transport portal |
It is served by London Underground (Bakerloo line), London Overground, London Northwestern Railway, and Southern services. The station is located between The Bridge (which joins the southern end of High Street) and Sandridge Close, with entrances leading to both. It is one of the oldest stations in the London region in existence.
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash of 1952, which killed 112 people, occurred at the station. It remains Britain's worst peacetime rail disaster.