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
Harrow & Wealdstone station entrance from The Bridge
Harrow & Wealdstone
Location of Harrow & Wealdstone in Greater London
LocationWealdstone
Local authorityLondon Borough of Harrow
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeHRW
DfT categoryC1
Number of platforms6
AccessibleYes
Fare zone5
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 1837Opened (L&BR)
18 December 1890Opened Stanmore branch line (L&NwR)
16 April 1917Started (Bakerloo line)
8 October 1952Train crash
5 October 1964Closed Stanmore branch line (BR)
24 September 1982Ended (Bakerloo line)
4 June 1984Restarted as terminus (Bakerloo line)
Listed status
Listed featureEast side/bridge
West side/platforms
Listing gradeII
Entry number1253982
1253986
Added to list6 September 1989
13 July 1990
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5925°N 0.3355°W / 51.5925; -0.3355
 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.

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