Harrow & Wealdstone station
Harrow & Wealdstone station is a station on the Bakerloo line. The Bakerloo line is on London Underground. The station opened for underground trains in 1917. It was closed for underground services 1982 but reopened in 1984. It is in travelcard zone 5, so it is near the edge of London. The next stop southbound is Kenton.
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| Location | Wealdstone |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Harrow |
| Managed by | London Underground[1] |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | HRW |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| Accessible | Yes [2] |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| Key dates | |
| 1837 | Opened (L&BR) |
| 1890 | Opened Stanmore branch line (L&NwR) |
| 1917 | Started (Bakerloo line) |
| 1952 | Train crash |
| 1964 | Closed Stanmore branch line (BR) |
| 1982 | Ended (Bakerloo line) |
| 1984 | Restarted as terminus (Bakerloo line) |
| Listed status | |
| Listed feature | East side/bridge West side/platforms |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1253982[3] 1253986[4] |
| Added to list | 6 September 1989 13 July 1990 |
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National Rail
The station is served by London Overground, London Midland and Southern. On 8 October 1952, the station was the site of a train crash in which 112 people were killed.
Transport connections
Bus routes 140 (24 hour), 182, 186, 258, 340, H9, H10 and night bus route N18 serve various stops beside or near the station. All the buses that serve the station also serve Harrow on the Hill station but not all as direct services.
Harrow & Wealdstone Station Media
Harrow & Wealdstone station in 1916
Oerlikon electric train at Harrow & Wealdstone, 11 March 1956
Harrow and Wealdstone station, with the DC electric platforms to the left, and main line fast platforms to the right.
Entrance from Sandridge Close, part of the original station building
The station exterior clock as seen from The Bridge
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References
- ↑ "Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations". Transport for London. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1253982)". National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1253986)". National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Retrieved 14 November 2012.
Other websites
- London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Europe's history of rail disasters (BBC)
- Harrow and Wealdstone Disaster
- Train times and station information Archived 2011-09-08 at the Wayback Machine for Harrow and Wealdstone railway station from National Rail (Station code: HRW)