Brondesbury Park railway station

Brondesbury Park London Overground
Brondesbury Park
Location of Brondesbury Park in Greater London
Location Brondesbury Park
Local authority London Borough of Brent
Managed by London Overground
Owner Network Rail
Station code BSP
DfT category E
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11 Increase 0.741 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 1.113 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 1.379 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 1.790 million[1]
2014–15 Increase 1.839 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1908 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°32′27″N 0°12′37″W / 51.5407°N 0.2103°W / 51.5407; -0.2103Coordinates: 51°32′27″N 0°12′37″W / 51.5407°N 0.2103°W / 51.5407; -0.2103
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Brondesbury Park railway station is a National Rail station in Brondesbury Park in the London Borough of Brent on the North London Line in Travelcard Zone 2 which is managed by London Overground. It is close to the Queen's Park area.

History

Brondesbury Park Station in 1961

The Hampstead Junction Railway route between Willesden Junction (Low Level) and Camden Road (via Gospel Oak) opened in 1860, but at first there were no stations west of Brondesbury.[2] The line was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway in 1867,[3] but it was not until 1 June 1908 that a station at Brondesbury Park was opened.[4]

Service

Brondesbury Road currently has the following London Overground (North London Line) services, which is operated by Class 378 trainsets.[5]

Off-peak:

Clapham Junction services do not run from this station in the very late evening. The last westbound train terminates at Willesden Junction Low Level (the first of the day in the other direction also starts there).

Connections

London Buses route 206 serves the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Brown, Joe (November 2006). London Railway Atlas. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 20–22. ISBN 0-7110-3137-1. 0611/3.
  3. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 79. CN 8983.
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. Table 59 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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