Harlesden station

For the closed station on the Dudding Hill line, see Harlesden railway station (Midland Railway).

Harlesden (/ˈhɑːrlzdən/) is an interchange station on Acton Lane, in north-west London, England. It is a stop both on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground and the Lioness line of the London Overground. It lies between Stonebridge Park and Willesden Junction stations.

Harlesden
A view of the station platforms
Harlesden Location of Harlesden in Greater London
Location	Harlesden
Local authority	London Borough of Brent
Managed by	London Underground[1]
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	HDN
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	3.06 million[2]
2020	2.46 million[3]
2021	1.55 million[4]
2022	2.33 million[5]
2023	2.47 million[6]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.447 million[7]
2020–21	0.734 million[7]
2021–22	1.271 million[7]
2022–23	1.310 million[7]
2023–24	1.409 million[7]
Key dates
15 June 1912	Opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.5364°N 0.2578°W / 51.5364; -0.2578
London transport portal

History

Willesden was the first station at the site, which was opened in 1841 by the London and Birmingham Railway; it was closed in 1866, replaced by Willesden Junction station, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the south east.

In the Watford DC line programme of new electrified suburban tracks of the London and North Western Railway, a new station, Harlesden, opened on 15 June 1912. Bakerloo line services on the same tracks began on 16 April 1917, via a new junction at Queens Park. The Watford Junction to Euston modernisation project was completed in 1922.

Location

Location of Harlesden station

The railway line here is the border between the Harlesden and Stonebridge residential area in the east, and the Park Royal industrial estate to the west. The southern end of Willesden Brent Sidings separates the station from the West Coast Main Line.

Services

London Overground operates regular services between Watford Junction and London Euston.^[8]

London Underground operates regular services between Harrow & Wealdstone and Elephant & Castle.^[9]

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Stonebridge Park towards Watford Junction		Lioness line Watford DC line		Willesden Junction towards Euston
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Stonebridge Park towards Harrow & Wealdstone		Bakerloo line		Willesden Junction towards Elephant & Castle

Connections

London bus routes 187, 206, 224, 226, 228, 260 and 487 also serve the station.^[10]