Headstone Lane is a railway station near

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, in the

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. The station is in

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Services

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour to

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, and four trains to

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, calling at all stations. The trains to

are northbound and are accessed through a gateway and by going down a flight of stairs, whereas the other platform is southbound and is directed towards London Euston. This is accessed by crossing over a bridge and also going down a flight of stairs to reach the platform. On the northbound platform, there is a gate exit which now has an Oyster reader, so passengers can exit through the gate without having to climb the stairs. There are also Oyster readers at the main entrance at the top of the bridge. During the

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era, the gate was rarely opened – however in recent times,

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always leaves the gate open. The station was previously also served by the

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of the

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between 16 April 1917 and 24 September 1982. Since the takeover of this station from

the ticket office opening hours have significantly improved and two ticket machines have been installed which now offer Oyster Cards facilities, card payments are also accepted. {{subst:#invoke:adjacent stations, convert, {{Adjacent stations, noclear=y , system1=London Overground , line1=Watford DC, left1=Hatch End, right1=Harrow & Wealdstone , header2=Historical railways , system3=London Underground , line3=Bakerloo, left3=Hatch End, right3=Harrow & Wealdstone, to-left3=Watford Junction, note-mid3=(1917–1982)

Connections

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routes H18 and H19 serve the station.

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{{Commons category, Headstone Lane railway station {{stn art lnk, HDL, HA26NB {{London Overground navbox, Serving=y, Watford=y {{Bakerloo line navbox {{Closed London Underground stations Railway stations in the London Borough of Harrow DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913 Railway stations served by London Overground Proposed London Underground stations 1913 establishments in England