Sudbury Hill Harrow railway station is a

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station on the

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in the

London Borough of Harrow The London Borough of Harrow () is a London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London. It borders four other London boroughs Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road), Brent to the southeast, Ea ...

in northwest

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. The station is served by

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trains from

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towards

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and Birmingham Snow Hill, and is in

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. This station also has an

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facility located at the entrance and exit. The station is situated between Northolt Park and Sudbury & Harrow Road stations. The station is close to Sudbury Hill

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station on the

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History

Harrow, Neasden, Northholt & Northholt Road RJD 145

On 20 November 1905 the

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opened a new route for freight trains between Neasden Junction and Northolt Junction. Passenger services from

began on 1 March 1906, when three new stations were opened: Wembley Hill, and ''South Harrow''. On 2 April 1906 these services were extended to Northolt Junction. On 19 July 1926 South Harrow station was renamed Sudbury Hill Harrow. The service was reduced to peak hours only from 7 September 1964, due to a lack of demand. There was a temporary closure from 22 September 1990 to 7 October 1990. In November 2004, however, following concerted efforts by the London Transport Users Committee (now known as London TravelWatch) an hourly off-peak service was introduced.

Services

The Monday-Friday off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 1 tph to

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calling at Wembley Stadium * 1 tph to calling at Northolt Park, West Ruislip and Denham There is no Saturday or Sunday service.

Connections

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routes 92 and H17 serve the station.

Gallery

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sudbury Hill Harrow Railway Station Railway stations in the London Borough of Harrow Former Great Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1906 Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways