Willesden Green is a

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station on Walm Lane in

Willesden Willesden () is an area of northwest London, situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933, and has formed ...

. It is served by the

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and is between

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and Kilburn stations.

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trains also pass through the station, but do not usually stop. The station is in both

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and Zone 3.

History

The station opened on 24 November 1879 on the

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(later the

). From 1894 to 1938 it was known as Willesden Green and Cricklewood. From 20 November 1939 it also served the

Stanmore Stanmore is part of the London Borough of Harrow in London. It is centred northwest of Charing Cross, lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Stanmore Hill, one of the highest points of London, at high. The district, which ...

branch of the

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, with Met services being withdrawn the following year. It transferred to the

in 1979. A connecting tunnel at

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mistakenly shows Willesden Green as part of the Bakerloo line as a result of a typo which instead should say

Willesden Junction Willesden Junction is a railway station in Harlesden, north-west London, UK. It is served by both London Overground and London Underground services. History The station developed on three contiguous sites: the West Coast Main Line (WCML) st ...

. This can be found on a printed map on the wall of Embankment station. The main station buildings, which date from the reconstruction of 1925, are fine examples of the work of Charles Walter Clark, the Metropolitan Railway's architect, who used this style of marble white

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for several 'central' area stations. The diamond-shaped clock is also a trademark of his style. The ticket hall interior, which retains much of the original green

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e mosaic tiling, is a rare survival and was one of the reasons that led to the station being made a Grade II

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in December 2006. Willesden Green is one of the few stations on the southern section of the former Metropolitan Main line to still have its original platform buildings intact and its architecture is typical for a station serving a medium-sized town.

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and

Neasden Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 ( Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Welsh Har ...

are the other stations to have their platform buildings intact. The line between

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and

Harrow-on-the-Hill Harrow on the Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, ,Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) and is located some half a mile south of the mod ...

was quadrupled between 1914 and 1916, and many intermediate stations had to be rebuilt to enable the fast lines to be built. A goods yard, which was in use until 1966, was located to the north of the station. From 1933, when the

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(LPTB) took over service, trains from the north would be run by the

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Neasden Depot Neasden Depot is a London Underground depot located in Neasden in the London Borough of Brent, between Neasden and Wembley Park stations on the Metropolitan line. It is the largest depot on the London Underground, and is currently responsible f ...

where they would be then hauled by LPTB steam locos to Willesden.

Services

There are frequent Jubilee line trains at Willesden Green. Jubilee line trains heading southbound terminate at North Greenwich or Stratford. It previously served

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until 1999, when the

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isolated the station from the rest of the line. Those heading northbound either terminate here, at

Wembley Park Wembley Park is a district of the London Borough of Brent, England. It is roughly centred on Bridge Road, a mile northeast of Wembley town centre and northwest from Charing Cross. The name Wembley Park refers to the area that, at its broadest ...

. Willesden Green is also served as part of the

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, which is run overnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The station still has side platforms for the Metropolitan line, but these are not in regular use and are only used when the Jubilee line is not serving the station due to planned engineering works or severe service disruption.

Connections

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routes 260, 266 and 460 serve the station.

Gallery

Image:Willesden Green stn westbound look east.JPG, Northbound Jubilee line platform looking south Image:Willesden Green stn eastbound look west.JPG, Southbound Jubilee line platform looking north Image:Willesden Green stn eastbound look east.JPG, Eastbound Jubilee line platform looking east Image:Willesden Green stn roundel.JPG, Roundel on platform Image:Willesden Green stn building north.JPG, Main building viewed from the north File:Platform, Willesden Green Underground Station NW2 - geograph.org.uk - 1323926.jpg, The southern side platform File:Willesden Green (100572668) (2).jpg, Willesden Green tube station File:Willesden Green. Metropolitan Railway Clock.jpg, Willesden Green. Metropolitan Railway Clock. File:Willesden Green tube station 1.jpg, Platform File:Railway and underground lines east of Willesden Green station - geograph.org.uk - 2595498.jpg, The station seen from the east

References

{{Jubilee line navbox Jubilee line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Brent Former Metropolitan Railway stations London Underground stations located above ground Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 Willesden Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Brent Charles Walter Clark railway stations