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West Harrow
West HarrowLocation of West Harrow in Greater London
Location	Harrow
Local authority	London Borough of Harrow
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	1.28 million
2020	0.69 million
2021	0.56 million
2022	0.94 million
2023	1.00 million
Railway companies
Original company	Metropolitan Railway
Key dates
4 July 1904	Line opened
17 November 1913	Station opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°34′47″N 0°21′12″W / 51.57972°N 0.35333°W / 51.57972; -0.35333
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West Harrow is a London Underground station in Harrow in north west London.

The station is on the Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan line, between Rayners Lane and Harrow-on-the-Hill stations, and in Travelcard Zone 5. It is the only station on the Uxbridge branch to be served exclusively by the Metropolitan.

History

The Metropolitan (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) line passed through here between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Ruislip, with services beginning on 4 July 1904. West Harrow station opened on 17 November 1913.

The line here passes over the road where The Gardens becomes Vaughan Road.

The station is one of the few underground stations without ticket barriers at one of the entrances, with passengers travelling towards Uxbridge able to access the platforms without passing a ticket barrier.

Services

Metropolitan line

The Metropolitan line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is southbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday.

The semi-fast trains do not stop at Northwick Park, Preston Road and Wembley Park.

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

• 8 tph to Aldgate (all stations)
• 8 tph to Uxbridge

The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

• 2 tph to Aldgate (semi-fast)
• 4 tph to Aldgate (all stations)
• 4 tph to Baker Street (all stations)
• 10 tph to Uxbridge

The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

• 7 tph to Aldgate (all stations)
• 3 tph to Baker Street (all stations)
• 10 tph to Uxbridge

Gallery

• Roundel
• Eastbound platform looking west
• Westbound platform entrance
• Westbound platform looking east

References

1. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
6. ^ "Metropolitan Line". Davros.org. Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Rayners Lanetowards Uxbridge		Metropolitan lineUxbridge branch		Harrow-on-the-Hilltowards Baker Street or Aldgate

• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
• Metropolitan line stations
• Tube stations in the London Borough of Harrow
• Former Metropolitan Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913
• 1913 establishments in England