Hendon railway station
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Hendon railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, in West Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet, north London. It is 6 miles 79 chains (11.2 km) down the line from St Pancras and is situated between Brent Cross West to the south and Mill Hill Broadway to the north. Its three-letter station code is HEN.
Hendon | |
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Location | West Hendon |
Local authority | London Borough of Barnet |
Managed by | Thameslink |
Station code | HEN |
DfT category | E |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Fare zone | 3 and 4 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 1.153 million[1] |
2019–20 | 1.155 million[1] |
2020–21 | 0.345 million[1] |
2021–22 | 0.662 million[1] |
2022–23 | 0.884 million[1] |
Key dates | |
9 March 1868 | Opened for goods |
13 July 1868 | opened for passengers[2] |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51.58°N 0.2389°W / 51.58; -0.2389 |
London transport portal |
The station is served by Thameslink-operated trains on the Thameslink route. It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 3 and Zone 4.
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. From 1875 the Midland opened a service to Victoria on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway line and received coaches from the London and South Western Railway for attachment to northbound trains.[3]