East Finchley tube station
East Finchley 
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 East Finchley
Location of East Finchley in Greater London
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| Location | Finchley |
| Local authority | London Borough of Barnet |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2012 |
 6.30 million |
| 2013 |
6.56 million |
| 2014 |
7.32 million |
| 2015 |
7.34 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Edgware, Highgate and London Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1867 | Opened (GNR) |
| 1939 | Started (Northern line) |
| 1941 | Ended (LNER) |
| 1962 | Goods yard closed |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1359150 |
| Added to list | 22 July 1987 |
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| WGS84 | 51°35′14″N 0°09′54″W / 51.5872°N 0.165°WCoordinates: 51°35′14″N 0°09′54″W / 51.5872°N 0.165°W |
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East Finchley is a London Underground station in East Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet, north London. The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between Highgate and Finchley Central stations and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The station was opened in 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway's line between Finsbury Park and Edgware stations. As part of London Underground's only partially completed Northern Heights plan, the station was completely rebuilt with additional tracks in the late 1930s. Northern line trains started serving the station in 1939 and main line passenger services ended in 1941.
East Finchley station was built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) on its line from Finsbury Park station to Edgware station. Before the line was opened it was purchased in July 1867 by the larger Great Northern Railway (GNR), whose main line from King's Cross ran through Finsbury Park on its way to Potters Bar and the north. The station, originally named East End, Finchley, opened along with the railway to Edgware on 22 August 1867. The station was given its current name on 1 February 1887 or 1886.
After the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies, the GNR became part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923.
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