Hampstead Road railway station
| Primrose Hill | |
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The station in 1986
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| Location | |
| Place | Primrose Hill |
| Area | London Borough of Camden |
| Coordinates | 51°32′35″N 0°09′17″W / 51.543179°N 0.154672°WCoordinates: 51°32′35″N 0°09′17″W / 51.543179°N 0.154672°W |
| Grid reference | TQ279843 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North London Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Platforms | 2 (originally 4) |
| History | |
| 9 June 1851 | Original station opened as Hampstead Road |
| 5 May 1855 | Second station opened due West |
| 1 December 1862 | Renamed as Chalk Farm |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| 10 July 1922 | Re-opened |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed as Primrose Hill |
| 28 September 1992 | Closed |
| December 2008 | Platform buildings demolished |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Primrose Hill was a railway station at Primrose Hill, in the London Borough of Camden, London, England.
It was opened on 5 May 1855 as Hampstead Road, replacing an earlier station of that name (opened 9 June 1851). It was renamed Chalk Farm on 1 December 1862 and became Primrose Hill on 25 September 1950. The station closed on 28 September 1992.
The station was at the junction of the line west from Camden Road on the North London Line and the West Coast Main Line. There were platforms on both lines; they could be seen from trains using Euston. The platforms serving Euston closed in 1915. The remaining passenger service was, usually peak hours only, between Broad Street and Watford Junction. After Broad Street closed in 1986 the service ran to Liverpool Street, and by the time Primrose Hill station closed only one passenger train a day was using the line.
When the sweep of the North London Line through Hampstead Heath is closed for emergencies or engineering work, the route through Primrose Hill is a viable diversion for North London Line services to access Willesden Junction (Low Level).
The area is served by the nearby Chalk Farm station on the Northern line of the London Underground.
The station building still exists, and is occupied by a shop. It is on Bridge Approach at one end of the pedestrianised bridge over the railway tracks. Nearby is The Roundhouse, an 1847 turntable engine shed, now used as an entertainment venue.
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