Hendon | |
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Location of Hendon in Greater London
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Location | 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 | |
2011–12 | 0.910 million |
2012–13 | 0.983 million |
2013–14 | 1.195 million |
2014–15 | 1.310 million |
2015–16 | 1.178 million |
Key dates | |
9 March 1868 | Opened |
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WGS84 | 51°34′48″N 0°14′20″W / 51.58°N 0.2389°WCoordinates: 51°34′48″N 0°14′20″W / 51.58°N 0.2389°W |
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Hendon railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the western parts of Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet, north London. It is 6 miles 79 chains (11.2 km) down-line from St Pancras and is situated between Cricklewood to the south and Mill Hill Broadway to the north. Its three-letter station code is HEN.
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.
The typical off-peak service from the station is four trains per hour southbound to London, Wimbledon and Sutton, and four trains per hour northbound, of which two terminate at St Albans and two run to Luton. Services to and from Brighton, Three Bridges and Gatwick Airport stop here at night only, but pass through non-stop during the day.
East Midlands Trains InterCity services from Leeds, Sheffield and Leicester run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with InterCity services can be made at Luton and St Pancras International.