Harrow & Wealdstone tube station
Bakerloo line · Zone 5 · Harrow
About Harrow & Wealdstone station
Opened as plain Harrow by the London and Birmingham Railway on 20 July 1837, this is one of the oldest stations in the London region still in existence. Fields surrounded it then: Harrow on the Hill lay about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south, and Wealdstone was a collection of houses about a mile to the north. As Wealdstone grew, the station took its present name on 1 May 1897, and a larger building went up on the Wealdstone side in 1912 next to the older Harrow-side buildings. Bakerloo line trains first called on 16 April 1917; they were withdrawn on 24 September 1982 but returned on 4 June 1984, with the station now the terminus.
On 8 October 1952 the station was the scene of the worst peacetime railway disaster in British history. A Scottish express ran into the back of a local train standing at platform 4, and seconds later a northbound express hauled by two locomotives struck the wreckage, bringing down one span of the footbridge. 112 people were killed and 340 injured. A memorial plaque above the main entrance on the eastern side marked the 50th anniversary in 2002.
First and last trains from Harrow & Wealdstone
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakerloo towards Elephant & Castle, Queen's Park or Waterloo | 05:39 – 00:31 to Queen's Park | 05:39 – 00:31 to Queen's Park | 05:47 – 00:31 to Queen's Park | 07:19 – 00:13 to Queen's Park |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 6 Bakerloo trains an hour per direction from Harrow & Wealdstone, counting both directions separately.
Connections
- London Overground: Lioness line.
- National Rail: London Northwestern / West Midlands and Southern.
Station facilities
What is near Harrow & Wealdstone station
Harrow & Wealdstone sits at the southern end of Wealdstone High Street, between The Bridge and Sandridge Close, with entrances to both. Besides those two districts it serves Belmont and Harrow Weald, which have no stations of their own, and parts of Headstone and Kenton. Wealdstone Library is about 220 m away, Harrow Reference Library about 290 m and Harrow Crown Court about 360 m. Trains on the West Coast Main Line and London Overground’s Lioness line also call, and the next Bakerloo stop is Kenton.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Wealdstone Library | 220 m |
| Harrow Reference Library | 290 m |
| Harrow Crown Court | 360 m |