Kingsbury tube station
Jubilee line · Zone 4 · Brent
About Kingsbury station
Kingsbury opened on 10 December 1932 on the Metropolitan Railway’s Stanmore branch, served by that company’s electric trains. The branch passed to the Metropolitan line of London Transport in 1933, to the Bakerloo in 1939 and to the Jubilee line in 1979. The building follows other Metropolitan Railway designs of the time rather than the concrete-and-glass style the LER group was using in the same years.
The name is a little misleading. As at other nearby Metropolitan Railway stations, it stretches geography: the station lies in the eastern edge of Kenton, Kingsbury Road here was once the eastern end of Kenton Lane, and Kingsbury itself is closer to Neasden. Another quirk is the track: although only deep-level tube trains now call, this section was built to the larger surface gauge, and trains built to that larger gauge occasionally pass through.
First and last trains from Kingsbury
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 19 Jubilee trains an hour per direction from Kingsbury, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Kingsbury
Running times between Kingsbury and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee | Queensbury | 2 min |
| Jubilee | Wembley Park | 3.7 min |
Connections
Kingsbury is served by the Jubilee line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Kingsbury station
The entrance is set in a parade of shops on the south side of Kingsbury Road, opposite Berkeley Road, serving a residential part of the London Borough of Brent. Kingsbury Library Plus is about 200 m from the station and Leybourne Road Park about 280 m. Several bus routes, including the 79, 183 and 204 and the Superloop SL10, stop here, and Wembley Park is the next stop towards central London.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Kingsbury Library Plus | 200 m |
| Leybourne Road Park | 280 m |
Frequently asked questions
Not strictly. Like several Metropolitan Railway stations nearby, its name contains an element of fiction: the site is in the eastern extent of Kenton, and Kingsbury Road here was originally part of Kenton Lane. Kingsbury proper is closer to Neasden station.
The line here was built by the Metropolitan Railway and opened in 1932 to surface gauge. Although only deep-level tube trains on the Jubilee line serve the station today, the section is still built to that larger gauge, so trains built to the bigger Underground loading gauge occasionally run through.