Willesden Green tube station
Jubilee line · Zones 2 and 3 · Brent
About Willesden Green station
The Metropolitan Railway opened the first station here on 24 November 1879, and between 1894 and 1938 it was known as Willesden Green and Cricklewood. The present buildings date from a 1925 reconstruction and are fine examples of the work of Charles Walter Clark, the Metropolitan’s architect, who used this style of white marble faience for several stations; the diamond-shaped clock is one of his trademarks. The ticket hall retains much of its rare original green tesserae mosaic, one of the reasons the station was made a Grade II listed building in December 2006.
It is also one of the few stations on the southern section of the old Metropolitan main line with its original platform buildings intact, the others being Baker Street and Neasden. Bakerloo trains served it from 20 November 1939 on the Stanmore branch, Metropolitan services were withdrawn the next year, and the station passed to the Jubilee line in 1979. The Metropolitan side platforms remain but are used only during engineering works or severe disruption. From October 2022 to September 2023 the station hosted a trial of artificial intelligence linked to its CCTV, intended to detect fare evasion, anti-social behaviour and injured people.
First and last trains from Willesden Green
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 24 Jubilee trains an hour per direction from Willesden Green, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Willesden Green
Running times between Willesden Green and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee | Dollis Hill | 1.8 min |
| Jubilee | Kilburn | 2.4 min |
Connections
Willesden Green is served by the Jubilee line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Willesden Green station
The station stands on Walm Lane in Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, and there are no notable landmarks within a short walk. A goods yard once lay to the north of the station and stayed in use until 1966. Today it is a local Jubilee line stop between Dollis Hill and Kilburn, where some northbound trains terminate, and bus routes 260, 266 and 460 serve it.
Frequently asked questions
It is a typo. A printed map on the wall of a connecting tunnel at Embankment station shows Willesden Green as part of the Bakerloo line when it should say Willesden Junction. Willesden Green was served by the Bakerloo’s Stanmore branch from 1939, but has been on the Jubilee line since 1979.
It was listed at Grade II in December 2006, partly because the ticket hall retains much of its rare original green tesserae mosaic tiling. The 1925 buildings by Metropolitan Railway architect Charles Walter Clark, with white marble faience and a diamond-shaped clock, are fine examples of his work.