Burnt Oak tube station
Northern line · Zone 4 · Barnet
About Burnt Oak station
Opened on 27 October 1924, two months after the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway extended its line from Hendon Central to Edgware, Burnt Oak came close to being called Sheaves Hill, a name that appeared on one version of the 1924 Underground map. It opened as plain Burnt Oak, became Burnt Oak (for Watling) in 1928, and the suffix was gradually dropped. Watling refers to Watling Street, the Roman road followed by the Edgware Road (A5), just off which the station stands.
Stanley Heaps designed the station. Passengers first used a temporary structure; the permanent ticket office building went up in 1925. A plaque unveiled in March 2025 marks its centenary. Work to add step-free access began in August 2026, with completion planned for early 2028.
First and last trains from Burnt Oak
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Morden, Kennington or Battersea Power Station | 05:26 – 00:54 to Golders Green | 05:26 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:02 to Golders Green |
| Northern towards Edgware | 05:22 – 01:10 | 05:22 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:14 |
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 22 Northern trains an hour per direction from Burnt Oak, counting both directions separately.
Connections
Burnt Oak is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Burnt Oak station
Burnt Oak is a local station for a residential suburb of north-west London, with rows of shops along Watling Avenue, where the entrance is. The disused Watling Market is about 40 m away and Silk Stream Park roughly 340 m. Burnt Oak Library stands close by on the far side of the tracks, and Edgware Community Hospital, Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre and Barnfield and Goldbeaters primary schools are also near the station. Day and night buses call here, and the station has a car park.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Watling Market (disused) | 40 m |
| Silk Stream Park | 340 m |
Frequently asked questions
From 1928 the station was named Burnt Oak (for Watling), a suffix that was later gradually dropped. The station stands on Watling Avenue, off the Edgware Road, which follows the line of Watling Street, a Roman road.
Yes. Before it opened in 1924 the station was going to be called Sheaves Hill, and that name appeared on a version of the Underground map from 1924. A later version had it crossed out and replaced with Burnt Oak.