Colindale tube station
Northern line · Zone 4 · Barnet
About Colindale station
Colindale opened on 18 August 1924 on what was then the Hampstead and Highgate Line, as the first station of the second section of the extension to Edgware. The platforms ran beneath Colindale Avenue, Stanley Heaps gave it a classical-style building, and its arrival spurred the development of the suburb. T. E. Lawrence used it regularly while stationed at the nearby Hendon Aerodrome.
At 8:45 pm on 25 September 1940 a large bomb hit the station while two trains carrying 400 people stood at the platforms. Thirteen people were killed; nine rescue parties worked through the night, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the next day. A plaque in the ticket hall records the event. The temporary timber building put up after the raid outlasted the original, surviving until 1962, when a new building with shops replaced it. With thousands of new homes built nearby, a £30 million new station building designed by BDP, inspired by Hendon Aerodrome, was funded; the station closed from 7 June 2024, reopened in December 2024, and its new entrance was completed on 22 December 2025.
First and last trains from Colindale
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Morden, Kennington or Battersea Power Station | 05:28 – 00:57 to Golders Green | 05:28 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:05 to Golders Green |
| Northern towards Edgware | 05:20 – 01:08 | 05:20 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:12 |
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 Colindale, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Colindale
Running times between Colindale and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | Burnt Oak | 2.4 min |
| Northern | Hendon Central | 2.7 min |
Connections
Colindale is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Colindale station
Colindale’s growth explains the rebuild: since 2010 more than 6,000 homes have been built here, including on the former Hendon Police College site, and Barnet Council recorded in 2019 that use of the station had risen by 88% since 2009. Colindale Park is about 150 m from the station and Colindale Library about 360 m. Buses 125, 204 and 303 call here, with night route N5, and the next stops on the line are Burnt Oak and Hendon Central.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Colindale Park | 150 m |
| Colindale Library | 360 m |