Golders Green tube station
Northern line · Zone 3 · Barnet
About Golders Green station
At the start of the 20th century Golders Green was a small rural hamlet with only a few houses. The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway changed that when it opened the station on 22 June 1907 as one of its two northern terminals, the other being Archway, and built its depot here too; a rapid building boom followed and the population grew sharply. Plans to push the line on to Hendon and Edgware were drawn up before the First World War, but work only began on 12 June 1922, and the first section, to Hendon Central, opened on 19 November 1923.
South of the station, in the tunnels beneath Hampstead Heath towards Hampstead, lies North End, also called Bull & Bush, a station that was partially built but never completed. Golders Green also held on to older equipment longer than anywhere else on the line: it was the last Northern line station to keep semaphore signals, which were replaced in 1950.
First and last trains from Golders 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 Northern trains an hour per direction from Golders Green, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Golders Green
Running times between Golders Green and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | Brent Cross | 2.5 min |
| Northern | Hampstead | 4.3 min |
Connections
Golders Green is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Golders Green station
The station sits at the crossroads of Finchley Road and Golders Green Road/North End Road, and its exit opens next to Golders Green bus station, about 50 m away, which also handles several National Express coaches; an older exit to Finchley Road is now closed. The Golders Green Clock Tower memorial stands about 110 m away. Next to the station is the Golders Green Hippodrome, for many years home to the BBC Concert Orchestra and now the headquarters of a religious organisation. Brent Cross is the next stop north.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Golders Green Clock Tower (memorial) | 110 m |
| Golders Green | 50 m |