High Barnet tube station
Northern line · Zone 5 · Barnet
About High Barnet station
High Barnet began as a main-line terminus. Planned by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, it was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 1 April 1872 on the original site of the Barnet Fair, at the end of a branch of the line from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate. An additional ticket hall opened in 1896, and from 1923 the line belonged to the London & North Eastern Railway. Under the Northern Heights project, Northern line trains first served the station on 14 April 1940, and after a period shared by both operators, LNER services ended in 1941. A bell cast by Mears and Stainbank in 1869, rung for departing steam trains since the station opened, was donated to Barnet Museum in 1940.
Freight lasted until the goods yard closed on 1 October 1962; the yard became the commuter car park. The station still keeps much of its Victorian character, with numerous platform buildings from before the London Transport era. A train crew accommodation block was built on part of the car park in 2008 and opened on 31 January 2010, and a covered entrance from the car park to platform one, with a ramp to platforms two and three, was completed in October 2009.
First and last trains from High Barnet
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Morden, Battersea Power Station or East Finchley | 05:22 – 00:50 to East Finchley | 05:22 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:00 to East Finchley |
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 Northern trains an hour per direction from High Barnet, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from High Barnet
Running times between High Barnet and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | Totteridge & Whetstone | 3.4 min |
Connections
High Barnet is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near High Barnet station
The terminus serves Chipping Barnet, 10.2 miles (16.4 km) north north-west of Charing Cross, and the approach is a climb: the path from the north is considerably steep, and so is the approach from the road to station level from the south. Barnet Hill Common is about 170 m away and New Barnet Reservoir about 350 m. Buses 34, 107, 184, 234, 263, 307, 326, 383, 384 and 389 and night route N20 serve the station, and trains run south to Totteridge & Whetstone.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Barnet Hill Common | 170 m |
| New Barnet Reservoir | 350 m |