Highgate tube station
Northern line · Zone 3 · Haringey
About Highgate station
The first Highgate opened on 22 August 1867 in a deep cutting dug out of Highgate Hill, on the line from Finsbury Park to Edgware that the Great Northern Railway had bought just before opening. A branch to Alexandra Palace followed in 1873, and in the 1880s the station was rebuilt around a central island platform. Under the Northern Heights project, Northern line tunnels were driven beneath it, and deep-level platforms opened on 19 January 1941, linked by escalators to a new concourse under the old station. They were built 490 feet (150 m) long for nine-car trains that never served Highgate, and in wartime they sheltered people from the bombing of London.
Much of the plan was never completed. The surface platforms last carried passenger trains on 3 July 1954, goods traffic ended in 1964, and the track through them was lifted in 1972. Charles Holden’s pre-war design for an entrance at the top of the hill, to have been topped by a statue of Dick Whittington and his cat, gave way in 1957 to a single upward-only escalator to a simple exit. One of the original station buildings survives as a private house, and on 2 May 2023 a fire broke out in the ground-level station.
First and last trains from Highgate
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern towards Morden, Battersea Power Station or Kennington | 05:37 – 00:15 | 05:37 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:24 |
| Northern towards High Barnet, Mill Hill East or Finchley Central | 05:59 – 00:59 | 05:59 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:02 |
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 Highgate, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Highgate
Running times between Highgate and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Northern | Archway | 2.2 min |
| Northern | East Finchley | 2.8 min |
Connections
Highgate is served by the Northern line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Highgate station
The station sits on Archway Road and takes its name from nearby Highgate Village. Its entrances lead to Priory Gardens and to Archway Road, one of them directly opposite the Jacksons Lane arts venue, about 110 m away. Both Gallery is about 50 m from the station, Highgate Library about 150 m and The Wildlife Trail about 330 m. Trains run north to East Finchley and south to Archway; bus routes 43, 134 and 234 and night route N20 serve the station, which also has a car park.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Jacksons Lane | 110 m |
| Both Gallery | 50 m |
| Highgate Library | 150 m |