Sudbury Hill tube station
Piccadilly line · Zone 4 · Harrow
About Sudbury Hill station
When the District Railway opened Sudbury Hill on 28 June 1903, on its new extension from Park Royal & Twyford Abbey to South Harrow, it was part of an experiment. That extension, together with the existing tracks back to Acton Town, became the first section of the Underground’s surface lines to run electric trains instead of steam; only the deep-level tubes of the day had been electric from the start.
Little of 1903 remains. The first building was pulled down in 1930–1931 and replaced by one from Charles Holden, ready for the branch to pass from the District to the Piccadilly line, which took over west of Ealing Common from 4 July 1932. Holden worked in a modern European idiom of brick, reinforced concrete and glass: a tall, block-like ticket hall, its brick walls broken by panels of clerestory windows and topped with a flat concrete slab, rises above a low range holding facilities and shops. The same formula appears at neighbouring Sudbury Town and at Alperton. Sudbury Hill became a Grade II listed building on 17 May 1994.
First and last trains from Sudbury Hill
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly towards Rayners Lane or Uxbridge | 05:35 – 01:14 to Uxbridge | 05:35 – 01:14 to Uxbridge | 05:35 – 01:14 to Uxbridge | 07:07 – 00:19 to Uxbridge |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, Acton Town or Arnos Grove | 05:17 to Acton Town – 00:58 to Acton Town | 05:17 to Acton Town – 00:58 to Acton Town | 05:17 to Acton Town – 00:58 to Acton Town | 06:51 to Acton Town – 00:23 to Acton Town |
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 8 Piccadilly trains an hour per direction from Sudbury Hill, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Sudbury Hill
Running times between Sudbury Hill and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | South Harrow | 3.2 min |
| Piccadilly | Sudbury Town | 2.7 min |
Connections
Sudbury Hill is served by the Piccadilly line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Sudbury Hill station
The station stands on Greenford Road, north of its junction with Whitton Avenue, on the boundary between Harrow and Ealing, and serves the surrounding residential streets. Sudbury Hill Harrow railway station is close by. Green space is within a short walk: Grove Farm local nature reserve is about 280 m away and Ridding Lane Open Space roughly 310 m, with Katherine & King’s College of London also at about 310 m.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Grove Farm local nature reserve | 280 m |
| Ridding Lane Open Space | 310 m |
| Katherine & King's College of London | 310 m |