Colindale London Underground
Colindale Tube Station, 11 October 2016.
Colindale is located in Greater London
Colindale
Colindale
Location of Colindale in Greater London
LocationColindale
Local authorityLondon Borough of Barnet
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 6.97 million[1]
2019Increase 7.70 million[2]
2020Decrease 4.34 million[3]
2021Decrease 3.43 million[4]
2022Increase 5.95 million[5]
Key dates
18 August 1924Opened (CCEHR)
Other information
External links
WGS8451°35′44″N 0°15′00″W / 51.59556°N 0.25000°W / 51.59556; -0.25000
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Colindale is a London Underground station in Colindale, a suburb of north-west London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Burnt Oak and Hendon Central stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

The station opened on 18 August 1924[6] on the north side of Colindale Avenue, on what was then the 'Hampstead and Highgate Line', the first station of the second section of the extension to Edgware. The platforms were located underneath the east–west road, not just on one side, and the station had a classical style building designed by Underground Architect Stanley Heaps.

The opening of the station spurred the development of Colindale.[7]

T. E. Lawrence regularly used the station when he was stationed at the nearby Hendon Aerodrome, and it was the source of the pen name "Colin Dale" which he used to submit articles for The Spectator during 1927 and 1928.[8][9]

Colindale tube station was severely damaged during The Blitz. At 8:45 pm on 25 September 1940 the station was hit by a large bomb. Two trains with a total of 400 people on board were at the station at the time of the explosion, and 13 people were killed. Nine rescue parties worked through the night to rescue the survivors, and the station was visited on 26 September by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.[10]

The simple temporary timber structure erected after the bombing actually lasted longer than the original building as it was not replaced until 1962 when a new building was constructed incorporating shops.

Attractions

Roundel on southbound platform face at Hendon Central, advising passengers for the Royal Air Force Museum to alight at Colindale

The Royal Air Force Museum London is a popular destination for travellers going to Colindale. The museum is located about ten minutes by foot from the station.[11]

The British Library Newspaper Library was situated in Colindale until 2013. The Colindale tube station was also a popular destination for travellers intending to reach the shopping centre of Oriental City up until its closure.

Services

The station is sometimes used as a terminus for trains travelling north, instead of them continuing to Edgware. Some regular off-peak service patterns in recent years have seen all trains joining the Edgware branch from the Bank branch terminating at Colindale. However, this was not the pattern in 2009. Reversal of trains at this station makes use of a turn-back siding, situated between the running lines north of the station.

Connections

London Buses routes 125, 204, 303 and night route N5 serve the station.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Edwards, Dennis, Pigram, Ron (1986). London's Underground Suburbs. London: Baton Transport. p. 40. ISBN 0859362949.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Hendon and Golders Green". Pocket histories. London Borough of Barnet. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Mason, Mark (2011). Walk the lines. London: Random House. p. 238. ISBN 978-1847946539.
  9. ↑ Dunn, Anna (2001). "Catalogue of the papers of T.E. Lawrence and A.W. Lawrence, c.1894-1985". University of Oxford, Bodleian Library.
  10. ↑ O'Neill, Natalie (25 September 2012). "Ceremony for 72nd anniversary of bombing at Colindale tube station". Hendon & Finchley, Barnet & Potters Bar, Edgware Mill Bar Times. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Map and directions". Royal Air Force Museum London. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
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