Hendon railway station
railway station in Barnet, London, England, UK
Hendon railway station is a National Rail station on the Midland Main Line in England, in West Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet, north London. It is 6 miles 79 chains (11.2 km) down the line from St Pancras and is situated between Brent Cross West to the south and Mill Hill Broadway to the north. Its three-letter station code is HEN.
The station is served by Thameslink-operated trains on the Thameslink route. It is on the boundary of London fare zone 3 and 4.
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. From 1875 the Midland opened a service to Victoria on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway line and received coaches from the London and South Western Railway for attachment to northbound trains.
Location
The station is on Station Road in West Hendon, next to the M1 motorway, about 1 km from Hendon Central.
Services
All services at Hendon are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
4 tph to St Albans City
4 tph to Sutton (2 of these run via Mitcham Junction and 2 run via Wimbledon)
During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services to and from Luton, Orpington and Rainham, as well as some late evening services to and from Bedford.
The public source identifies “Hendon railway station” as railway station in Barnet, London, England, UK. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hendon, railway and station.
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