Kentish Town West railway station
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Kentish Town West is located in Greater London Kentish Town West Kentish Town West Location of Kentish Town West in Greater London | |
| Location | Kentish Town |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code(s) | KTW |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| OSI | Kentish Town London Underground National Rail [1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 | Decrease 1.866 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | Decrease 0.702 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | Increase 1.345 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | Increase 1.545 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | Increase 1.887 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1867 (1867年4月1日) | Opened as Kentish Town |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Kentish Town West |
| 18 April 1971 | Closed due to fire |
| 5 October 1981 | Reopened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′48′′N 0°08′48′′W / 51.5468°N 0.1468°W / 51.5468; -0.1468 |
| London transport portal | |
Kentish Town West is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, located on Prince of Wales Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
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History
[edit ]The station opened on 1 April 1867 as "Kentish Town", was renamed "Kentish Town West" on 2 June 1924, and no trains called after a serious fire on 18 April 1971. In 1976, British Rail began the procedure for its permanent closure.[3] If no objections were received by 19 November 1976, the station would be deemed closed from Monday 20 December 1976.[3] Despite this announcement, the station was rebuilt and re-opened on 5 October 1981.[4] [5] It was officially opened by Ken Livingstone, Leader of the Greater London Council.[6] The 400,000ドル cost of rebuilding had been financed entirely by the GLC.[6] The new station consisted of a booking hall and ticket office, plus waiting shelters on the platforms.[6]
To allow four-car trains to run on the London Overground network, the North London line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed in February 2010, and reopened on 1 June 2010, in order to install a new signalling system and to extend 30 platforms. After the reopening the work continued until May 2011 with a reduced service and none on Sundays.[7]
Services
[edit ]The station is managed by London Overground, which also operates all services from the station. The basic weekday service is eight Mildmay line services per hour in each direction, calling at every station. Four trains are Richmond to Stratford services, alternating with four services between Clapham Junction and Stratford.[8] Services are formed of Class 378 Capitalstar electric multiple units, which replaced the older Class 313 EMUs.
| Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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| Gospel Oak towards Clapham Junction or Richmond
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Mildmay line | Camden Road towards Stratford
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Connections
[edit ]London Buses routes 46 and 393 serve the station.
See also
[edit ]- Kentish Town station, on the Northern line and Thameslink.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ a b Long, Charles, ed. (December 1976). "Kentish Town West closure sought". Modern Railways . 33 (339): 463.
- ^ Joe Brown (2006). London Railway Atlas. Ian Allan Publishing.
- ^ Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith (1997). North London Line. Middleton Press.
- ^ a b c Long, Charles, ed. (November 1981). "New station for the North London Line". Modern Railways . 38 (398): 485.
- ^ "London Overground to close from Gospel Oak to Stratford as part of 326ドルm upgrade to deliver longer, more frequent trains". TfL. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford route" (PDF). 15 May 2022.
External links
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- Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Train times and station information for Kentish Town West railway station from National Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category E stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Camden
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1971
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1981
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Kentish Town
- Mildmay line stations