Kenton Overground Station - Kenton Road, Kenton, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 34.911 W 000° 19.029
30U E 685874 N 5717942
Kenton tube station serves London Underground's Bakerloo Line as well as London Overground services. The entrance and ticket hall are on the south east side of Kenton Road with the platforms and tracks at a lower level but on the surface.
Waymark Code: WMMW72
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/13/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

Wikipedia has an article about the station that covers both Underground and Overground operations:

Kenton station is a railway station served by London Underground (Bakerloo line) and London Overground (Watford DC Line) trains. It is located on the south side of Kenton Road in Kenton, a short walk from Northwick Park station on the London Underground Metropolitan line.

The station was one of several built on the London and North Western Railway's "New Line" from Camden to Watford Junction which enabled local services from Watford Junction station to Euston station and Broad Street station in London. The New Line was mostly alongside the United Kingdom's first main line railway which had been previously opened by the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837.

Kenton station was opened on 15 June 1912. It has only ever had platforms on the New Line; parallel main line services call at Harrow and Wealdstone station, one stop to the north, with some also calling at Wembley Central station, three stops to the south.

Bakerloo line services began on 16 April 1917. On 24 September 1982, Bakerloo line services to Kenton ended when services north of Stonebridge Park were ended. The closure was short-lived, and the Bakerloo line service was reinstated on 4 June 1984.

The station's former coal yard on the east side of the railway, no longer needed for the trains, is now occupied by a Sainsbury's supermarket.

London Buses routes 114; 183; 223; H9; H10 and H18; H19 serve the station.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: London Overground & London Underground

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

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