Kensal Green station
| Kensal Green | |
|---|---|
Northbound platform at the station | |
Kensal Green Location of Kensal Green in Greater London | |
| Location | Kensal Green |
| Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owner | |
| Station code | KNL |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2020 | 1.35 million[1] |
| 2021 | 1.07 million[2] |
| 2022 | 1.81 million[3] |
| 2023 | 1.82 million[4] |
| 2024 | 1.98 million[5] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 | 0.409 million[6] |
| 2021–22 | 0.843 million[6] |
| 2022–23 | 0.974 million[6] |
| 2023–24 | 1.027 million[6] |
| 2024–25 | 1.000 million[6] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1916 | Opened (LNWR & Bakerloo) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′51″N 0°13′29″W / 51.530746°N 0.22479°W |
| London transport portal | |
Kensal Green is an interchange station in Kensal Green, London. It is on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground and the Lioness line of the London Overground, between Willesden Junction and Queen's Park stations. It is located in College Road, close to the junction with Harrow Road. The station is in a cutting with a tunnel at the western end. It is about 0.5 miles (750m) route distance from the older Kensal Rise station, located to the north east on the Mildmay line of the London Overground.
History
The station opened on 1 October 1916[7] on the new electrified Watford DC line which runs parallel on the north side of the existing London and North Western Railway (LNWR) tracks from Euston to Watford.
The original station was replaced in 1980.
Bakerloo line services had been running between Queen's Park and Willesden Junction since 10 May 1915.[7]
Since November 2007, services serving Kensal Green have been operated by London Overground under contract to Transport for London; with the station managed by London Underground.[8]
The station was in the news early in 2006, as it was the last station visited by Thomas ap Rhys Pryce before he was murdered in a robbery in Kensal Green. The two main suspects had also visited the station that same night, a short time before the murder, and mugged a man on the platform. A suspect also tried to use Pryce's Oyster card a day after the incident at the station, and was picked up on CCTV, aiding the police investigation.
This incident sparked a major public discussion on station safety and security, mainly because the station was un-staffed when the passenger was mugged. The only security present was CCTV cameras, and the ticket barriers were left open allowing the suspects to enter the station freely. Many high-profile politicians spoke on the issue of station safety and called on train companies to provide security or staff the station until the last train had left the station.
The Mayor of London at the time, Ken Livingstone, became personally involved in this, and publicly attacked Silverlink, the then operator of the station, for not providing staffing or security throughout the station's opening hours. He also stated that any company that wanted to bid for the subsidy to run the train line would have commit to staffing the station until the last train had left. Eventually, towards the last quarter of 2006, Silverlink hired a private security firm to patrol the station, and also had speakers installed in the ticket hall to deter gangs of youths from loitering.
Connections
London Buses route 18 and night routes N18 and N118 serve the station.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2024. Transport for London. 8 October 2025. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ a b "Bakerloo Line, Dates". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ "Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations". Transport for London. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "TfL North West London Bus Map" (PDF).
External links
- Train times and station information for Kensal Green station from National Rail
| Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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| Willesden Junction towards Watford Junction
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Lioness line | Queen's Park towards Euston
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| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
| Willesden Junction towards Harrow & Wealdstone
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Bakerloo line | Queen's Park towards Elephant & Castle
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| Future services | ||||
| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
| Old Oak Common towards Harrow & Wealdstone
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Bakerloo line | Queen's Park towards Elephant & Castle
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