South Kenton station

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South Kenton
Location
Place	South Kenton
Local authority	London Borough of Brent
Operations
Station code	SOK
Managed by	London Underground[1]
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.165 million
2005/06 *	0.185 million
Transport for London
Zone	4
2004 annual usage	0.664 million †
2007 annual usage	0.806 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1933
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Kenton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
London Transport Portal
UK Railways Portal

South Kenton station is a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line and London Overground trains. It is located at the south east corner of Northwick Park in Wembley.

Contents 1 History 2 The station today 3 Service 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The station opened on 3 July 1933 with access from both sides of the railway via a footbridge to the single island platform serving only the Euston-Watford DC line; this footbridge (which started at the bottom of the embankment) was later replaced by a pedestrian tunnel, cutting out a long climb for passengers entering the station. The station was built in a more modern "concrete and glass" style construction than the brick and woodwork LNWR stations elsewhere on the DC line.

[edit] The station today

The station is an island platform and Bakerloo Line train doors are not level with it. Therefore there is a downward step to the train from the platform.

The tunnel underneath, linking the South Kenton area to the Sudbury Court Estate in North Wembley is fairly dangerous, and lone travellers should avoid it at night, especially as some people on scooters use it as a shortcut.

[edit] Service

There are regular London Underground trains on the Bakerloo Line heading southbound towards Central London and Elephant & Castle and northbound to Harrow & Wealdstone.

Monday to Saturday daytimes there is the London Overground service every 20 minutes to London Euston southbound and to Watford Junction northbound. The service is every 30 mins evenings and Sundays.

[edit] References

1. ^ Transport for London - Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations - 5 December 2006.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for South Kenton railway station from National Rail (Station code: SOK)

• South Kenton station is at coordinates 51°34′15″N 0°18′31″W / 51.570828, -0.308732 (South Kenton station)Coordinates: 51°34′15″N 0°18′31″W / 51.570828, -0.308732 (South Kenton station)

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Kenton towards Harrow & Wealdstone		Bakerloo line		North Wembley towards Elephant & Castle
London Overground
Kenton towards Watford Junction		Watford DC Line		North Wembley towards Euston

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