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Colindale tube station is a London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 station in north London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. The station is on the Edgware branch
Edgware tube station

Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is Burnt Oak tube station....
 of the Northern Line
Northern Line

The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground line; 206,734,000 passengers per annum....
, between Burnt Oak
Burnt Oak tube station

Burnt Oak tube station is a London Underground station in north London, on Watling Avenue, off the A5 . The station is on the Edgware tube station of the Northern Line, between Edgware tube station and Colindale tube station stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4....
 and Hendon Central
Hendon Central tube station

Hendon Central tube station is a London Underground station in north London on the A41 road.The station is on the Edgware tube station of the Northern Line, between Colindale tube station and Brent Cross tube station stations, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and Travelcard Zone 4....
 stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4
Travelcard Zone 4

Travelcard Zone 4 is the fourth outward zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London....
.

The station opened on 18 August 1924 on what was then the Hampstead and Highgate Line as the first station on the second section of the Underground's extension to Edgware. The original classical style station building designed by Underground Architect Stanley Heaps
Stanley Heaps

Stanley A Heaps was an England architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the design of train depots and bus and trolleybus garages for London Passenger Transport Board....
 was destroyed by bombing in 1940.






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Colindale tube station is a London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 station in north London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. The station is on the Edgware branch
Edgware tube station

Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is Burnt Oak tube station....
 of the Northern Line
Northern Line

The Northern line is a deep-level tube line on the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground line; 206,734,000 passengers per annum....
, between Burnt Oak
Burnt Oak tube station

Burnt Oak tube station is a London Underground station in north London, on Watling Avenue, off the A5 . The station is on the Edgware tube station of the Northern Line, between Edgware tube station and Colindale tube station stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4....
 and Hendon Central
Hendon Central tube station

Hendon Central tube station is a London Underground station in north London on the A41 road.The station is on the Edgware tube station of the Northern Line, between Colindale tube station and Brent Cross tube station stations, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and Travelcard Zone 4....
 stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4
Travelcard Zone 4

Travelcard Zone 4 is the fourth outward zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London....
.

The station opened on 18 August 1924 on what was then the Hampstead and Highgate Line as the first station on the second section of the Underground's extension to Edgware. The original classical style station building designed by Underground Architect Stanley Heaps
Stanley Heaps

Stanley A Heaps was an England architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the design of train depots and bus and trolleybus garages for London Passenger Transport Board....
 was destroyed by bombing in 1940. The simple temporary timber structure erected
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 in its place actually lasted longer than the original building as it was not replaced until 1962 when a new building was constructed incorporating shops.

The British Library
British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is based in London and is one of the world's largest List of Research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; books, journals, newspapers, magazines, Sound recording, patents, databases, maps, stamps, Printmaking, drawings and much mor...
 Newspaper Library
British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is based in London and is one of the world's largest List of Research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; books, journals, newspapers, magazines, Sound recording, patents, databases, maps, stamps, Printmaking, drawings and much mor...
 is presently situated at Colindale, but is scheduled to move. It was a popular destination for travellers intending to reach Oriental City
Oriental City

Oriental City was a shopping centre in Colindale, London specialising in various oriental foods and items. It could be reached via Colindale tube station and also directly off Edgware Road....
 up until its closure; indeed, there was once a piece of graffiti
Graffiti

Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is sometimes regarded as a form of art and other times regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted....
 on the station wall giving directions to it, which has now been removed.

The RAF Museum
RAF Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation, and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force in particular. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport....
 London is another popular destination for travellers going to Colindale. It's about 10 minutes walking distance from the station.

The station is sometimes used as a terminus for trains travelling north, instead of them continuing to Edgware
Edgware tube station

Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is Burnt Oak tube station....
. Some regular off-peak service patterns in recent years have seen all trains joining the Edgware branch
Edgware tube station

Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is Burnt Oak tube station....
 having come from the Bank branch terminating here, though this is not the current pattern. Reversal of trains at this station makes use of a turnback siding situated between the running lines north of the station platform.

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