Northwick Park tube station
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Northwick Park is a London Underground
London Underground
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 station on the Metropolitan Line
Metropolitan Line
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. It is in Zone 4, and lies between Harrow-on-the-Hill
Harrow-on-the-Hill station
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 and Preston Road
Preston Road tube station
Preston Road tube station is a station on the Metropolitan Line in London. It is in Zone 4, and lies between Northwick Park tube station and Wembley Park....

.

It is served by 'slow' trains (fast trains are non-stop between Wembley Park
Wembley Park tube station
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 and Harrow-on-the-Hill). It takes an average time of 20 minutes from Baker Street
Baker Street
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 Station.

It is close to Northwick Park Hospital
Northwick Park Hospital
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, the Harrow
Harrow, London
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 campus of the University of Westminster
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, and the suburb of Kenton
Kenton
-Notable people:* Actress Michele Austin, best known as PC Yvonne Hemmingway in ITV's The Bill, attended Claremont High School in Kenton* Cricketer Denis Compton lived in Kenton* TV exercise instructor Mr Motivator lived in Kenton...

. Kenton station
Kenton station
Kenton station is a railway station served by London Underground and London Overground 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.-History:The station was one of several built on the London...

 on the Bakerloo Line
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 and London Overground
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's Watford DC Line
Watford DC Line
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is within walking distance. If a journey is chosen between the northern end of the Metropolitan line and stations on the Watford DC line on Transport for London's journey planner, walking between Kenton and Northwick Park is generally given as the quickest route.

Events

  • 2 August 1880: Metropolitan Railway passes through here en route to Harrow
  • 19 July 1908: line electrified
  • 28 June 1923: station opened as "Northwick Park and Kenton"
  • 15 March 1937: renamed "Northwick Park"

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