Stanmore tube station

Stanmore is a London Underground station in the north-west of London. It stands on the south side of London Road, part of the A410, in the London Borough of Harrow. The station is the northern end of the Jubilee line, with the next stop south at Canons Park. It sits in fare zone five. The building was designed in the 1930s by Charles W. Clark for the Metropolitan Railway. The station opened in December 1932, replacing an earlier village station half a mile away. The station’s history reflects London’s changing transport needs. After opening, fast Metropolitan trains drew commuters away from the rival London, Midland and Scottish Railway service. The slower LMS branch closed in 1952 after twenty years of competition. In 1939 the branch moved from the Metropolitan line to the Bakerloo line, then in 1979 to the Jubilee line. A third platform was added between 2005 and 2011 to increase capacity. The station today serves as the Jubilee line’s northern terminus. Off-peak trains run twelve times an hour to Stratford. At peak times eighteen trains an hour head south, with three extra services to North Greenwich. Night trains run six times an hour. Buses 142, 324 and H12 link the station to the local area, including the site of the former Stanmore Village station.