Stonebridge Park station

Stonebridge Park station stands in the London Borough of Brent, an interchange where the Bakerloo line of the London Underground meets the Lioness line of the Overground. It sits between Wembley Central and Harlesden stations on Argenta Way, named after the nearby road junction where the North Circular Road crosses the Harrow Road. The station’s surroundings include the Brent Viaduct, a Grade II listed structure built in the 1830s by the London and Birmingham Railway. The station has a history tied to the London and North Western Railway, which opened the line in 1912 before closing it in 1917. It reopened later that year for Bakerloo line services, and the current buildings date from 1948, rebuilt after wartime bombing. The design by John Weeks used concrete and steel rather than the original brick and wood, though fires in the 1940s and 1950s led to further repairs. For two years from 1982 it served as the northern end of the Bakerloo line before services extended further. Visitors find a modern station with platforms linked by a ground-level booking hall that survived the war. The Overground platforms lie alongside the Bakerloo line, and London Buses routes 18, 79, 112 and night services N18 and N118 stop nearby. A short walk leads to the Ace Cafe London, a well-known transport-themed café, while the Brent Viaduct’s arches form a striking backdrop to the south.