High Barnet tube station

High Barnet station stands in Chipping Barnet, North London, as the northern end of the Northern line branch. It sits 16.4 kilometres north-west of Charing Cross in fare zone five. The next station south is Totteridge & Whetstone. The site was once the Barnet Fair grounds before the railway arrived. The original station opened in 1872 under the Great Northern Railway after plans by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway. An extra ticket hall opened in 1896 to handle growing crowds. The station’s history includes the 1930s Northern Heights project that brought Underground trains in 1940. Before that, steam trains left after a bell cast in 1869 by Mears and Stainbank. The bell now belongs to Barnet Museum. Freight trains served a goods yard until 1962, when it became a commuter car park. Victorian platform buildings still mark the original character of the site. Visitors find three southbound platforms where Northern line trains run every three to nine minutes. Step-free access includes a covered entrance from the car park and a ramp between platforms. Two accessible toilets are available. The steep paths from north and south remain the only challenges. Buses 34, 107, 184 and others connect outside the station.