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Brent Cross
Brent Cross
Standort	Brent Cross
Local authority	London Borough of Barnet
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018	2.34 million
2019	2.41 million
2020	1.35 million
2021	1.07 million
2022	2.04 million
Railway companies
Original company	London Electric Railway
Key dates
19 November 1923	Opened as Brent
20 July 1976	Renamed Brent Cross
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1401123
Added to list	20 July 2011
Other information
External links	TfL station info page;
	London transport portal

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Brent Cross is a London Underground station located on Highfield Avenue in the Golders Green area of north west London. The station is a Grade II listed building.^[7]

The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Hendon Central and Golders Green stations, and in Travelcard Zone 3. The Brent Cross shopping centre is some distance away. However, the bus route 210 stops outside the station on Highfield Avenue, route 232 stops near the exit of station on Heathfield Gardens, route 113 stops at Highfield Avenue, which is less than 1 minute away from the station and route 324 stops at Brent Cross, Tesco which is a 1 minute walk away from the station.

History

The station was designed by architect Stanley Heaps and opened as Brent, the name of the nearby river, on 19 November 1923.^[8]^[9] It was the first station of the extension of what was then known as the Hampstead & Highgate Line, which was built through undeveloped rural areas to Edgware.

The extension had first been planned prior to World War I when the station had been due to be called Woodstock. It was renamed from Brent to its current name on the 20 July 1976 opening of the shopping centre.

Two passing loops were built at the station, not long after it opened, to allow fast trains to overtake slower ones here, but these extra tracks were removed in the 1930s. The bridges over Highfield Avenue reflect this extra width, although both north and south of the station the alignment narrows again.

Development

A planning application, registered in March 2008, for the nearby Brent Cross area^[10]^[11] would improve bus services passing the station. A turning circle for buses outside the tube station is proposed, needing the demolition of nearby housing.

In early 2008, the London Group of the Campaign for Better Transport published the North and West London Light Railway Proposal (q.v.)^[12] for a rapid transit scheme through the Brent Cross site, terminating at the tube station.^[13]

References

^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ Historic England. "Brent Cross Underground Station and parade of shops (1401123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ London Transport Museum The station just before opening. Note the space for (later) by-pass tracks
^ London Transport Museum Station building at opening
^ Developers' website
^ London Borough of Barnet Regeneration proposals
^ London Campaign for Better Transport North and West London light railway (NWLLR) / Brent Cross Railway (BCR) plan
^ London Campaign for Better Transport Response to planning application

Gallery

View westward, towards Edgware in 1961
View NW towards Edgware from station entrance in 1961
Island platform looking north
Island platform looking south
Roundel on southbound platform face
Alternative entrance to the rear (north) of the main building

External links

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[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2018-1] "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2019-2] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2020-3] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2021-4] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2022-5] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[eh_1401123-6] Historic England. "Brent Cross Underground Station and parade of shops (1401123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

[7] "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[8] London Transport Museum The station just before opening. Note the space for (later) by-pass tracks

[9] London Transport Museum Station building at opening

[10] Developers' website

[11] London Borough of Barnet Regeneration proposals

[12] London Campaign for Better Transport North and West London light railway (NWLLR) / Brent Cross Railway (BCR) plan

[13] London Campaign for Better Transport Response to planning application

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 '''Brent Cross''' is a [[London Underground]] station located on Highfield Avenue in the [[Golders Green]] area of north west [[London]]. The station is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|title=16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/16-london-underground-stations-listed-at-grade-ii/|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref>
-The station is on the [[Edgware tube station|Edgware branch]] of the [[Northern line]], between [[Hendon Central tube station|Hendon Central]] and [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green]] stations, and in [[Travelcard Zone 3]]. The [[Brent Cross]] [[shopping centre]] is some distance away. However, the bus [[London Buses route 210|route 210]] stops outside the station on Highfield Avenue and the bus [[London Buses route 232|route 232]] stops near the exit of station on Heathfield Gardens.
+The station is on the [[Edgware tube station|Edgware branch]] of the [[Northern line]], between [[Hendon Central tube station|Hendon Central]] and [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green]] stations, and in [[Travelcard Zone 3]]. The [[Brent Cross]] [[shopping centre]] is some distance away. However, the bus [[London Buses route 210|route 210]] stops outside the station on Highfield Avenue,  [[London Buses route 232|route 232]] stops near the exit of station on Heathfield Gardens, [[London Buses route 113|route 113]] stops at Highfield Avenue, which is less than 1 minute away from the station and [[London Buses route 324|route 324]] stops at Brent Cross, Tesco which is a 1 minute walk away from the station.
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