West Hampstead interchange

Stations in West Hampstead
Up arrow Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham
Up arrow LU Jubilee and Metropolitan lines
Up arrow Thameslink and Midland Main Line

Left arrow North London Line to Richmond

London Overground London Overground station
National Rail Thameslink station

West Hampstead(on West End Lane)

Jubilee Line LU Jubilee line station

Jubilee LineMetropolitan Line Finchley Road OSI: London Overground

Finchley Road(MR) (1868-1927)

London Overground Finchley Road & Frognal OSI: Jubilee LineMetropolitan Line
Right arrow North London Line to Stratford
Down arrow Thameslink and Midland Main Line
Down arrow LU Jubilee and Metropolitan lines
Down arrow Chiltern Main Line to Marylebone
OSI = Out of station interchange

West Hampstead interchange is a proposal by Chiltern Railways to connect three existing railway stations and two lines now without platforms, on West End Lane in West Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden in London, England. Although physically separate, they are near each other and the stations form a railway interchange. Two of the stations are part of the National Rail network and the third is on the London Underground.

Stations and lines

West Hampstead Thameslink railway station is the oldest but acquired that name when the Thameslink route was established in 1988. Earlier names were West End and West End and Brondesbury. It is on the western side of West End Lane at the Iverson Road junction. Services are operated by Thameslink. Annual usage in 2009 was 2.318 million.

West Hampstead railway station is on the North London Line, with train services provided by London Overground which is managed by Transport for London. It was known as West End Lane until 1975. It is on the western side of West End Lane between the tube station and Iverson Road. Services are operated by London Overground. Annual usage in 2009 was 1.5 million.

West Hampstead tube station, on the Jubilee line, is owned and operated by Transport for London. It is on the eastern side of West End Lane near Broadhurst Gardens. It was a Bakerloo line station until 1979. Annual usage in 2009 was 7.44 million.

The three lines without stations at West Hampstead are:

Current interchange

Lines and stations

To change stations passengers leave one and walk along West End Lane to the other. The diagram shows the relative locations of the stations which are spaced over about 200 yards (or metres). Out-of-station interchange within twenty minutes between any two of the stations entails no additional charge.[1] As an example: a journey from Richmond to St Albans may be made on one ticket with a walk between the North London Line and the Thameslink stations.

Proposal

Chiltern Railways suggested building platforms for their line, and possibly for the Metropolitan line, and moving the Thameslink and North London Line stations to the east side of West End Lane to provide a combined station there.[2] West End Lane would become "a tree-lined boulevard".[3][4] The plans were put on hold in 2007 due to uncertainty over the North London Line rail franchise.[5]

In January 2008, the London Group of the Campaign for Better Transport published a proposal[6] for a North and West London Light railway, sharing the Dudding Hill Line freight corridor, and taking over one or both of the two unused freight lines which run through West Hampstead Thameslink station.

Current services

  West Hampstead tube station  
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
towards Stanmore
Jubilee line
towards Stratford
  West Hampstead Thameslink railway station  
Thameslink
Thameslink
Thameslink
Sutton Loop
Thameslink
Bedford-Sevenoaks
  West Hampstead railway station  
Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
North London Line
towards Stratford

References

  1. ↑ "Out of Station Interchange (OSI)". Oyster and National Rail (independent guide). 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Planning Framework for West Hampstead Interchange Area Appendix 2". London Borough of Camden. 2005-04-19. p. 25. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  3. ↑ "West Hampstead Interchange". Always Touch Out. 2006-01-11. Archived from the original on 2004-07-12.
  4. ↑ "West Hampstead Interchange Draft Planning Framework". London Borough of Camden. 2005-04-19. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Station interchange plans put on hold". Camden New Journal. 2007-03-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
  6. ↑ "North and West London light railway (NWLLR) / Brent Cross Railway (BCR) plan". London Campaign for Better Transport. 2008-10-23. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06.

Coordinates: 51°32′51″N 0°11′29″W / 51.54750°N 0.19139°W / 51.54750; -0.19139

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