Golders Green tube station

London Underground station

Golders Green

Golders Green station

Golders Green

Location of Golders Green in Greater London

Location| Golders Green
Local authority| London Borough of Barnet
Managed by| London Underground
Number of platforms| 5 (facing 3 tracks)
Accessible| Yes[1]
Fare zone| 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019|  7.90 million[2]
2020|  3.90 million[3]
2021|  3.33 million[4]
2022|  5.79 million[5]
2023|  6.03 million[6]
Key dates
22 June 1907| Opened as terminus (CCE&HR)
19 November 1923| Became through station (CCE&HR)
Other information
External links|

* TfL station info page

Coordinates| 51°34′19″N 0°11′38″W﻿ / ﻿51.572°N 0.194°W﻿ / 51.572; -0.194
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Golders Green is a London Underground station in Golders Green, London, England. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line between Brent Cross and Hampstead stations, and is located in Travelcard Zone 3.

The station is located at the crossroads of Finchley Road (A598) and Golders Green Road/North End Road (A502). The station exit is adjacent to Golders Green bus station; a former exit to Finchley Road is now closed. Adjacent to the station is the Golders Green Hippodrome, home to the BBC Concert Orchestra for many years and now the headquarters of a religious organisation.

## History

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Golders Green station was opened by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR, now part of the Northern line) on 22 June 1907. It was one of the railway's two northern terminals (the other being at Archway) and was also the site of the railway's depot. At the beginning of the 20th century Golders Green was a small rural hamlet with only a few houses, but the opening of the railway stimulated a rapid building boom causing the number of houses and the population to increase greatly.

To the south of the station in the tunnels beneath Hampstead Heath is the partially built but uncompleted North End or Bull & Bush station.

Before the First World War plans were made to extend the CCE&HR north from Golders Green to Hendon and Edgware to open up new areas of the Middlesex countryside to development and to create a source of new passengers. The war postponed the construction of the extension and work did not begin until 12 June 1922. The first section of the extension, as far as Hendon Central, opened on 19 November 1923.

Golders Green was the last station on the Northern line to retain semaphore signals, replaced in 1950.

## Today

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The station has three tracks running through it which serve a side platform and two island platforms. The platforms are numbered 1 to 5 with numbers 1 and 2 serving each side of one track and 3 and 4 serving each side of another. Platform 1 (the northbound side platform) is not presently in public use, as it is used by London Underground staff. Platforms 3 and 4 are used for trains terminating at Golders Green, which may then reverse back into London, but this is uncommon, and trains that start at Golders Green Depot continue to Hampstead Station to make their first stop.[7]

Two new lifts were installed during 2008, one on platform 2/3 and one on platform 4/5 to provide step-free access to the platforms. Ticket barriers are in operation.

## Connections

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London Buses routes 13, 83, 102, 139, 183, 210, 226, 240, 245, 260, 268, 328, 460, H2, H3, school route 631 and night routes N5 and N83 serve the station.[8] Several National Express coaches also serve the station.

## Gallery

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* Station entrance in 1962

* Northern line in the 1962 snow

* Station entrance, 2011

* Station entrance, 2023

* Platforms at Golders Green

* Station roundel

* Tunnel portals to south of the station

## References

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1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2025.
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.
3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. ^ Where tubes start during the day
8. ^ "Buses from Golders Green" (PDF). TfL. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Golders Green tube station.

* London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
* Station exterior, 1907
* Golders Green platforms with 1906/07 End Gate stock train, 1911
* High angle view of station, 1923
* Tubeprune – Train Professional's Rumour Network
* Layout of tracks and signals at Golders Green station

Preceding station  |  London Underground | Following station

|
|

Brent Cross

towards Edgware

|  | Northern line

Edgware branch

|  | Hampstead

towards Battersea Power Station, Morden or Kennington

Abandoned works
Terminus |  | Northern line |  | North End

towards Charing Cross

* v
* t
* e

Northern line

Stations|

| High Barnet branch|

* High Barnet
* Totteridge & Whetstone
* Woodside Park
* West Finchley
* Mill Hill East
* Finchley Central
* East Finchley
* Highgate
* Archway
* Tufnell Park
* Kentish Town
* Camden Town

|

Edgware branch|

* Edgware
* Burnt Oak
* Colindale
* Hendon Central
* Brent Cross
* Golders Green
* Hampstead
* Belsize Park
* Chalk Farm
* Camden Town

Charing Cross branch|

* Camden Town
* Mornington Crescent
* Euston
* Warren Street
* Goodge Street
* Tottenham Court Road
* Leicester Square
* Charing Cross
* Embankment
* Waterloo
* Kennington

Bank Branch|

* Camden Town
* Euston
* King's Cross St Pancras
* Angel
* Old Street
* Moorgate
* Bank
* London Bridge
* Borough
* Elephant & Castle ( 100m)
* Kennington

Morden branch|

* Kennington
* Oval
* Stockwell
* Clapham North
* Clapham Common
* Clapham South
* Balham
* Tooting Bec
* Tooting Broadway
* Colliers Wood
* South Wimbledon
* Morden

Battersea branch|

* Kennington
* Nine Elms
* Battersea Power Station

Rolling
stock|

| Current|

* 1995 Stock

|

Former|

* 1906 Stock
* 1938 Stock
* 1949 Stock
* 1956 Stock
* 1959 Stock
* 1962 Stock
* 1972 Stock
* Standard Stock

History|

| Former companies|

* City and South London Railway
* Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
* Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
* Underground Electric Railways Company of London

|

Former lines|

* Northern City Line

Former stations|

* City Road
* Essex Road
* Finsbury Park
* Highbury & Islington
* Drayton Park
* King William Street
* South Kentish Town

Abandoned plans|

* Northern Heights plan
* Aldenham depot
* Alexandra Palace
* Brockley Hill
* Bushey Heath
* Cranley Gardens
* Crouch End
* Elstree South
* Mill Hill
* Muswell Hill
* North End
* Stroud Green

Depots|

* Golders Green
* Morden

* London Underground
* Night Tube
* Transport for London

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