Hillingdon tube station

London Underground station

Hillingdon

Interior of the station entrance

Hillingdon

Location of Hillingdon in Greater London

Location| Hillingdon
Local authority| London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by| London Underground
Number of platforms| 2
Accessible| Yes[1]
Fare zone| 6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019|  1.65 million[2]
2020|  0.84 million[3]
2021|  0.75 million[4]
2022|  1.33 million[5]
2023|  1.37 million[6]
Key dates
4 July 1904| Line opened (Metropolitan)
10 December 1923| Opened (Metropolitan & District)
23 October 1933| End (District)
23 October 1933| Start (Piccadilly)
10 August 1964| Goods yard closed
6 December 1992| Station reopened at new location
Other information
External links|

* TfL station info page

Coordinates| 51°33′14″N 0°27′00″W﻿ / ﻿51.5538°N 0.45°W﻿ / 51.5538; -0.45
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Hillingdon tube station is a London Underground station in North Hillingdon in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. Located between Uxbridge and Ickenham, it is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is the penultimate station on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and the Piccadilly line. Resited in 1992, it is also the most recently constructed station on the Metropolitan line.

## History

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The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow & Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge; this was opened on 4 July 1904, with an intermediate station at Ruislip. At first services were operated by steam trains, before electrification was completed on 1 January 1905.

The original station building, 1933

Development in north Middlesex over the next two decades led to the opening of additional stations to encourage the growth of new residential areas. Hillingdon was the last of these to open, on 10 December 1923, with Metropolitan and District line services.

On 23 October 1933, the District line service was replaced by the Piccadilly line. Between the mid-1930s and the mid-1950s the station was named Hillingdon (Swakeleys), a name which is still displayed on the platform roundels. The goods yard closed in August 1964.[7]

The current station roundel still has its original station name. "Swakeleys" is a reference to the nearby junction on the A40 Western Avenue.

### New station in 1990s

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To enable the widening of the A40 (Western Avenue) at Hillingdon Circus, the old station was demolished and a new station built to the south. Designed by architects Cassidy Taggart Partnership in a deconstructivism design, the new station opened to the south of the original on 6 December 1992. Widely acclaimed, the station received a 1996 Civic Trust Award for its design[8] and the 1994 Underground Station of the Year award.[9] The station was identified in July 2011 as one of the London Borough of Hillingdon's locally listed buildings.[10]

The station has a car park and is accessible for those with disabilities without using stairs or escalators. It is staffed, but the ticket office was closed in July 2015. Next-train indicators were installed in the ticket hall and on both platforms during May 2016; this coincided with works aimed at improving the station, including cleaning the glass station canopy and sealing off areas of the roof to deter nesting birds.

In September 2019, a fight on the platform led to the murder of 20 year old Tashan Daniel. His two assailants were convicted of murder and manslaughter.[11]

## Services

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### Metropolitan line

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The Metropolitan line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan Line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is eastbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday.[12]

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[12]

* 8tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
* 8tph Westbound to Uxbridge

The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[12]

* 2tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (semi-fast)
* 4tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
* 4tph Eastbound to Baker Street (all stations)
* 10tph Westbound to Uxbridge

The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[12]

* 7tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
* 3tph Eastbound to Baker Street (all stations)
* 10tph Westbound to Uxbridge

### Piccadilly line

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Between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge there is no Piccadilly Line service before approximately 06:30 (Monday - Friday) and 08:45 (Saturday - Sunday), except for one early morning departure from Uxbridge at 05:18 (Monday - Saturday) and 06:46 (Sunday).[13]

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[13]

* 3tph Eastbound to Cockfosters
* 3tph Westbound to Uxbridge

The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is:[13]

* 6tph Eastbound to Cockfosters
* 6tph Westbound to Uxbridge

## Connections

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* London Buses routes 278 and U2
* Oxford Tube

## References

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1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
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. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. ^ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (591). London Underground Railway Society: 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
8. ^ "Hillingdon Underground Station | Civic Trust Awards". Civic Trust Awards. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
9. ^ Coombs, Dan (13 June 2011). "Tube station among Hillingdon buildings to get protection". Uxbridge Gazette. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013.
10. ^ "Hillingdon Underground Station". London Borough of Hillingdon. July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
11. ^ "Tashan Daniel's Tube station killers lodge appeals". BBC News. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
12. ^ a b c d "CULG - Metropolitan Line". davros.org.
13. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hillingdon tube station.

* "Departure board for Hillingdon". Transport for London.
* London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
* Hillingdon station, 1933
* Hillingdon station, 1958
* New Hillingdon station - canopy and footbridge, 1994
* New Hillingdon station - the canopy, stairs and lift, 1994
* "Underground Map Circa 1933 showing Hillingdon and District line connection". Clive Billson. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007.

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Uxbridge

Terminus

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Uxbridge branch

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towards Baker Street or Aldgate

| Piccadilly line

Uxbridge branch

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towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove

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Depots|

* Acton
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* Lillie Bridge
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| Other sub-surface lines|

* Circle line
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* Metropolitan line

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Stations|

| Central London section|

* Aldgate
* Liverpool Street
* Moorgate
* Barbican
* Farringdon
* King's Cross St Pancras
* Euston Square
* Great Portland Street

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Core section|

* Baker Street
* Finchley Road
* Wembley Park
* Preston Road
* Northwick Park
* Harrow-on-the-Hill

Uxbridge branch|

* West Harrow
* Rayners Lane
* Eastcote
* Ruislip Manor
* Ruislip
* Ickenham
* Hillingdon
* Uxbridge

Outer section
& branches|

* North Harrow
* Pinner
* Northwood Hills
* Northwood
* Moor Park
* Watford branch
* Croxley
* Watford
* Rickmansworth
* Chorleywood
* Chalfont & Latimer
* Chesham branch
* Chesham
* Amersham branch
* Amersham

Rolling stock|

| Present rolling stock|

* S8 Stock

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History|

| Former lines|

* Brill Tramway
* 1863–1933
* 1933–1988
* Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway

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Closed stations|

* Brill
* Granborough Road
* Hammersmith (Grove Road)
* Lord's
* Marlborough Road
* Quainton Road
* St Mary's (Whitechapel Road)
* Shoreditch
* Swiss Cottage
* Tower of London
* Uxbridge Road
* Verney Junction
* Waddesdon
* Waddesdon Road
* Westcott
* Winslow Road
* Wood Lane
* Wood Siding
* Wotton

Former stations|

* Aldgate East
* Aylesbury
* Barking
* Bow Road
* Bromley-by-Bow
* Dollis Hill
* Drayton Park
* East Ham
* Edgware Road
* Essex Road
* Finsbury Park
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* Stoke Mandeville
* Surrey Quays
* Turnham Green
* Upton Park
* Wapping
* Wendover
* West Ham
* West Hampstead
* Whitechapel
* Willesden Green

Abandoned plans|

* Lothbury
* Clerkenwell
* Finchley Road
* Hampstead
* Watford Central

Transferred lines|

* Aylesbury line
* Bakerloo line
* East London line
* Hammersmith & City line
* Jubilee line
* Great Northern & City Railway

Former rolling stock|

* Metropolitan Railway electric multiple units
* GN&C Stock
* S Stock
* T Stock
* Circle Stock
* O/P/CP/CO/P1 Stock
* F Stock
* Main Line Stock
* A60 and A62 Stock

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* A Class
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* F Class
* G Class
* H Class
* K Class
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| Croxley Rail Link|

* Cassiobridge
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* Watford Junction

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* West Hampstead interchange

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Stations|

| Main
route|

* Cockfosters
* Oakwood
* Southgate
* Arnos Grove
* Bounds Green
* Wood Green
* Turnpike Lane
* Manor House
* Finsbury Park
* Arsenal
* Holloway Road
* Caledonian Road
* King's Cross St Pancras
* Russell Square
* Holborn
* Covent Garden
* Leicester Square
* Piccadilly Circus
* Green Park
* Hyde Park Corner
* Knightsbridge
* South Kensington
* Gloucester Road
* Earl's Court
* Barons Court
* Hammersmith
* Turnham Green
* Acton Town

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Heathrow
branch|

* South Ealing
* Northfields
* Boston Manor
* Osterley
* Hounslow East
* Hounslow Central
* Hounslow West
* Hatton Cross
* Heathrow Terminal 4
* Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
* Heathrow Terminal 5

Uxbridge
branch|

* Ealing Common
* North Ealing
* Park Royal
* Alperton
* Sudbury Town
* Sudbury Hill
* South Harrow
* Rayners Lane
* Eastcote
* Ruislip Manor
* Ruislip
* Ickenham
* Hillingdon
* Uxbridge

Rolling stock|

| Current|

* 1973 Stock

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Future|

* 2024 Stock

Former|

* 1906 Stock
* 1938 Stock
* 1956 Stock
* 1959 Stock
* Standard Stock

History|

| Former companies|

* Brompton & Piccadilly Circus Railway Railway
* Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway
* Great Northern & Strand Railway
* District Railway
* Underground Electric Railways Company of London

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Former stations|

* Aldwych
* Brompton Road
* Down Street
* Osterley & Spring Grove
* York Road

Rejected plans|

* Angel
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* Parsons Green
* Shepherd's Bush
* Waterloo

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* City
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Outside London|

* Gatwick
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| Central area|

* Baker Street
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