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 Harlesden 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Harlesden had 1,309,798 entries and exits, making it the 347th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
347/2575
It ranked 40th busiest (out of 997), with 3,203 scheduled services per week.
40/997
That's a daily average of 3588.49 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 7.86 passengers per service, giving it the 1,056th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1056/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 357,696
Reduced price entries & exits: 724,328
Season ticket entries & exits: 227,774
Total entries & exits: 1,309,798
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +38,868 : 3.06%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down123447
Up123447
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +949,638 (+263.67%)

Reasons for change:
2009-10 London area station, Oyster PAYG data
2010-11 Oyster PAYG accepted but not captured prior to Jan 2010
2011-12 Ramp-up of demand on London Overground services
2012-13 Continuation of recent trend in growth on London Overground services
2013-14 Continuation of recent trend in growth on London Overground services
2019-20 Frequency improvements on London Overground services have led to an increase in the proportion of passengers using London Overground services between Queens Park and Wembley Central instead of Bakerloo line services

Location Details

Location: Harlesden
CRS: HDN / NLC: 1521 / TIPLOC(S): HARLSDN
Station Facility Owner: London Underground
OS Grid Ref: 520922 183383
Constituency: Brent Central
Local Authority: Brent
NR Region: London
ELR: CWJ 6m 07ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Harlesden during 2022/2023:
•Queens Park (London) (195,347 journeys)
•London Euston (75,763 journeys)
•Wembley Central (56,786 journeys)
•Kenton (40,485 journeys)
•Harrow and Wealdstone (40,110 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Harlesden's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Stonebridge Park0.98
Willesden Junction0.63