High Barnet tube station

High Barnet
Southern entrance
High Barnet Location of High Barnet in Greater London
Location	High Barnet
Local authority	London Borough of Barnet
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2011	3.14 million
2012	2.88 million
2013	2.80 million
2014	3.23 million
Key dates
1872	Opened (GNR)
1940	Started (Northern line)
1941	Ended (LNER)
1 October 1962	Goods yard closed
Other information
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High Barnet is a London Underground station, and former railway station, located in High Barnet in North London. The station is the terminus of the High Barnet branch of the Northern line and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is the northernmost station on the Northern line and is situated 10.2 miles (16.4 km) north north-west of Charing Cross. The next station south is Totteridge & Whetstone.

Northern line trains are scheduled to arrive and depart every 3–9 minutes from the station's three southbound platforms, with trains operating to Morden via Bank or to Kennington or Morden via Charing Cross.

In the early hours of the morning, between about 00:00 and 01:00, departing trains run as far as East Finchley only, from where journeys to central London can be continued by night bus N20, which also serves High Barnet station itself.

When trains are no longer required to run on the Northern line, they may be stabled on the sidings to the east of the station.

History

High Barnet station was planned by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was originally opened on 1 April 1872 by the Great Northern Railway (which had taken over the EH&LR) on the original site of the Barnet Faire. It was the terminus of the branch of a line that ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

After the 1921 Railways Act created the "Big Four" railway companies the line was, from 1923, part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). The section of the High Barnet branch north of East Finchley was incorporated into the London Underground network through the "Northern Heights" project begun in the late 1930s. High Barnet station was first served by Northern line trains on 14 April 1940 and, after a period where the station was served by both operators, LNER services ended in 1941. The station still retains much of its original Victorian architectural character today, a considerable number of platform buildings dating from the pre-LT era.

In the Autumn 2008, a new train crew accommodation block began construction immediately to the south west of the station in part of the station's car park. This accommodation was opened on 31 January 2010.

Also further improvements have been introduced: A new covered step-free entrance from the car park to platform one is now available, along with a ramp at the end of the platform connecting it to platforms two and three. There are also two accessible toilets now available. These works were fully completed in October 2009. Therefore, there is full step-free access coverage in the station, although a considerably steep path to the station still exists if approaching from the north and a steep approach from the road to station level from the south also remains.

Connections

Many London Buses Routes serve the station on nearby roads near High Barnet Station but access between the bus stops and the station is not ideal (involving fairly long walks and road crossings). This is due to the position of High Barnet Station in the surrounding steep geography of Barnet Hill. Buses serving roads near the station are:

From Meadway stop P (northbound) - at the top of the steep pedestrian path leading north from the station entrance and turn right:

• 184 - Turnpike Lane bus/tube station to Barnet (Chesterfield Road)
• 383 - Woodside Park tube station to Barnet (the Spires) - Monday to Saturday except late evenings

From Barnet Hill stop N (southbound) - at the top of the steep pedestrian path leading north from the station entrance and cross Meadway:

• 34 - Barnet Church to Walthamstow Central station
• 84 - St Albans to New Barnet railway station
• 107 - Edgware bus/tube Station to New Barnet railway station
• 184 - Barnet (Chesterfield Road) to Turnpike Lane bus/tube station
• 234 - Barnet (the Spires) to Highgate Wood (Sussex Gardens)
• 263 - Barnet Hospital to Archway tube station
• 307 - Barnet (Arkley Hotel) to Brimsdown railway Station
• 326 - Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre
• 383 - Barnet (the Spires) to Woodside Park tube Station - Monday to Saturday except late evenings
• 384 - Barnet (Quinta Drive) to Cockfosters tube station
• 389 - Barnet (the Spires) to Barnet (Western Way) - circular service - Monday to Saturday shopping hours only
• N20 - Barnet Church to Trafalgar Square - night service
• 606 - Ravenscroft School (Barnet) to Queensbury tube station - school service
• 626 - Dame Alice Owens School (Potters Bar) to Finchley Central - school service
• 634 - Barnet Hospital to Muswell Hill Broadway - school service

From Barnet Hill stop R (southbound) - turn left outside station entrance and follow pedestrian path adjacent to car park, bus stop is located at the junction between this path and Barnet Hill:

• 34 - Barnet Church to Walthamstow Central tube/bus/railway station
• 84 - St Albans to New Barnet railway station
• 107 - Edgware Station to New Barnet railway station
• 234 - Barnet (the Spires) to Highgate Wood (Sussex Gardens)
• 263 - Barnet Hospital to Holloway Road
• 307 - Barnet General Hospital to Brimsdown railway station
• 326 - Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre
• 384 - Barnet (Quinta Drive) to Cockfosters tube station
• 389 - Barnet (the Spires) to Barnet (Western Way) - circular service (towards Western way from this stop) - Monday to Saturday shopping hours only
• N20 - Barnet Church to Trafalgar Square - night service
• 606 - Ravenscroft School (Barnet) to Queensbury tube station - school service
• 626 - Dame Alice Owens School (Potters Bar) to Finchley Central - school service
• 634 - Barnet Hospital to Muswell Hill Broadway - school service

From Barnet Hill stop Q (northbound) - turn left outside station entrance and follow pedestrian path adjacent to car park, turn right at the junction with Barnet Hill, cross at the pelican crossing, turn right up Barnet Hill and across Milton Avenue to bus stop. Alternatively walk to the top of the steep pedestrian path leading north from the station entrance, cross Barnet Hill and turn left down Barnet Hill (allow at least five minutes to reach this stop either way):

• 34 - Walthamstow Central bus/tube/railway station to Barnet Church
• 84 - New Barnet railway station to St Albans
• 107 - New Barnet railway station to Edgware bus/tube Station
• 234 - Highgate Wood (Sussex Gardens) to Barnet (the Spires)
• 263 - Archway tube station to Barnet Hospital
• 307 - Brimsdown railway station to Barnet (Arkley Hotel)
• 326 - Brent Cross Shopping Centre to Barnet (the Spires)
• 384 - Cockfosters tube station to Barnet (Quinta Drive)
• 389 - Barnet (the Spires) to Barnet (Western Way) - circular service (towards Barnet (the Spires) from this stop) - Monday to Saturday shopping hours only
• N20 - Trafalgar Square to Barnet Church - night service
• 606 - Ravenscroft School (Barnet) to Queensbury tube station - school service
• 626 - Finchley Central to Dame Alice Owens School (Potters Bar) - school service
• 634 - Muswell Hill Broadway to Barnet Hospital - school service

See also

• List of London Underground stations
• Northern Line Embankment, High Barnet

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London Transport Museum Photographic Archive High Barnet Station in 1935 during the LNER period prior to London Transport's take-over.

Gallery

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  Old station building, just to the south of the modern entrance

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  Platform 3 looking north

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  Roundel on the platform

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Terminus		Northern line		Totteridge & Whetstone towards Morden or Kennington