West_Hampstead_Thameslink_railway_station
West Hampstead Thameslink railway station
National rail (Thameslink) station in London, England
West Hampstead Thameslink is a National Rail station on the Midland Main Line and is served by Thameslink trains as part of the Thameslink route between Kentish Town and Cricklewood. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.
West Hampstead Thameslink  | |
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New station building which opened in November 2011 | |
| Location | West Hampstead |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Station code | WHP |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| OSI | West Hampstead  West Hampstead  [1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  3.756 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.960 million[2] |
| 2019–20 |  3.987 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.998 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 1.091 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.325 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 2.233 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.659 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 2.862 million[2] |
| – interchange | 1.057 million[2] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1871 | Opened as West End for Kilburn and Hampstead |
| 1 July 1903 | Renamed West End |
| 1 April 1904 | Renamed West End and Brondesbury |
| 1 September 1905 | Renamed West Hampstead |
| 25 September 1950 | Renamed West Hampstead Midland |
| 16 May 1988 | Renamed West Hampstead Thameslink |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51.5484°N 0.1930°W / 51.5484; -0.1930 |
 London transport portal | |
The station was built by the Midland Railway on its extension to St. Pancras, to serve the newly developed area around the hamlet of West End. It opened on 1 March 1871, and was originally named West End for Kilburn and Hampstead.[3]
For a short period from 1878 the station formed part of the Super Outer Circle, Midland trains running through from St Pancras to Earl's Court via Acton Central and Turnham Green.[4]
It was renamed several times: to West End on 1 July 1903; to West End and Brondesbury on 1 April 1904; to West Hampstead on 1 September 1905; West Hampstead Midland on 25 September 1950; and finally West Hampstead Thameslink on 16 May 1988.[3] It was popular for many years for people taking a day out on Hampstead Heath and those visiting the chalybeate springs in Hampstead itself.[5]
Oyster Pay as you go was introduced in late 2007.
From March 2009, Southeastern and Thameslink began running some peak hour trains from Sevenoaks to Luton,[6] though in the off-peak these services turn back at Kentish Town.
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London Buses routes 139, 328 and C11 serve the station.[7]
All services at West Hampstead Thameslink are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]
- 2 tph to Bedford (non-stop to and from St Albans City)
- 2 tph to Luton (all stations except Cricklewood and Hendon)
- 4 tph to St Albans City (all stations)
- 2 tph to Brighton via Gatwick Airport
- 2 tph to Rainham via Dartford
- 4 tph to Sutton (2 of these run via Mitcham Junction and 2 run via Wimbledon)
During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between Luton and Orpington via Catford.
The station is also served by a night service between Bedford and Three Bridges on Sunday to Friday nights.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| St Albans City or Cricklewood |
Thameslink |
Kentish Town or London St Pancras International | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Midland Railway | ||||
- "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 245. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- "Circle Line". Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
- Train Times – Thameslink Route (PDF). First Capital Connect. March–May 2009. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- "Buses from West Hampstead" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- Table 52, 179, 195, 201 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- Train times and station information for West Hampstead Thameslink railway station from National Rail