Kilburn
Station entrance
Kilburn Location of Kilburn in Greater London
Location	Brondesbury Park
Local authority	London Borough of Brent
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	2
OSI	Brondesbury[2]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2020	3.95 million[3]
2021	3.30 million[4]
2022	5.52 million[5]
2023	5.57 million[6]
2024	5.55 million[7]
Railway companies
Original company	Metropolitan Railway
Key dates
24 November 1879	Opened asKilburn & Brondesbury
20 November 1939	Bakerloo line service introduced
7 December 1940	Metropolitan line service ceased
25 September 1950	RenamedKilburn
1 May 1979	Bakerloo line service replaced by Jubilee line
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°32′50″N0°12′17″W / 51.54722°N 0.20472°W /51.54722; -0.20472
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Kilburn is aLondon Underground station inKilburn, north-westLondon. It is on theJubilee line betweenWillesden Green andWest Hampstead stations, and is located inLondon fare zone 2. The station is on the A5 Kilburn High Road or Shoot-up Hill, approximately 0.1 miles (0.16 km) north ofBrondesbury station.Metropolitan line trains typically bypass the station without stopping.

The station was first opened on the Metropolitan line in 1879 as part of an extension to Willesden Green. The two-track line through the station was quadrupled in the 1910s. After merging to form theLondon Passenger Transport Board in 1933, Metropolitan line services through the station were transferred to theStanmore branch of theBakerloo line, and the station was extensively rebuilt. This branch was then transferred again to the Jubilee line in 1979. The 1930s station building remains, and was refurbished in 2005. The station is now wheelchair accessible and has frequent train services to Central London.

Kilburn serves the area of the name itself, which is a moderate commercial district and dense residential suburb. The place was said to be named after Cylla, then a Saxon, or from the 1121 Saxon term "Cuneburna" for "the cattle stream".^[8] The earliest settlements near the station date back to 1847.^[9] The station is on the A5 Kilburn High Road or Shoot-up Hill. The road connects several stations includingBrondesbury andKilburn High Road. Nearby landmarks include the Red Lion,Kiln Theatre,Kilburn Grange Park,ICMP London andKingsgate Primary School.^[10]

TheMetropolitan Railway (MR) first opened a separate line called the Metropolitan and St. John's Wood Railway (M&SJWR) fromBaker Street toSwiss Cottage. Due to low passenger numbers, the MR was considering options to extend the M&SJWR further to provide new routes into Central London.^{[11][12][note 1]} Permission was granted to extend the line up toHarrow via Kilburn in 1874.^[15]

The station opened asKilburn and Brondesbury on 24 November 1879^[9] which formed part of the extension toWillesden Green.^[16] As there was an increase in traffic, the tracks from Finchley Road to Harrow (nowHarrow-on-the-Hill) were to be quadrupled. Four-track operation started between Finchley Road and Kilburn in 1913, extending to Wembley Park in 1915.^[17] This created a bottleneck between Finchley Road and Baker Street.^[18]

On 1 July 1933, the MR amalgamated with other Underground railways, tramway companies and bus operators to form theLondon Passenger Transport Board, and the MR became theMetropolitan line ofLondon Transport.^[19] Due to a bottleneck between Finchley Road and Baker Street, the Bakerloo line was to extend to Finchley Road and Stanmore to relieve congestion on the Metropolitan line. The extension would also take over the intermediate stations, including Kiburn. Construction began in 1936 and Kilburn became part of the Stanmore branch of theBakerloo line on 20 November 1939,^[20] at which time the station was extensively rebuilt.^[8] Metropolitan line services through the station ceased on 7 December 1940, where services were fully transferred to the Bakerloo line.^[21] The station was renamed to its current name on 25 September 1950.^[8]

DuringWorld War II and throughout the 1950s and early 1960s consideration was given to various routes connecting north-west and south-east London via Central London. The Victoria line was given priority and it was not until after construction of that line started that detailed planning began for the new line. It was planned to run in an east–west direction alongFleet Street, and was to be named the Fleet line.^[22] Lack of funding meant that only the first stage of the proposed line, fromBaker Street to Charing Cross was approved in July 1969; funding was agreed in August 1971.^{[23][note 2]} Construction began in 1972.^[25] In 1977, the name of the line was changed to the Jubilee line, to mark theQueen's Silver Jubilee that year.^{[26][note 3]} Trial running of trains began in August 1978 and the Jubilee line opened on 1 May the next year.^[28][29] The line had been officially opened byPrince Charles the previous day, starting with a train journey from Green Park to Charing Cross.^[29] This replaced the Stanmore branch of the Bakerloo line, with the initial section operating between Stanmore and Charing Cross.^{[8][21][30][note 4]}

One of the bridges just beyond the station which carries the four-track line over the A5 Kilburn High Road (then known as Watling Street) has the company name "METROPOLITAN RAILWAY" fixed on the sides of the viaduct. The numbers on the viaduct read "1914", around the time when the Metropolitan Railway quadrupled its tracks from Finchley Road to Harrow-on-the-Hill.^[10][17][34]

In 2005, major refurbishing works took place, which involved the station being fully repainted, receiving a newCCTV system, better lighting, upgraded PA systems, new toilets, and new train indicator boards at the ticket hall and platform level. A lift was also installed at the station to provide step-free access from street to platform level. Heritage features were also retained throughout the refurbishment.^[35][36]

Kilburn station is on the Jubilee line in London fare zone 2.^[37] It is betweenWillesden Green to the north andWest Hampstead to the south. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[38]

• 24 tph eastbound (southbound) to Stratford
• 16 tph westbound (northbound) to Stanmore
• 4 tph westbound (northbound) to Willesden Green
• 4 tph westbound (northbound) to Wembley Park

The Metropolitan line passes through the station without stopping. Night tube services began operation on the night of 7 October 2016, two months after the Central and Victoria line services began.^[39][40] 6 tph operate in both directions throughout the entire line.^[41][42]

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Willesden Green towardsStanmore		Jubilee line		West Hampstead towardsStratford
Former services
Willesden Green towardsStanmore		Bakerloo line Stanmore branch (1939–1979)		West Hampstead towardsElephant & Castle
		Metropolitan line Stanmore branch (1932–1939)		West Hampstead towardsBaker Street orAldgate

London Buses routes16,32,189,316,332, school route632,^[43] and night routeN16 serve the station.^[44]

Kilburn is close toBrondesbury station on theLondon Overground’sMildmay line, with a walking distance of 0.1 miles (0.16 km).^[10] This route is also considered as an official out-of-station interchange byTransport for London.^[2]

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