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{{Short description|Future National Rail station in London, England}}
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| caption = The western entrance to the station, seen a day after opening
| caption = Brent Cross West station under construction in June 2022, showing the cycle/pedestrian bridge
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| locale = [[Brent Cross]]
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'''Brent Cross West'''<ref name=barnetgov>{{Cite web|url=https://barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/news/New-Thameslink-station-to-be-named-Brent-Cross-West.html|title=New Thameslink station to be named Brent Cross West - barnet.gov.uk|website=barnet.gov.uk|date=29 November 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-02-28}}</ref> (formerly '''Brent Cross South'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brentcrosssouth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Newsletter1_online.pdf|title=Welcome to the first update on Brent Cross South|date=July 2016|website=Brent Cross South|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref> / '''Thameslink''' / '''Parkway'''<ref>[http://www.aptu.org.uk/pdfs/aptunews20140820.pdf APTU Newsletter Saturday 20 September 2014]</ref>) is a railway station under construction on the [[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink route]] on the [[Midland Main Line]]. It will serve [[Brent Cross]] and the northern parts of [[Cricklewood]] and [[Dollis Hill]] areas of north London and the proposal is part of the [[Brent Cross Cricklewood]] development, which also sees an investment to {{stnlnk|Cricklewood}} station further down the line.<ref name="brentcrosscricklewood.com">[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/30reasons.pdf Brent Cross Cricklewood: The benefits] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708092658/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/30reasons.pdf |date=8 July 2011 }} Accessed 20 December 2010</ref> The station is set to open in early 2023.<ref name=barnetgov/><ref name=may2022scheduleopen>{{cite web | url=https://transformingbx.co.uk/transformation/brent-cross-west/ | title=Brent Cross West | access-date=13 November 2022 | publisher=Barnet Council }}</ref>
'''Brent Cross West''' is a railway station on the [[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink route]] and on the [[Midland Main Line]]. The station serves [[Brent Cross]] and the northern parts of [[Cricklewood]] and [[Dollis Hill]] areas of north London. The station is part of the [[Brent Cross Cricklewood]] development, which also sees an investment to {{stnlnk|Cricklewood}} station further down the line.<ref name="brentcrosscricklewood.com">[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/30reasons.pdf Brent Cross Cricklewood: The benefits] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708092658/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/30reasons.pdf |date=8 July 2011 }} Accessed 20 December 2010</ref><ref name="may2022scheduleopen">{{cite web | url=https://transformingbx.co.uk/transformation/brent-cross-west/ | title=Brent Cross West | access-date=13 November 2022 | publisher=Barnet Council }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahdash |first=Hajer |date=2023-11-10 |title=Brent Cross West opening date announced |url=https://transformingbx.co.uk/brent-cross-west-opening-date-announced/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Transforming Brent Cross Cricklewood |language=en}}</ref> The station was opened on 10 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Floyd |first=David |date=2023-12-11 |title=Opening of Brent Cross West Station hailed as "major milestone" for area |url=https://barnetpost.co.uk/2023/12/11/opening-of-brent-cross-west-station-hailed-as-major-milestone-for-area/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Barnet Post |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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====Cricklewood station====
====Cricklewood station====
The developers of the Brent Cross Cricklewood development have included in their project a plan to upgrade facilities at [[Cricklewood railway station]] which lies {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} south of the Brent Cross station site.<ref name="brentcrosscricklewood.com"/> The platforms at Cricklewood cannot accommodate longer 12-car trains, but the new Brent Cross will be able to accommodate the longer trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42|title=Thameslink Programme - FAQ|access-date=21 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206014150/http://thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42|archive-date=6 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Rumours that Cricklewood station would close when the new station opened have been refuted by the development company.<ref>[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/mythsandfacts.pdf Brent Cross Cricklewood: Myths about the project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708092711/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/mythsandfacts.pdf |date=8 July 2011 }} Accessed 20 December 2010</ref>
The developers of the Brent Cross Cricklewood development have included in their project a plan to upgrade facilities at [[Cricklewood railway station]] which lies {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} south of the Brent Cross station site.<ref name="brentcrosscricklewood.com"/> The platforms at Cricklewood cannot accommodate longer 12-car trains, but the new Brent Cross platforms can accommodate the longer trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42|title=Thameslink Programme - FAQ|access-date=21 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206014150/http://thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42|archive-date=6 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Rumours that Cricklewood station would close when the new station opened were refuted by the development company.<ref>[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/mythsandfacts.pdf Brent Cross Cricklewood: Myths about the project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708092711/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/bxc_planningapps/mythsandfacts.pdf |date=8 July 2011 }} Accessed 20 December 2010</ref>


===Construction===
===Construction===
[[File:Brent Cross West station construction.jpg|thumb|Brent Cross West station under construction in May 2021, showing the future cycle/pedestrian bridge.]]
[[File:Brent Cross Station June 2022 2.jpg|thumb|left|Brent Cross West station under construction in June 2022]]
On 23 December 2019, [[VolkerFitzpatrick]] signed a contract with Barnet Council to design and build the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s57432/Brent%20Cross%20Cricklwood%20Update.pdf|title=Housing and Growth Committee Brent Cross Cricklewood Update Report|date=27 January 2020|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
On 23 December 2019, [[VolkerFitzpatrick]] signed a contract with Barnet Council to design and build the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s57432/Brent%20Cross%20Cricklwood%20Update.pdf|title=Housing and Growth Committee Brent Cross Cricklewood Update Report|date=27 January 2020|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
Planning permission was granted by [[Barnet London Borough Council]] in May 2020. Work to clear the site began in June 2020 and construction of the foundations began in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://designandbuilduk.net/foundations-milestone-at-new-brent-cross-railway-station/|title = Foundations milestone at new Brent Cross railway station|date = 10 November 2020}}</ref> Services are due to operate from early 2023.<ref name=may2022scheduleopen/>
Planning permission was granted by [[Barnet London Borough Council]] in May 2020. Work to clear the site began in June 2020 and construction of the foundations began in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://designandbuilduk.net/foundations-milestone-at-new-brent-cross-railway-station/|title = Foundations milestone at new Brent Cross railway station|date = 10 November 2020}}</ref>


On 22 June 2023, it was announced that the station had passed essential platform tests and that an opening date was being planned for the following Autumn.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahdash |first=Hajer |date=2023-06-22 |title=Next Stop: Brent Cross West |url=https://transformingbx.co.uk/next-stop-brent-cross-west/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Transforming Brent Cross Cricklewood |language=en}}</ref>
== The planned site ==
[[File:Cricklewood railway depot (geograph 4333742).jpg|thumb|The future site of the station (pictured in 2015), with Cricklewood railway depot in the background]]
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The station is planned to be on the current [[Cricklewood Depot|Cricklewood TMD]] (traction maintenance depot) which is used by [[East Midlands Railway]] and [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]], between existing Cricklewood and Hendon stations. The depot would be moved slightly south onto a bigger site.<ref>[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/pages/05transport/transport.html Brent Cross Crickelwood: Transport] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329085259/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/pages/05transport/transport.html |date=29 March 2010 }} Accessed 20 December 2010</ref>


On 10 November 2023, it was announced that the station would be opening to passenger service on 10 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahdash |first=Hajer |date=2023-11-10 |title=Brent Cross West opening date announced |url=https://transformingbx.co.uk/brent-cross-west-opening-date-announced/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Transforming Brent Cross Cricklewood |language=en}}</ref>
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Following the expansion of the Thameslink network under the [[Thameslink Programme]], longer 12-carriage trains from south of the [[River Thames]] are now able to operate on the northern section and Brent Cross station will be constructed with longer platforms that can accommodate the longer train formations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206014150/http://thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index|url-status=dead|title=Thameslink Programme: FAQs - Why aren't Kentish Town and Cricklewood platforms being extended?|archivedate=6 February 2009}}</ref>

== Location ==
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The station is on the former site of the [[Cricklewood Depot|Cricklewood TMD]] (traction maintenance depot) which was used by [[East Midlands Railway]] and [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]], between existing Cricklewood and Hendon stations. The depot was moved slightly south onto a bigger site.<ref>[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/pages/05transport/transport.html Brent Cross Crickelwood: Transport] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329085259/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/pages/05transport/transport.html |date=29 March 2010 }} Accessed 20 December 2010</ref>

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Following the expansion of the Thameslink network under the [[Thameslink Programme]], longer 12-carriage trains from south of the [[River Thames]] can now operate on the northern section, and Brent Cross station was constructed with longer platforms that can accommodate the longer train formations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206014150/http://thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index|url-status=dead|title=Thameslink Programme: FAQs - Why aren't Kentish Town and Cricklewood platforms being extended?|archivedate=6 February 2009}}</ref>


==Further plans==
==Further plans==
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In 2017 a proposal to extend the [[London Overground]] network to {{rws|Hendon}} via Brent Cross West was announced by the [[London Assembly]] and [[Transport for London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor's Transport Strategy 2018 |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/transport/our-vision-transport/draft-mayors-transport-strategy-2017 |website=London City Hall |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726120407/https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/transport/our-vision-transport/mayors-transport-strategy-2018 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |language=en |date=5 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The scheme, known as the [[West London Orbital]] envisages re-opening the [[Dudding Hill Line]] to passenger services and running trains from {{rws|West Hampstead Thameslink}} and Hendon to {{rws|Hounslow}} via the planned {{rws|Old Oak Common Lane}} station. The plans are currently at public consultation stage with TfL,<ref>{{cite web |title=West London Orbital |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/west-london-orbital |website=Transport for London |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725161549/https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/west-london-orbital |archive-date=25 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> although enabling works to make the station compatible with a future upgrade have been delayed.<ref>{{cite news | title=Setback for West London Orbital railway plans |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/setback-for-west-london-orbital-railway-plans-38934/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |work= ianVisits |date=22 September 2020}}</ref>
In 2017 a proposal to extend the [[London Overground]] network to {{rws|Hendon}} via Brent Cross West was announced by the [[London Assembly]] and [[Transport for London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor's Transport Strategy 2018 |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/transport/our-vision-transport/draft-mayors-transport-strategy-2017 |website=London City Hall |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726120407/https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/transport/our-vision-transport/mayors-transport-strategy-2018 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |language=en |date=5 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The scheme, known as the [[West London Orbital]] envisages re-opening the [[Dudding Hill Line]] to passenger services and running trains from {{rws|West Hampstead Thameslink}} and Hendon to {{rws|Hounslow}} via the planned {{rws|Old Oak Common Lane}} station. The plans are currently at public consultation stage with TfL,<ref>{{cite web |title=West London Orbital |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/west-london-orbital |website=Transport for London |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725161549/https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/west-london-orbital |archive-date=25 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> although enabling works to make the station compatible with a future upgrade have been delayed.<ref>{{cite news | title=Setback for West London Orbital railway plans |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/setback-for-west-london-orbital-railway-plans-38934/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |work= ianVisits |date=22 September 2020}}</ref>


An earlier proposal to construct a [[light rail]] system serving Brent Cross, [[Harlesden]] and [[Brent Cross tube station]] was put forward in 2010, but the [[North and West London Light Railway]] scheme did not go ahead.<ref name="BCDA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/system/files/Brent_Cross_rail_proposal.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806060831/http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/system/files/Brent_Cross_rail_proposal.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Brent Cross: Better Transport|archivedate=6 August 2010}}</ref>
An earlier proposal to construct a [[light rail]] system serving Brent Cross, [[Harlesden]] and [[Brent Cross tube station]] was put forward in 2010, but the scheme, known as the [[North and West London Light Railway]], did not go ahead.<ref name="BCDA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/system/files/Brent_Cross_rail_proposal.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806060831/http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/system/files/Brent_Cross_rail_proposal.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Brent Cross: Better Transport|archivedate=6 August 2010}}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==

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The expected service is approximately eight [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] trains per hour in peak times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Station |url=https://transformingbx.co.uk/transformation/brent-cross-west/new-station/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Transforming Brent Cross Cricklewood |language=en}}</ref>{{rail start}}
All services at Brent Cross West are operated by [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] using {{brc|700}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].
{{s-note|text=Potential service}}

{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Hendon}}|next={{stnlnk|Cricklewood}}|col={{TL color}}|route=[[Thameslink and Great Northern|Thameslink]]<br /><small>[[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink]]</small>}}
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2023|52}}</ref>
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* 4 tph to {{stnlnk|St Albans City}} (all stations)
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Luton}} (all stations except {{stnlnk|Hendon}})
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Rainham|Kent}} via {{stnlnk|Dartford}}
* 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Sutton|London}} (2 of these run via {{stnlnk|Mitcham Junction}} and 2 run via {{stn|Wimbledon}})

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between Luton and {{stnlnk|Orpington}} via {{stnlnk|Catford}}, as well as some late evening services to and from {{stnlnk|Bedford}}.

The station is also served by a night service between Bedford and {{stnlnk|Three Bridges}} on Sunday to Friday nights.

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==Connections==
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 189|189]] and [[London Buses route 316|316]] serve the station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/910GBRENTX/brent-cross-west-station/|title=Brent Cross West Station|work=TfL|access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180">
File:BXW main November 2023.jpg|Eastern entrance
File:Brent Cross West stn footbridge look east3.jpg|Footbridge
File:Brent Cross West stn platform1 look north2.jpg|Platform 1
File:Brent Cross West stn platform2 look north4.jpg|Platform 2
File:Brent Cross West stn western entrance5.jpg|Western entrance
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web |title=Thameslink to get a new station in North London |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/thameslink-to-get-a-new-station-in-north-london-25440/ |website=IanVisits |access-date=2022-11-27}}
*{{cite web |title=Brent Cross London: The Wider Masterplan|url=https://www.brentcrosslondon.co.uk/Wider-masterplan/The-wider-masterplan |website=brentcrosslondon.co.uk |publisher=Hammerson plc/Aberdeen Standard Investments |access-date=31 July 2019}}
*{{cite web |title=Brent Cross London: The Wider Masterplan|url=https://www.brentcrosslondon.co.uk/Wider-masterplan/The-wider-masterplan |website=brentcrosslondon.co.uk |publisher=Hammerson plc/Aberdeen Standard Investments |access-date=31 July 2019}}
* [https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/take-a-preview-of-brent-cross-west-station-ahead-of-sundays-opening-68010/ "Take a preview of Brent Cross West station ahead of Sunday’s opening"], 8 December 2023


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Brent Cross West National Rail
The western entrance to the station, seen a day after opening
Brent Cross West is located in Greater London
Brent Cross West
Brent Cross West
Location of Brent Cross West in Greater London
LocationBrent Cross, London, England
Managed byThameslink
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)BCZ[1]
Number of platforms4[2]
AccessibleYes
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2023–24Steady 0.140 million[3]
Key dates
Opened10 December 2023
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°34′07″N 0°13′37″W / 51.5687°N 0.2269°W / 51.5687; -0.2269
London transport portal

Brent Cross West is a railway station on the Thameslink route and on the Midland Main Line. The station serves Brent Cross and the northern parts of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill areas of north London. The station is part of the Brent Cross Cricklewood development, which also sees an investment to Cricklewood station further down the line.[4][5][6] The station was opened on 10 December 2023.[7]

History

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Brent Cross Cricklewood development

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Construction is underway for Brent Cross Cricklewood, a 14,000,000 square feet (1.3 km2) development of a new town centre in Brent Cross. The plan includes the new station, expanding jobs by around 27,000, building 7,500 homes, expanding Brent Cross Shopping Centre, a new hotel, cinema, a new bus station, and new roads.[8]

Cricklewood station

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The developers of the Brent Cross Cricklewood development have included in their project a plan to upgrade facilities at Cricklewood railway station which lies 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the Brent Cross station site.[4] The platforms at Cricklewood cannot accommodate longer 12-car trains, but the new Brent Cross platforms can accommodate the longer trains.[9] Rumours that Cricklewood station would close when the new station opened were refuted by the development company.[10]

Construction

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Brent Cross West station under construction in June 2022

On 23 December 2019, VolkerFitzpatrick signed a contract with Barnet Council to design and build the station.[11] Planning permission was granted by Barnet London Borough Council in May 2020. Work to clear the site began in June 2020 and construction of the foundations began in November 2020.[12]

On 22 June 2023, it was announced that the station had passed essential platform tests and that an opening date was being planned for the following Autumn.[13]

On 10 November 2023, it was announced that the station would be opening to passenger service on 10 December 2023.[14]

Location

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The station is on the former site of the Cricklewood TMD (traction maintenance depot) which was used by East Midlands Railway and Thameslink, between existing Cricklewood and Hendon stations. The depot was moved slightly south onto a bigger site.[15]

Following the expansion of the Thameslink network under the Thameslink Programme, longer 12-carriage trains from south of the River Thames can now operate on the northern section, and Brent Cross station was constructed with longer platforms that can accommodate the longer train formations.[16]

Further plans

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In 2017 a proposal to extend the London Overground network to Hendon via Brent Cross West was announced by the London Assembly and Transport for London.[17] The scheme, known as the West London Orbital envisages re-opening the Dudding Hill Line to passenger services and running trains from West Hampstead Thameslink and Hendon to Hounslow via the planned Old Oak Common Lane station. The plans are currently at public consultation stage with TfL,[18] although enabling works to make the station compatible with a future upgrade have been delayed.[19]

An earlier proposal to construct a light rail system serving Brent Cross, Harlesden and Brent Cross tube station was put forward in 2010, but the scheme, known as the North and West London Light Railway, did not go ahead.[8]

Services

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All services at Brent Cross West are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[20]

During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between Luton and Orpington via Catford, as well as some late evening services to and from Bedford.

The station is also served by a night service between Bedford and Three Bridges on Sunday to Friday nights.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink

Connections

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London Buses routes 189 and 316 serve the station.[21]

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  • Eastern entrance
    Eastern entrance
  • Footbridge
    Footbridge
  • Platform 1
    Platform 1
  • Platform 2
    Platform 2
  • Western entrance
    Western entrance

References

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  1. ^ "Brent Cross West Station | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The New Station". Transforming Brent Cross Cricklewood. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. ^ a b Brent Cross Cricklewood: The benefits Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 20 December 2010
  5. ^ "Brent Cross West". Barnet Council. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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