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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
New station building which opened in November 2011
West Hampstead Thameslink Location of West Hampstead Thameslink in Greater London
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
2016–17	3.690 million[2]
– interchange	0.997 million[2]
2017–18	3.847 million[2]
– interchange	1.091 million[2]
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]
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	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.5484°N 0.1930°W / 51.5484; -0.1930
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History

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.

v t e Stations in West Hampstead
Legend
Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham LU Jubilee and Metropolitan lines Thameslink and Midland Main Line North London line to Richmond London Overground station Thameslink station West Hampstead (on West End Lane) LU Jubilee line station Finchley Road OSI: Finchley Road (MR) (1868–1927) Finchley Road & Frognal OSI: North London line to Stratford Thameslink and Midland Main Line LU Jubilee and Metropolitan lines Chiltern Main Line to Marylebone
OSI = Out of station interchange

Proposed developments

Additional Thameslink services

Additional trains from destinations across the larger Thameslink network may call at the station from 2018.[7]

Connections

London Buses routes 139, 328 and C11 serve the station.

Services

As its name suggests, West Hampstead Thameslink is on the Thameslink Route and all train services are operated by Thameslink.[8][9][10]

This station has 4 platforms, numbered from the east to the west:

• Platform 1 is on the southbound slow line.
• Platform 2 is on the northbound slow line.
• Platform 3 is on the southbound fast line.
• Platform 4 is on the northbound fast line.

East Midlands Railway trains and some Thameslink fast trains pass through platforms 3 and 4 non-stop, while Bedford to Brighton Thameslink fast trains call at platforms 3 and 4. All stations and semi-fast Thameslink trains use platforms 1 and 2.

The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 2 tph to Bedford (non-stop to St Albans City) from platform 4
• 2 tph to Luton (semi-fast) from platform 2
• 4 tph to St Albans City (all stations) from platform 2
• 2 tph to Brighton via Gatwick Airport from platform 3
• 2 tph to Rainham via Greenwich and Dartford from platform 1
• 4 tph to Sutton (2 of these run via Mitcham Junction and 2 run via Wimbledon) from platform 1

During the peak hours, there are additional services to Orpington via Bromley South.

The station is also served during the night by an hourly service between Bedford and Three Bridges.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Albans City		Thameslink Midland Main Line		London St Pancras International
Cricklewood		Thameslink Thameslink		Kentish Town
Mill Hill Broadway
	Historical railways
Cricklewood		Midland Railway Dudding Hill line		Finchley Road

See also

• Stations in West Hampstead

References

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