Preston Road | |
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Location | Preston |
Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 4 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2019 | 3.23 million[1] |
2020 | 2.03 million[2] |
2021 | 1.39 million[3] |
2022 | 2.30 million[4] |
2023 | 2.42 million[5] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Metropolitan Railway |
Key dates | |
2 August 1880 | Metropolitan Railway passes through here en route to Harrow |
21 May 1908 | Opened as Preston Road Halt for Uxendon and Kenton, to serve the local clay pigeon shooting site for that year's Olympic Games |
Unknown date | Renamed Preston Road |
19 July 1908 | Line electrified |
22 November 1931 | Southbound platform resited |
3 January 1932 | Northbound platform resited |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°34′20″N 0°17′43″W / 51.57222°N 0.29528°W |
London transport portal |
Preston Road is a London Underground station in Preston Road in the London Borough of Brent. It is on the Metropolitan line between Northwick Park and Wembley Park stations and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It serves the local area of Preston in Wembley and parts of Kenton.
It is served by 'slow' (all stations) trains only (fast and semi-fast trains do not stop at stations between Wembley Park and Harrow-on-the-Hill).