Sudbury & Harrow Road is a Network Rail

Network Rail

Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...

 station served by Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...

; it is located in Harrow Road, Sudbury

Sudbury, London

Sudbury is a suburb in the London Boroughs of Brent and Harrow, located in northwest London, UK.Sudbury is an historical area having once extended from the 'South Manor- Sudbury' to the area that is now known as Wembley Central...

 to the North West of Wembley

Wembley

Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...

 in Greater London

Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...

. It is currently the least used railway station in London according to 2008/9 passenger figures.

History

On 20 November 1905 the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway

The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...

 opened a new route for freight trains between Neasden Junction and Northolt Junction. Passenger services from Marylebone

Marylebone station

Marylebone station , also known as London Marylebone, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It stands midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile from each...

 began on 1 March 1906, when three new stations were opened: Wembley Hill

Wembley Stadium railway station

Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley, Greater London on the Chiltern Main Line. At a quarter of a mile south west of the sports venue it is the nearest station to Wembley Stadium.- First Wembley Stadium station:...

, Sudbury & Harrow Road and South Harrow

Sudbury Hill Harrow railway station

Sudbury Hill Harrow railway station is a National Rail station in the London Borough of Harrow in northwest London.The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains from Marylebone towards High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. This station also has an Oyster card...

. On 2 April 1906 these services were extended to Northolt Junction

South Ruislip station

South Ruislip is a station served by London Underground and Chiltern Railways in South Ruislip in west London. The station is owned, managed and staffed by London Underground. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.-History:...

.

Services

The station is served by a handful of peak-hour trains from Marylebone towards High Wycombe

High Wycombe

High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...

 and Birmingham Snow Hill, possibly surviving in recent years due to vociferous support from enough local commuters who do not wish to use buses to reach other nearby railway services.

Transport links

London bus routes 18, 92, 182 and 245 and nightbus route N18 pass the entrance to the station. In addition, the London bus routes 204 and H17 both stop within 5 minutes walk of the station. Although there is no interchange with London Underground services, the Piccadilly line station at Sudbury Town is a five minute walk away.

External links

• Spider bus map for transport links from Transport in London