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| London Overground 378 224 arrives at the station |
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| Type: | Transport for London (London Overground North London Line) |
| Station code: | FNY |
| Opened: | 1860 |
| Platforms: | 2 |
The station was opened by the Hampstead Junction Railway in 1860 as Finchley Road St John's Wood. It kept this name for twenty years [1]. The station was given a goods yard in 1870 and this was in use until 1967. The station became part of Transport for London in 2007.
The station is in a cutting with steps down from the road level entrance to the two platforms. The station is close to Finchley Road underground station. Typically six trains an hour stop at the station in each direction. The line between the station and Hampstead Heath is in a tunnel, the mouth of which is underneath the station entrance.
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, North London Line (Middleton Press, 1997) Fig. 90
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| DRS 88 002 leads a freight through the station |
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| View down the platform |
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| Preparing to go |
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| 378 204 departs |
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| The entrance to Hampstead Heath tunnel |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, North London Line (Middleton Press, 1997) Fig. 90
