Totteridge and Whetstone tube station
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| Management | |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Location | |
| Place | Whetstone |
| Local authority | Barnet |
| Statistics | |
| Annual entry/exit | 1.443 million |
| Zone | 4 |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1871 |
Image:Totteridge platforms.jpg Totteridge and Whetstone tube station is a London Underground station in north London.
The station is the penultimate one on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, between Woodside Park and High Barnet stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4. It is on the northern side of Totteridge Lane (A5109), somewhat to the east of the Dollis Brook (the traditional boundary between Totteridge and Whetstone) hence is in Whetstone.
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History
Totteridge and Whetstone station was planned by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was originally opened as Whetstone and Totteridge in 1872 by the Great Northern Railway (which had taken over the EH&LR) in what was then rural Middlesex. The station was on a branch of a line that ran from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.
After the 1921 Railways Act created the Big Four railway companies the line was, from 1923, part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). The section of the High Barnet branch north of East Finchley was incorporated into the London Underground network through the "Northern Heights" project begun in the late 1930s. Totteridge and Whetstone station was first served by Northern Line trains in April 1940. It still retains much of its original Victorian architectural character today.
Transport connections
London Buses routes 251 and 326 have stops very near the station. Several other routes serve High Road Whetstone, a short distance away.
Local information
Totteridge Lane is a busy road. There is a traffic island opposite the station entrance, but there have been many calls for a zebra crossing to be installed there to allow pedestrians to cross more safely.
The western part of the station building (to the left seen from Totteridge Lane) is a retail unit. It has been occupied by an estate agent for several years, and was previously a jeweller called Kempster & Sampson, a branch of a now defunct jeweller in Gants Hill. Just to the west of the station is a block of flats (visible at the left edge of the picture), and west of that is a strip of green belt land.
To the east of the station is a cul-de-sac called Allum Way. This contains a turning circle and stand for buses terminating at the station, and the station car park. At the end are some warehouses.
Opposite the station, on the south side of Totteridge Lane, is a small retail unit owned by London Underground. It is currently a florist's and was previously the Totteridge Art Gallery.
The station is not wheelchair accessible due to flights of stairs to both northbound and southbound platforms. The staffing levels are low, and it may be difficult to obtain assistance with wheelchairs, except possibly from passing members of the public.
External links
London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
| Preceding station | Underground Lines | Following station | ||
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| High Barnet | Northern Line | Woodside Park | ||
