London Underground
The London Underground service at Harrow-on-the-Hill is provided by the Metropolitan line. The adjacent Underground stations are (toward London) Northwick Park, (toward Amersham) North Harrow and (toward Uxbridge) West Harrow. The Metropolitan line operates a varied pattern of trains and not all trains stop at all stations. "Fast" and "semi-fast" services do not stop between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Finchley Road. The stations between Harrow and Wembley Park, and between Harrow and Moor Park have no platforms on the Fast Lines.
Trains to London go to either Aldgate however trains predominantly terminate at Baker Street. Trains from Amersham/Chesham and Watford generally terminate at Baker Street, with a 10tph service from Uxbridge to Aldgate, however during peak hours all trains go to/from all destinations.
The station was opened as "Harrow" on 2 August 1880, when the Metropolitan Railway was extended from its previous terminus at Willesden Green. Its name was changed to "Harrow-on-the-Hill" on 1 June 1894. Like a number of other Underground stations the name is an example of marketing rather than precision; in this case the town "proper" of the same name is at the top of Harrow Hill while the station is located in Greenhill to the North of Harrow Hill which has become the main shopping area in this part of the Borough of Harrow.
Had the governors of Harrow School not made objections during the planning stage it is possible that the Metropolitan Railway might have followed a different route taking it closer to the town centre on the hill. The station is at the heart of Metro-land.
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