Kensal Rise train station
You can reach 27 stations directly from Kensal Rise on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brondesbury Park, with 316 trains a day.
Direct trains from Kensal Rise
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brondesbury Park | 316 | 281 | 217 |
| Brondesbury | 316 | 281 | 217 |
| Finchley Road & Frognal | 316 | 281 | 217 |
| Hampstead Heath | 316 | 281 | 217 |
| West Hampstead | 316 | 281 | 217 |
| Willesden Junction | 316 | 281 | 217 |
| Gospel Oak | 316 | 281 | 216 |
| Caledonian Road & Barnsbury | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Camden Road | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Canonbury | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Dalston Kingsland | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Highbury & Islington | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Hackney Central | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Hackney Wick | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Homerton | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Kentish Town West | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Stratford | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Acton Central | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Gunnersbury | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Kew Gardens | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Richmond | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| South Acton | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Clapham Junction | 153 | 135 | 101 |
| Imperial Wharf | 153 | 135 | 101 |
| Kensington (Olympia) | 153 | 135 | 101 |
| Shepherd's Bush | 153 | 135 | 101 |
| West Brompton | 153 | 135 | 101 |
| Barking Riverside | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blackhorse Road | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barking | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crouch Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harringay Green Lanes | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leyton Midland Road | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leytonstone High Road | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Tottenham | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Upper Holloway | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Woodgrange Park | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wanstead Park | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How busy Kensal Rise station is
2,607,790 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 215th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Kensal Rise and West Hampstead than any other pair: 292,256 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Kensal Green 0.3 miles
- Brondesbury Park 0.6 miles
- Queen's Park 0.6 miles
- Willesden Junction 1.0 miles
- Brondesbury 1.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Kensal Rise, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ladbroke Grove · 0.6 miles
- Kensal Green and Harlesden · 0.6 miles
- Mitre Bridge Exchange · 0.8 miles
- West London Junction · 0.9 miles
- St. Quintin Park and Wormwood Scrubs · 1.0 miles
- Old Oak Common · 1.3 miles
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Facilities at Kensal Rise station
Kensal Rise is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:00 to 10:00
WiFi
Cycle parking: 4 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 1 September 2026.
Getting to Kensal Rise station
Kensal Rise station is in Brent, London, and is run by London Overground.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J1 (Staples Corner), 2.7 miles north.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Kensal Rise Station.
Kensal Rise is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Kensal Rise station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from