West Hampstead Thameslink railway station

West Hampstead Thameslink is a major interchange: 101 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is London Blackfriars, with 324 trains a day.

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Direct trains from West Hampstead Thameslink

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
London Blackfriars	324	295	226
St Pancras International	324	295	241
St Albans City	306	281	234
Farringdon	304	285	222
City Thameslink	285	189	0
Brent Cross West	238	210	124
Elstree & Borehamwood	224	203	118
Mill Hill Broadway	224	203	118
Radlett	224	203	118
Kentish Town	181	165	125
Harpenden	177	151	186
Luton Airport Parkway	177	151	186
Luton	177	151	186
Cricklewood	166	154	118
Hendon	166	154	118
Elephant & Castle	164	145	100
Herne Hill	145	145	100
Loughborough Junction	145	145	100
Streatham	145	145	100
Sutton	145	145	100
Tulse Hill	145	145	100
London Bridge	130	134	118
Bedford	109	90	123
Flitwick	107	86	124
Harlington	107	86	124
Leagrave	107	87	124
East Croydon	101	89	118
Gatwick Airport	100	89	118
Three Bridges	99	89	117
Brighton	79	80	64
Haywards Heath	79	80	64
Burgess Hill	76	78	63
Hassocks	76	78	62
Preston Park	76	78	62
Wivelsfield	76	78	62
Haydons Road	74	74	51
Morden South	74	74	51
St. Helier	74	74	51
South Merton	74	74	51
Sutton Common	74	74	51

and 61 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy West Hampstead Thameslink is

3,147,648 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 171st busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 935,688 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between West Hampstead Thameslink and Elstree and Borehamwood than any other pair: 398,816 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.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, West Hampstead Thameslink gains 2 destinations including Merstham, Coulsdon South.

Nearest other stations

West Hampstead 0.1 miles
Finchley Road & Frognal 0.4 miles
Brondesbury 0.5 miles
Kilburn High Road 0.7 miles
South Hampstead 0.8 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of West Hampstead Thameslink, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Hampstead · 1.0 miles
Haverstock Hill · 1.5 miles
Primrose Hill · 1.7 miles
Ladbroke Grove · 2.0 miles
Highgate Road railway stations · 2.1 miles
Kensal Green and Harlesden · 2.1 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.