Willesden Junction train station
You can reach 46 stations directly from Willesden Junction on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Harlesden, with 468 trains a day.
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Address: Station Approach, London, NW10 4UY
Willesden Junction is the nearest station for postcodes in NW26. Check your own postcode.
- 46 direct destinations
- 67th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Willesden Junction
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlesden | 468 | 434 | 400 |
| Stonebridge Park | 468 | 434 | 400 |
| Kensal Green | 468 | 434 | 398 |
| Queen's Park | 468 | 434 | 398 |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 314 | 297 | 265 |
| Kenton | 314 | 297 | 265 |
| North Wembley | 314 | 297 | 265 |
| South Kenton | 314 | 297 | 265 |
| Wembley Central | 314 | 297 | 265 |
| Elephant & Castle | 308 | 280 | 256 |
| Brondesbury Park | 317 | 281 | 221 |
| Brondesbury | 317 | 281 | 221 |
| Finchley Road & Frognal | 317 | 281 | 221 |
| Hampstead Heath | 317 | 281 | 221 |
| Kensal Rise | 317 | 281 | 221 |
| West Hampstead | 317 | 281 | 221 |
| Gospel Oak | 317 | 281 | 220 |
| Caledonian Road & Barnsbury | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Camden Road | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Canonbury | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Dalston Kingsland | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Highbury & Islington | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Hackney Central | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Hackney Wick | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Homerton | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Kentish Town West | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Stratford | 317 | 281 | 219 |
| Bushey | 148 | 145 | 130 |
| Carpenders Park | 148 | 145 | 130 |
| Headstone Lane | 148 | 145 | 130 |
| Hatch End | 148 | 145 | 130 |
| Watford High Street | 148 | 145 | 130 |
| Watford Junction | 148 | 145 | 130 |
| Kilburn High Road | 148 | 145 | 128 |
| Shepherd's Bush | 165 | 146 | 125 |
| Clapham Junction | 165 | 146 | 121 |
| Imperial Wharf | 165 | 146 | 121 |
| Kensington (Olympia) | 165 | 146 | 121 |
| West Brompton | 165 | 146 | 121 |
| Acton Central | 162 | 144 | 118 |
and 17 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Willesden Junction
Willesden Junction is on the West Coast Main Line, the North London Line, the DC Electric Lines and the West London Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Willesden Junction station, hour by hour
Freight is booked through or alongside Willesden Junction station on 812 paths in the week beginning 12 October 2026: 147 paths on the Wednesday, 85 paths on the Saturday and 13 paths on the Sunday. 68 of them run whatever the traffic; the rest are held in the timetable and used only when there is something to move. The busiest hour is 01:00 to 02:00 on the Thursday, with 17 paths booked.
The grid counts the goods trains booked to pass in each hour of the week beginning 12 October 2026: the darker the hour, the more paths, and a dot marks an hour with at least one path that runs regardless. Engineering trains, empty stock and light engines are not counted. Across Britain only about a fifth of booked freight paths run on a given day, so a booked path is a possibility rather than a promise; the freight statistics page explains how that is measured.
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Paths booked in the hournone12 to 34 to 78 to 1516 or moreone runs regardless
How busy Willesden Junction station is
7,041,954 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 67th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 2,424,898 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Willesden Junction and Wembley Central than any other pair: 574,954 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
- Harlesden 0.7 miles
- Kensal Green 0.8 miles
- Kensal Rise 1.0 miles
- Acton Main Line 1.5 miles
- Brondesbury Park 1.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Willesden Junction, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Willesden Logistics Hub · 0.4 miles
- Kensal Green and Harlesden · 0.4 miles
- Old Oak Common · 0.5 miles
- West London Junction · 0.6 miles
- Mitre Bridge Exchange · 0.6 miles
- Old Oak Lane Halt · 0.8 miles
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Facilities at Willesden Junction station
Willesden Junction is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 20:15 · Saturday: 06:30 to 20:15 · Sunday: 09:15 to 18:30
Toilets · WiFi
Cycle parking: 60 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 26 August 2026.
Getting to Willesden Junction station
Willesden Junction station is in Brent, London, and is run by London Overground.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J1 (Staples Corner), 2.9 miles north.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Willesden Junction Station.
Willesden Junction is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Willesden Junction 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
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