Colindale and Northern line works
We are carrying out work which will provide step-free access and a larger ticket hall at Colindale Tube station. For more details of these improvements, see our project page for Colindale station step-free access.
We need to:
- Close Colindale station from Friday 7 June until December 2024
- Carry out a series of partial closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware
This webpage will be updated regularly.
Colindale station - temporary closure
- Colindale station is now closed
- It will re-open in December 2024
- During the closure, trains will not stop at Colindale Tube station
- During the closure, we are advising people to use buses to connect with nearby Northern line and Thameslink stations
Bus
Use local buses or the additional bus route NL6 for nearby stations.
These buses stop at Tube and Thameslink stations nearby:
- 204 - Burnt Oak (Northern line) and Kingsbury (Jubilee line)
- 186 - Hendon Central (Northern line) and Mill Hill Broadway (Thameslink)
- 303 - Kingsbury (Jubilee line) and Mill Hill Broadway (Thameslink)
- 324 - Hendon Central (Northern line) and Kingsbury (Jubilee line)
- 142 - Hendon (Thameslink)
- 32 - Hendon (Thameslink)
- 183 - Hendon (Thameslink)
- NL6 - Colindale (Northern line - closed) - Hendon Central (Northern line)
Bus route NL6
Route NL6 runs between Colindale and Hendon Central stations on weekdays (Monday-Friday):
- Every 10 minutes between 05:15 and 10:00
- Every 12 minutes between 16:00 and 20:00
There is no NL6 service outside of these times - use local buses.
- We've added extra buses on the NL6 route, so buses are running more frequently at peak times - this is in response to customer feedback
- All journeys on route NL6 are free of charge
- From Colindale, NL6 buses start at Ajax Avenue (Stop CD), stop at Aerodrome Road/Colindale Gardens, and terminate at Hendon Central station (Stop G) - see map
- Towards Colindale, NL6 buses start at Stop E opposite Hendon Central station, stop at Aerodrome Road/Colindale Gardens, and terminate at Stop CA opposite Colindale station - see map
Bus route 186
- On bus route 186, your bus fare will be refunded automatically if you use contactless or Oyster to travel between Mill Hill Broadway and Hendon Central. To get your bus fare back, you need to make a journey on the bus and touch in or out at either of these stations.
- You may need to wait for your refund to appear. Refunds are issued every Wednesday, for travel made up to the previous Friday. Contactless payments are refunded back onto the contactless card you used to travel. If you use an Oyster card, you will need to travel again with your Oyster card and then the refund will be sent back to that card
- We are running extra buses on route 186 to fill the gap in service between the 186 bus and the N5 night bus, after midnight on Friday/Saturday and early morning Saturday/Sundays. They provide access to Northern line stations for Night Tube services. The extra buses are running between Hendon Central and Quakers Course (Grahame Park) / Edgware while Colindale station is closed.
Fares
- Normal TfL and Thameslink fares apply on all other routes
- Oyster top-ups or ticket machines are not available at Colindale station during the closure. If you need to buy or top-up your Oyster card, use nearby Oyster ticket stops or Tube and rail stations
- Using a contactless card or mobile device for adult rate pay as you go travel also includes daily and weekly fare capping
Bus maps
Northern line part closures
There will be a series of part closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware in 2024.
During the closures, there will be no Tube service to or from Brent Cross, Hendon Central, Colindale, Burnt Oak or Edgware stations.
Southbound services from Golders Green are not affected and are expected to continue as normal throughout the track closures.
During the closure, it may be quickest to take local bus services to Jubilee line or Thameslink stations for journeys into central London. See below for more information.
Closure dates
The dates for these closures are:
September (weekend)
- Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 September 2024
Local buses to the Jubilee line
It may be quicker to travel via the Jubilee line on these buses:
- 79, 186 and 340 serve the Edgware area and Canons Park station
- 114 serves the Burnt Oak area and Queensbury station
- 204 and 303 serve the Colindale area and Kingsbury station
Local buses to Thameslink services
- There are Thameslink services to and from Mill Hill Broadway and Hendon stations
- Central London destinations include King's Cross-St Pancras, Farringdon, City Thameslink (for St Paul's), Blackfriars, London Bridge, and Elephant & Castle
- Buses 114, 186, 221, 240, 251, 302 and 303 serve Mill Hill Broadway station
- Buses 32, 83 and 183 serve Hendon station
- Thameslink fares apply
- You cannot change to the Northern line at Kentish Town Tube station - it is closed until the end of 2024
- Engineering works may affect your journey - plan ahead
Temporary buses
- Rail replacement bus service NL1 will run between Golders Green and Canons Park (for Jubilee line) stations during the Northern line part closures
- It will stop at Golders Green, Golders Green Road (for Brent Cross), Hendon Central, Colindale, Burnt Oak and Edgware stations (all Northern line)
- All journeys on the NL1 will be free of charge
- Overnight, buses will run on routes N5 and the NL1 which stop at or near all Northern line stations on the Edgware branch
- For Brent Cross, take local bus routes 83, 183, 210, or 240 to/from Golders Green station. Customers travelling to/from north of Brent Cross using the NL1 should use stops on Golders Green Road at Limes Avenue (northbound stop C) or Highfield Avenue (southbound stop P)
- At Colindale station, northbound NL1 buses (towards Canons Park via Edgware) will stop at Colindale station (Stop CA). Southbound NL1 (towards Golders Green) will stop at Ajax Avenue (Stop CD). This is west of the Tube station
- At Colindale station, NL1 will also stop at Aerodrome Road/Colindale Gardens in both directions. This is east of the Tube station
- At Edgware station, northbound NL1 (towards Canons Park) will stop on Hale Lane/Edgware Library (Stop M) and on Station Road (Stop L)
Step-free travel during the part line closure
- Existing and temporary TfL bus services offer full step-free access
- There is step-free interchange between Tube services and buses at Golders Green on the Northern line and Kingsbury on the Jubilee line
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