Kensal Rise railway station

Not to be confused with Kensal Green station.

Kensal Rise
Kensal Rise Location of Kensal Rise in Greater London
Location	Queen's Park
Local authority	London Borough of Brent
Grid reference	TQ235832
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	KNR
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1][2][3]
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	2.632 million[4]
2020–21	1.100 million[4]
2021–22	1.929 million[4]
2022–23	2.199 million[4]
2023–24	2.554 million[4]
Key dates
1873	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.5342°N 0.2208°W / 51.5342; -0.2208
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Kensal Rise is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, situated on Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise in north-west London. The station is in Fare Zone 2.

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History

It opened in 1873 as Kensal Green, replacing Kensal Green & Harlesden railway station which opened in 1861 at the crossing of Green Lane (later Wrottesley Road), lying in between the present station and Willesden Junction. The present station was renamed Kensal Rise in 1890.[5] It is close to the newer Kensal Green station built on the Watford DC Line in 1916. Since late 2007 both stations are now served by London Overground, although Kensal Green is managed by London Underground, being additionally served by the Bakerloo line.

Services

All services at Kensal Rise are operated by London Overground as part of the Mildmay line using Class 378 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6][7]

• 8 tph to Stratford via Camden Road
• 4 tph to Richmond
• 4 tph to Clapham Junction

During the late evenings, the services to and from Clapham Junction do not operate.

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Willesden Junction towards Clapham Junction or Richmond		Mildmay line North London line		Brondesbury Park towards Stratford

Connections

London Buses routes 6, 28, 52, 187 and 302 serve the station.[8]

See also

• Kensal Green station

References

1. London Overground Map (PDF) (Map). Transport for London. July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2024.
2. Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
3. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
4. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
5. Joe Brown (2006). London Railway Atlas. Ian Allan Publishing.
6. Table 59 National Rail timetable, December 2023
7. "London Overground Timetable: Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
8. "Kensal Rise Station: Live Bus Departures". Transport for London. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

External links

• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

• Train times and station information for Kensal Rise railway station from National Rail