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Brent Cross West  | |
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 The western entrance to the station, seen a day after opening | |
  Brent Cross West Location of Brent Cross West in Greater London | |
| Location | Brent Cross, London, England |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | BCZ[1] |
| Number of platforms | 4[2] |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| Key dates | |
| Opened | 10 December 2023 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°34′07″N 0°13′37″W / 51.5687°N 0.2269°W |
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Brent Cross West is a railway station on the Thameslink route and on the Midland Main Line. The station serves Brent Cross and the northern parts of Cricklewood and Dollis Hill areas of north London. The station is part of the Brent Cross Cricklewood development, which also sees an investment to Cricklewood station further down the line.[3] The station was opened on 10 December 2023.[4][5]
History
Brent Cross Cricklewood development
Construction is underway for Brent Cross Cricklewood, a 14,000,000 square feet (1.3 km2) development of a new town centre in Brent Cross. The plan includes the new station, expanding jobs by around 27,000, building 7,500 homes, expanding Brent Cross Shopping Centre, a new hotel, cinema, a new bus station, and new roads.[6]
Cricklewood station
The developers of the Brent Cross Cricklewood development have included in their project a plan to upgrade facilities at Cricklewood railway station which lies 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the Brent Cross station site.[3] The platforms at Cricklewood cannot accommodate longer 12-car trains, but the new Brent Cross platforms can accommodate the longer trains.[7] Rumours that Cricklewood station would close when the new station opened were refuted by the development company.[8]
Construction
On 23 December 2019, VolkerFitzpatrick signed a contract with Barnet Council to design and build the station.[9] Planning permission was granted by Barnet London Borough Council in May 2020. Work to clear the site began in June 2020 and construction of the foundations began in November 2020.[10]
On 22 June 2023, it was announced that the station had passed essential platform tests and that an opening date was being planned for the following Autumn.[11]
On 10 November 2023, it was announced that the station would be opening to passenger service on 10 December 2023.[12]
Location
The station is on the former site of the Cricklewood TMD (traction maintenance depot) which is used by East Midlands Railway and Thameslink, between existing Cricklewood and Hendon stations. The depot was moved slightly south onto a bigger site.[13]
Following the expansion of the Thameslink network under the Thameslink Programme, longer 12-carriage trains from south of the River Thames are now able to operate on the northern section and Brent Cross station was constructed with longer platforms that can accommodate the longer train formations.[14]
