Colindale tube station on the Northern line will close for six months from June

If you live near Colindale tube station, we have bad news. The station, which is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line, will soon be closed for six months. Better start preparing a commuting alternative.

Colindale will be closed from Friday 7th June until December 2024. It is temporarily closing to undergo a vital makeover, which includes removing the existing stairs and installing new ones. It will also get a bigger ticket hall and a lift, giving the station free access threshold for the first time. Its entrance, which was built in the 1960s, will be replaced by a new “landmark” building, TfL said.

While the station is closed, travelers have been advised to take buses to other nearby tube stations such as Burnt Oak, Hendon Central or Kingsbury. The work will also affect Northern Line services for three months: rail closures are planned between Golders Green and Edgware between April and July 2024. Find out more about these closures here.

As one of London’s fastest-growing areas, a fresh new station will be a welcome addition to Colindale, even if it means locals will have to go without the Tube for a few months. Renovating the station is also an essential part of a development plan to build 11,400 new homes in the area.

From December 2024, a temporary pedestrian crossing will open to allow customers to access the platforms at Colindale via the existing ticket hall and new stairs. After the long wait, the full upgrade will be completed in the fall of 2025.

The brilliance of Colindale is being funded by the Government’s Leveling Up Fund with contributions from Barnet Council, local developers and TfL.

Barry Rawlings, leader of Barnet Council, said: “Colindale is one of London’s fastest growing boroughs, with a population that has expanded by 70% in the last ten years. The tube station redevelopment is badly needed as it reaches capacity by 2026 and, left undone, will stifle our plans to further regenerate the area.

“However, it means TfL will have to close the station while the work takes place. While we appreciate that this is the only viable option, we recognize the inconvenience it will cause to those of us who depend on it. Barnet Council will work with TfL to ensure station users have alternative travel routes and as much notice of closure as possible and we look forward to seeing the new, larger and fully accessible station next year.

Here is a preview of what the interior of the new station will look like.

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