Finchley Central tube station

Finchley Central
Finchley Central Location of Finchley Central in Greater London
Location	Finchley
Local authority	London Borough of Barnet
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018	5.27 million[2]
2019	8.49 million[3]
2020	3.72 million[4]
2021	3.52 million[5]
2022	6.00 million[6]
Railway companies
Original company	Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 August 1867	Opened (GNR)
1 February 1872	Branch line opened (GNR)
11 September 1939	Closed (to Edgware)
14 April 1940	Started (Northern line)
2 March 1941	Ended (LNER)
18 May 1941	Started (to Mill Hill East)
1 October 1962	Goods yard closed (BR)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°36′04″N 0°11′33″W / 51.6011°N 0.1924°W / 51.6011; -0.1924
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Finchley Central is a London Underground station in the Church End area of Finchley, north London. The station is located on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between West Finchley and East Finchley stations; it is the junction for the short branch to Mill Hill East. The station is around 7 miles north-northwest of Charing Cross and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

The station was opened on 22 August 1867 as part of the Great Northern Railway's line between Finsbury Park and Edgware stations. As part of London Underground's Northern Heights plan, Northern line trains started serving the station in 1940 and main line passenger services ended in 1941.