Editing Willesden (section)

==Transport==

=== Rail and tube ===
[[File:Metro-land-map.jpg|left|thumb|274x274px|Map of [[Metro-land]] showing the [[Metropolitan Railway]] passing through Willesden, 1924]]
Several [[National Rail|rail]] and [[London Underground]] lines pass through Willesden, calling at local stations including:

*[[Dollis Hill tube station]] ([[Jubilee line]])
*[[Willesden Green tube station]] (Jubilee line)
*[[Willesden Junction station]] ([[Bakerloo line]] and [[London Overground]])

The '''[[Jubilee line]]''' connects the area directly to [[Stanmore tube station|Stanmore]] via [[Wembley Park tube station|Wembley Park]] northbound, and to [[Central London]] southbound. Key southbound destinations include [[Baker Street tube station|Baker Street]], [[Bond Street tube station|Bond Street]], [[Westminster tube station|Westminster]], [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo]] and [[Canary Wharf tube station|Canary Wharf]]. Most southbound services terminate at [[Stratford station|Stratford]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|title=London's Rail & Tube services|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610232441/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|archive-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref>

Northbound '''[[Bakerloo line]]''' trains from '''Willesden Junction''' terminate at nearby [[Stonebridge Park station|Stonebridge Park]], with some continuing towards [[Wembley Central station|Wembley Central]] and [[Harrow & Wealdstone station|Harrow & Wealdstone]]. Like the Bakerloo line, southbound services also pass through Central London, with trains to [[London Paddington station|Paddington]], [[Marylebone station|Marylebone]], Baker Street, [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]], Waterloo and [[Elephant & Castle tube station|Elephant & Castle]].<ref name=":0" />

'''[[Metropolitan line]]''' trains pass through '''Willesden Green''' and '''Dollis Hill''', but do not stop. This has not always been the case: Willesden Green station was opened by the [[Metropolitan Railway]] in 1879, and the area owes much of its development to the Metropolitan Railway and [[Metro-land]]. Today, passengers from Willesden can access the Metropolitan line by using the Jubilee line and changing at either Wembley Central to the north, or [[Finchley Road tube station|Finchley Road]] to the south.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16402731/willesden-green-conservation-area-appraisal.pdf|title=Willesden Green Conservation Area|website=[[London Borough of Brent]]|pages=6–8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714012921/https://www.brent.gov.uk/media/16402731/willesden-green-conservation-area-appraisal.pdf|archive-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>

'''Willesden Junction''' is served by several London Overground routes:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Line
!Direction
!Terminus
!Calling at...
|-
|[[Watford DC line]] {{Rint|london|Overground|Watford}}
|Northbound
|[[Watford Junction railway station|Watford Junction]] {{Rint|gb|rail}}
|Harlesden, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central {{Rint|gb|rail}}, North Wembley, South Kenton, Kenton, Harrow & Wealdstone {{Rint|gb|rail}}, Headstone Lane, Hatch End, Carpenders Park, Bushey {{Rint|gb|rail}}, Watford High Street
|-
|Watford DC line {{Rint|london|Overground|Watford}}
|Southbound
|[[Euston railway station|Euston]] {{Rint|gb|rail}} {{Rint|london|northern}} {{Rint|london|victoria}}
|Kensal Green, Queen's Park {{Rint|london|bakerloo}}, Kilburn High Road, South Hampstead
|-
|[[North London line]] {{Rint|london|overground|north}}
|Eastbound
|[[Stratford station|Stratford]] {{Rint|gb|rail}} {{Rint|london|crossrail}} {{Rint|london|central}} {{Rint|london|jubilee}} {{Rint|london|dlr}}
|Kensal Rise, Brondesbury Park, Brondesbury, West Hampstead, Finchley Road & Frognal, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak {{Rint|london|overground|goblin}}, Kentish Town West, Camden Road, Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, Highbury & Islington {{Rint|gb|rail}} {{Rail-interchange|london|overground|east}} {{Rail-interchange|london|victoria}}, Canonbury {{Rail-interchange|london|overground|east}}. Dalston Kingsland, Hackney Central {{Rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{Rint|london|overground|lea}}, Homerton, Hackney Wick
|-
|North London line {{Rint|london|overground|north}}
|Westbound
|[[Richmond station (London)|Richmond]] {{Rint|gb|rail}}
|Acton Central, South Acton, Gunnersbury {{Rail-interchange|london|district}}, Kew Gardens
|-
|[[West London line]] {{Rint|london|overground|west}}
|Westbound
|[[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]] {{Rint|gb|rail}}
|Shepherd's Bush {{Rint|gb|rail}} {{Rint|london|central}}, Kensington Olympia {{Rint|gb|rail}} {{Rint|london|district}}, West Brompton {{Rint|gb|rail}} {{Rail-interchange|london|district}}, Imperial Wharf
|}
Stations in Willesden straddle [[List of stations in London fare zone 2|London fare zones 2]] and [[London fare zone 3|3]].<ref name=":0" />[[File:Willesden Green Tube Station.JPG|thumb|Willesden Green station|271x271px]]

===Road===
Several key routes pass through or around Willesden:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Route
!Road
!Southbound/Westbound
!Northbound/Eastbound
|-
|{{UK road|A219|height=15}}
|Scrubs Lane
|[[White City, London|White City]]
[[Shepherd's Bush]]

[[Hammersmith]]
| -
|-
|{{UK road|A404|height=15}}
|[[Harrow Road]]/Manor Park Road
|[[Kensal Green|Kensal]]
[[Paddington]]
|[[Wembley]]
[[Harrow, London|Harrow]]
|-
|{{UK road|A406|height=15}}
|[[North Circular Road, London|North Circular Road]]
|[[Ealing]]
{{UK road|M4|height=15}} for [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] {{Rint|air}}

[[Chiswick]]
|[[Brent Cross]]
{{UK road|M1|height=15}} for [[Luton Airport|Luton]] {{Rint|air}}

[[Finchley]]

{{UK road|M11|height=15}} for [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted]] {{Rint|air}}
|-
|{{UK road|A407|height=15}}
|High Road
|Willesden Junction
|[[Cricklewood]]
[[Golders Green]]
|-
|{{UK road|A4000|height=15}}
|Old Oak Lane
|[[Acton, London|Acton]]
| -
|-
|{{UK road|A4003|height=15}}
|Willesden Lane
| -
|[[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]]
|-
|{{UK road|A4088|height=15}}
|Dudding Hill Lane
| -
|[[Wembley]]
|-
|{{UK road|A5|height=15}}
|Shoot Up Hill
|[[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]]
[[Maida Vale]]

[[Paddington]]

[[Marble Arch]]
|[[Cricklewood]]
{{UK road|M1|height=15}} for [[Luton Airport|Luton]] {{Rint|air}}

[[Brent Cross]]

[[Edgware]]
|}

===Buses===
A large bus garage was built in 1902 and thus, many bus routes start or run through the town. [[Queen Elizabeth II|The Queen]] visited it during her Golden Jubilee celebrations. [[London Buses]] routes serving Willesden are: [[London Buses route 6|6]], [[London Buses route 52|52]], [[London Buses route 98|98]], 206, 226, 260, 266, 297, 460 and N98.

===Cycling===
To the north of Willesden, [[List of cycle routes in London|Quietway 3]] runs unbroken between [[Gladstone Park, London|Gladstone Park]] and [[A5 road (Great Britain)|Shoot Up Hill]] on quiet, residential streets. The route is coordinated by [[Transport for London]] (TfL) and is planned to extend eastbound into [[West Hampstead]] towards [[Regent's Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-3-map-regents-park-to-gladstone-park.pdf|title=Quietway 3: Regents Park to Gladstone Park|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613161440/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-3-map-regents-park-to-gladstone-park.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>

A direct, traffic-free cycle route runs to the south of Willesden along the [[Grand Union Canal]] [[towpath]]. Cyclists [[Shared use path|share the route]] with pedestrians, but the towpath provides cyclists with an unbroken, traffic-free connection to [[Paddington]]. From Paddington, cyclists can access further Central London destinations using traffic-free [[Cycle Superhighway 3]].