Colindale Tube station in North London is to close for six months from June 2024 to enable the station to be upgraded, including creation of a larger ticket hall and installation of a lift to provide step-free access.

The station will be closed from Friday 7 June until December 2024, and work has already started around the station in preparation for the upgrade, which is being funded by the Government’s Levelling Up Fund with significant contributions from Barnet Council, local developers, and Transport for London.

Whilst the station is closed, local buses will provide connections to nearby Northern line stations at Burnt Oak and Hendon Central, and to Kingsbury for the Jubilee line. Local buses will also operate to Mill Hill Broadway or Hendon stations from where Thameslink services run.

Transport for London is currently liaising with bus operators to enhance key local routes and will provide detailed travel advice on its website well before the closure.

To facilitate the upgrade works at Colindale, there will be a number of closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware between April and July this year. Temporary bus services will operate between Golders Green and Edgware stations and to Canons Park station for Jubilee line services. Southbound services from Golders Green will not be affected.

David Rowe, TfL’s Director of Investment Delivery Planning, said: “The major upgrade of Colindale station is set to transform the journeys of many thousands of our customers, making the station more accessible and welcoming, and ensuring it’s fit to serve this rapidly growing community for many decades to come.

“I appreciate that this upgrade will cause some disruption for our customers but we are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that, through our detailed travel advice, they can plan ahead and are able to complete their journeys using the public transport network.”

Cllr Barry Rawlings, Leader of Barnet Council, said: “Colindale is one of the fastest growing neighbourhoods in London, with a population that has expanded by 70 per cent over the last 10 years. The redevelopment of the Tube station is desperately needed as it reaches capacity by 2026 and, left undone, will stifle our plans to further regenerate the area.

“However, it does mean that TfL will need to close the station while the works take place. Although we appreciate this is the only viable option, we recognise the inconvenience this will cause to those of us who depend on it. Barnet Council will work with TfL to ensure station users will be provided with alternative travel routes and as much advance notice of closures as possible and we look forward to seeing the new, larger, fully accessible station next year.”