Only Stanmore and Canons Park get the Night Tube, so Harrow on the Hill gains 4 minutes and Kenton none, on journeys we compared. Updated November 2026.
The Night Tube has turned 10, and only two stations in Harrow borough get it: Stanmore and Canons Park, both on the Jubilee line. Leave Oxford Circus after 2.30am on a Friday night and you reach Stanmore at 03:13. Harrow on the Hill relies on the N18 bus on any night, and you are home only four minutes earlier than midweek.
Transport for London (TfL) marked the anniversary on Thursday 5 November with a report with Time Out, called London After Dark. It says 88 per cent of the Londoners questioned have stayed out later because they knew public transport was running. TfL also counts more than 81,000 Night Tube journeys on an average night.
TfL’s route data shows the Jubilee running through Friday and Saturday nights all the way to Stanmore, by way of Canons Park. Queensbury and Kingsbury, just over the boundary in Brent, are on the same service.
The rest of the borough has no overnight trains:
- Metropolitan line: no night service, so nothing at Harrow on the Hill, Pinner, North Harrow, West Harrow or Rayners Lane
- Bakerloo line: no night service, so nothing at Harrow & Wealdstone or Kenton
- Piccadilly line: the night route runs between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Cockfosters, so nothing at South Harrow or Rayners Lane
- Lioness line: no night service, so nothing at Headstone Lane or Hatch End
How much earlier you get home
We asked TfL’s journey planner for the first option from Oxford Circus after 2.30am on two nights. One was early on Saturday 14 November, when the Night Tube is running. The other was early on Wednesday 18 November, when it is not. The times include walking and waiting.
| Going to | Route on Friday night | Home by, Friday night | Home by, midweek | Minutes earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canons Park | Central, then Jubilee | 03:11 | 03:51 | 40 |
| Stanmore | Central, then Jubilee | 03:13 | 03:47 | 34 |
| Queensbury (Brent) | Central, then Jubilee | 03:09 | 03:39 | 30 |
| Harrow on the Hill | N18 | 03:33 | 03:37 | 4 |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | N18 | 03:38 | 03:42 | 4 |
| South Harrow | N18, then N140 | 03:45 | 03:45 | 0 |
| West Harrow | N18, N140, then a 10-minute walk | 03:51 | 03:51 | 0 |
| Kenton | N18, then H9 | 04:38 | 04:38 | 0 |
| North Harrow | N18, then H9 | 04:51 | 04:52 | 1 |
| Rayners Lane | N18, then H9 | 04:53 | 04:54 | 1 |
| Pinner | Central, Jubilee, then 183 | 05:46 | 05:48 | 2 |
| Hatch End | Central, N65, Piccadilly, RA3, then Lioness | 05:26 | 05:24 | None |
These are planned services for those dates, and connections move the figures. The planner’s first option for Kenton, North Harrow and Rayners Lane does not leave Oxford Circus until about 3.35am, and connects with an H9 at 04:35. Pinner’s first option leaves at 04:40 on the Friday night. A long walk or a taxi from Harrow bus station could beat all of those. Check again before you travel.
The N18 is what changes at the weekend
For most of the borough, the bus you catch is the same N18 all week. What changes is how long you wait for it.
The planner showed these N18 departures from Oxford Circus:
- Early on Saturday 14 November: 02:38, 02:53, 03:08, then 03:38, 03:53 and 04:08
- Early on Wednesday 18 November: 02:39, 03:09, 03:39 and 04:08
That is a bus every 15 minutes on the Friday night, against every 30 midweek. Early Sunday 15 November also showed 15-minute gaps (02:39, 02:54, 03:09). The N18 runs between Trafalgar Square and Harrow Weald Bus Garage.
Midweek, Stanmore gets the N98 instead. The planner had it leaving at 02:53, 03:22 and 03:52, and it takes 56 minutes. The Jubilee from Bond Street takes about 30.
Your last train if the Night Tube does not reach you
We checked the same two weeks on the planner, and the times below were the same on Friday 13 and Tuesday 17 November, unless shown.
| Going to | Last train | Arrives |
|---|---|---|
| Pinner | 00:23 Metropolitan from Baker Street | 00:48 |
| Harrow on the Hill | 00:43 Metropolitan from Baker Street | 01:05 |
| Rayners Lane | 00:43 Metropolitan from Baker Street | 01:11 |
| South Harrow | 00:29 (Friday) or 00:33 (Tuesday) Piccadilly from Green Park, with a change | 01:16 |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 23:57 Bakerloo from Oxford Circus | 00:35 |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 01:39 West Midlands Trains service from Euston | 01:59 |
That 01:39 from Euston was on the planner on both nights, and it is the latest train we found into the borough outside the Night Tube. After it, the next listed was 05:39 on the Saturday morning and 05:35 on the Wednesday. Midweek, the last Jubilee from Bond Street to Stanmore was 00:36, arriving 01:09.
What the report found
Time Out and TfL studied around 200 Londoners from Time Out’s own research community for a week, from 16 to 23 September. They collected surveys, diaries, creative tasks and personal stories, and interviewed six people from the night-time economy. So the percentages describe that group, not a poll of all Londoners.
TfL’s main findings:
- 88 per cent have stayed out later because they knew public transport was running
- 77 per cent say knowing how they will get home matters when deciding where to go
- 55 per cent think great nights out are increasingly spread across the capital, rather than concentrated in the centre
The report follows a separate Time Out analysis that put London first among 26 European capitals for nightlife and public transport combined, ahead of Vienna and Paris. It drew on 5,848 responses in 23 languages. People rated their own city on a five-point scale, and the two scores were given equal weight.
Ten years in numbers
The first Night Tube ran on the Central and Victoria lines on 19 August 2016. The Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines followed later that year. TfL gives these figures:
- More than 50,000 journeys on the first night
- More than 81,000 journeys on an average night now, with Saturdays typically busier than Fridays
- More than 67 million customers carried on Night Tube and Night Overground services since 2016
- 50 Night Tube stations with step-free access
TfL also says every station is staffed while open and has full CCTV coverage. It expects high-speed mobile coverage across the whole Tube network, tunnels included, by the end of the year. More than 70 per cent of underground stations already have 4G and 5G.
What they said
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “For the past decade, the Night Tube has been a defining feature of London as a world-leading 24-hour city, helping Londoners and visitors enjoy everything our great capital has to offer, and supporting our vital workers and businesses to boost our night-time economy.”
He added: “This report really brings to life how The Night Tube connects Londoners and visitors with our city’s incredible cultural offering, helping people discover new venues and events in new parts of the capital while ensuring they can travel home safely and affordably at any hour.”
Claire Mann, TfL’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “London at night has changed significantly over the past decade, and the Night Tube has evolved alongside it, helping people travel to work, meet friends and enjoy everything the capital has to offer after dark.”
“This new report highlights the growing importance of reliable public transport to London’s night-time economy, while the continued growth in Night Tube journeys demonstrates the enduring demand for overnight services.”
Coral Anderson, co-owner and managing director of Swift Bars, said: “When people know they can get home easily, they’re more likely to explore a new neighbourhood, stay for another drink and make the most of everything London has to offer.”
Ed Richardson, programme director for transport at BusinessLDN, said: “Reliable late-night transport is essential to a thriving 24-hour city, giving Londoners and visitors the confidence to enjoy everything London has to offer. Keeping the city moving after dark will be key to helping its night-time economy continue to thrive.”
What it means for you
- Living in Stanmore or Canons Park: trains left Bond Street every 10 minutes on the Friday night we checked. TfL’s accessibility data for Stanmore says you can only enter and leave by the car park entrance, a 110-metre journey to the ticket hall including steep ramps.
- Living near Harrow on the Hill or Wealdstone: the N18 is your night service, and at the weekend you wait half as long for it. Oxford Circus to Harrow on the Hill takes about 55 minutes.
- Living in Kenton, North Harrow, Rayners Lane or Pinner: the Night Tube makes almost no difference. Aim for the last Metropolitan line train from Baker Street, 00:23 to Pinner and 00:43 to Harrow on the Hill and Rayners Lane.
- Coming from Euston: the 01:39 to Harrow & Wealdstone is worth knowing. It takes 20 minutes, against about an hour on the N18 from Oxford Circus.
Closures coming up
These come from TfL’s planned closures schedule, correct at 3 November.
- Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November: Bakerloo closed from Queen’s Park to Harrow & Wealdstone. Metropolitan closed from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge. Lioness closed from Euston to Watford Junction. Piccadilly closed from Hammersmith to Heathrow and Uxbridge.
- Sunday 6 December: Bakerloo closed from Queen’s Park to Harrow & Wealdstone.
- Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 February: Jubilee closed from Waterloo to Stanmore, including the Friday and Saturday Night Tube. Metropolitan closed from Aldgate to Harrow on the Hill.
We keep the near-term ones on roadworks and travel in Harrow. For daytime services, see Harrow train times to London. For the festive period, see Christmas travel in Harrow.
Time Out offers the full London After Dark report as a download.
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