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{{Short description|National Rail station on the Hounslow Loop Line}}
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{{Infobox London station
{{Infobox London station
| name = Syon Lane
| name = Syon Lane
| symbol = rail
| symbol = rail
| image_name = Syon Lane stn high westbound.JPG
| image_name = Syon Lane stn high westbound.JPG
| manager = [[South West Trains]]
| manager = [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]]
| owner = [[Network Rail]]
| owner = [[Network Rail]]
| fare_zone = 4
| fare_zone = 4
| locale = [[Brentford]]
| locale = [[Isleworth]]
| borough = [[London Borough of Hounslow]]
| borough = [[London Borough of Hounslow]]
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| start = 1931
| platforms = 2
| platforms = 2
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'''Syon Lane railway station''' in [[Travelcard Zone 4]] is on the [[Hounslow Loop Line]] and borders the [[Spring Grove, London|Spring Grove]] and [[New Brentford]] neighbourhoods of the [[London Borough of Hounslow]] in west [[London]].{{refn|group=n|Spring Grove to the west and New Brentford to the east were formally parts of [[Isleworth]] to which they retain administrative and community links. The small triangle of four roads south-east in the [[TW postcode area|TW7 'ISLEWORTH' post town]] remains by default Isleworth and may be considered by some residents as part of Spring Grove. [[Syon Park]], House and Syon Park Hilton Hotel is centred 800m south-east of the station}} The office and light industrial zone to the north-east, the West Cross Centre, has among other businesses the headquarters and studios of broadcaster and entertainment multinational company [[Sky (company)|Sky]]. The station and all trains serving it are operated by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]].
'''Syon Lane railway station''', on the [[Hounslow Loop Line]], is in the [[London Borough of Hounslow]] in west [[London]]. It is in [[Travelcard Zone 4]]. The station and all trains serving it are operated by [[South West Trains]]. It was opened in 1931 by the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]].<ref>M R Bonavia ''The History of the Southern Railway'' Unwin Hyman, 1987 ISBN 0-04-385107-X, p64</ref>


==History==
The station, which has no building apart from a passenger shelter on each platform, is on Syon Lane, which crosses the [[A4 road (Great Britain)|Great West Road]] at [[Gillette Corner]]. The two platforms are accessed by separate steps from the bridge carrying Syon Lane, with another entrance on the eastbound platform leading from Rothbury Gardens.
The [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]] opened Syon Lane station 81 years after the line, on 5 July 1931.<ref>M R Bonavia ''The History of the Southern Railway'' Unwin Hyman, 1987 {{ISBN|0-04-385107-X}}, p64</ref>
Hounslow Council proposed that the Hounslow Loop Line be part of the [[Crossrail]] route with Crossrail trains calling at Syon Lane station.<ref>http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/crossrail.pdf A4</ref> but this was not included in the final route presented to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in 2008.

In December 2020, South Western Railway finished work to make the station fully accessible. A new footbridge was installed with a lift providing step-free access to the Hounslow-bound platform, with an improved step-free footpath for the Waterloo-bound platform.<ref name="stepfree">{{cite web |title=Accessibility Improved at Syon Lane Train Station |url=https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article/2241/accessibility_improved_at_syon_lane_train_station |website=hounslow.gov.uk |publisher=London Borough of Hounslow |access-date=29 November 2021 |language=en |date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

===Lobbying attempts for direct longer-distance and Heathrow Airport services===
{{See also|Heathrow Airtrack}}
Hounslow Council unsuccessfully proposed that the Hounslow Loop Line be part of the [[Crossrail]] route with its inter-regional trains calling at all stations west of Kew Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/crossrail.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414214005/http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/crossrail.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2010 }} A4</ref> Planning consultants rejected the proposal in a final route presented to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in 2008. The loop line itself, although partially operating services as a through line to [[Weybridge, Surrey|Weybridge]] in [[Surrey]], is constrained by level crossings on the Windsor and Reading line running from London Waterloo – four in the town of [[Egham, Surrey|Egham]] of the 15 in total along the whole main route and its Weybridge spur are concentrated there in quick succession – whose local authority for transport [[Surrey County Council]] and Chamber of Commerce object to full-capacity timetabling without tunnelling beneath or bridging over most of the level crossings.<ref name="environ-report">{{cite web|url=http://www.heathrowairport.com/assets/Internet/Heathrow/Heathrow%20downloads/Static%20files/ES_Volume2_Level_Crossing-Effects_Heathrow_Airtrack.pdf|title=Heathrow Airtrack Environmental Statement Volume 2: Effects at Road Level Crossings|last=Giesler|first=Nick|year=2009|publisher=Temple Group Ltd|accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="Egham-Airtrack-crossings">{{cite web|url=http://www.egham-airtrack.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=60|title=Level Crossings and Egham |publisher=Egham Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=6 January 2010}} (Egham Airtrack campaigning website)</ref>

==Amenities and set-up==
The station is set below steps at the foot of a north–south humpback bridge formed by Syon Lane, which crosses the [[A4 road (Great Britain)|Great West Road]] at [[Gillette Corner]] 100m north. It has a passenger shelter on each platform (instead of a station building.) A street-level third entrance, from the convergence of Northumberland, Hexham and Rothbury Gardens (streets), connects the eastbound platform.


== Services ==
== Services ==
[[File:Au Morandarte Flickr South West Trains 458531, Syon Lane Station (14573895440).jpg|thumb|left|A [[British Rail Class 458|Class 458]] train no. 458531 on London Waterloo service at Syon Lane station in July 2014]]
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The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:
All services at Syon Lane are operated by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]].
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* 4 direct to Waterloo via {{rws|Brentford}}

* 2 circuitously to Waterloo via {{rws|Hounslow }} and [[Richmond station (London)|Richmond]]
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The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2023|149}}</ref>
* 2 to {{rws|Weybridge}}
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* 2 tph to {{stn|London Waterloo}} via {{stnlnk|Brentford}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Weybridge}} via {{stnlnk|Hounslow}}

Additional services, including trains to and from London Waterloo via {{stn|Richmond||London}} call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and westbound trains run to and from {{stnlnk|Woking}} instead of Weybridge.


On Sundays, there are two trains per hour from Waterloo, one of which continues to Woking while the other continues to Twickenham and Kingston.
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==Connections==
==Connections==
[[London Buses route H28]] serves the station.
[[London Buses route H28]] serves the station.


==Notes and references==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Hounslow]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Hounslow]]
[[Category:Former Southern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Southern Railway (UK) stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1931]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1931]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by South West Trains]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by South Western Railway]]

[[Category:Brentford, London]]
[[Category:Brentford, London]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 27 November 2024

Syon Lane National Rail
Syon Lane is located in Greater London
Syon Lane
Syon Lane
Location of Syon Lane in Greater London
LocationIsleworth
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hounslow
Managed bySouth Western Railway
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)SYL
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
Cycle parkingYes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 1.238 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.224 million[2]
2021–22Increase 0.523 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.668 million[2]
2023–24Increase 0.806 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companySouthern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1931 (1931-07-05)Station opened
December 2020 (2020-12)Fully-accessible
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°28′54″N 0°19′29″W / 51.4818°N 0.3248°W / 51.4818; -0.3248
London transport portal

Syon Lane railway station in Travelcard Zone 4 is on the Hounslow Loop Line and borders the Spring Grove and New Brentford neighbourhoods of the London Borough of Hounslow in west London.[n 1] The office and light industrial zone to the north-east, the West Cross Centre, has among other businesses the headquarters and studios of broadcaster and entertainment multinational company Sky. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

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The Southern Railway opened Syon Lane station 81 years after the line, on 5 July 1931.[3]

In December 2020, South Western Railway finished work to make the station fully accessible. A new footbridge was installed with a lift providing step-free access to the Hounslow-bound platform, with an improved step-free footpath for the Waterloo-bound platform.[1]

Lobbying attempts for direct longer-distance and Heathrow Airport services

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See also: Heathrow Airtrack

Hounslow Council unsuccessfully proposed that the Hounslow Loop Line be part of the Crossrail route with its inter-regional trains calling at all stations west of Kew Bridge.[4] Planning consultants rejected the proposal in a final route presented to Parliament in 2008. The loop line itself, although partially operating services as a through line to Weybridge in Surrey, is constrained by level crossings on the Windsor and Reading line running from London Waterloo – four in the town of Egham of the 15 in total along the whole main route and its Weybridge spur are concentrated there in quick succession – whose local authority for transport Surrey County Council and Chamber of Commerce object to full-capacity timetabling without tunnelling beneath or bridging over most of the level crossings.[5][6]

Amenities and set-up

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The station is set below steps at the foot of a north–south humpback bridge formed by Syon Lane, which crosses the Great West Road at Gillette Corner 100m north. It has a passenger shelter on each platform (instead of a station building.) A street-level third entrance, from the convergence of Northumberland, Hexham and Rothbury Gardens (streets), connects the eastbound platform.

Services

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A Class 458 train no. 458531 on London Waterloo service at Syon Lane station in July 2014

All services at Syon Lane are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Waterloo via Richmond call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and westbound trains run to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Brentford   South Western Railway
  Isleworth

Connections

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London Buses route H28 serves the station.

Notes and references

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References
  1. ^ a b "Accessibility Improved at Syon Lane Train Station". hounslow.gov.uk. London Borough of Hounslow. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ M R Bonavia The History of the Southern Railway Unwin Hyman, 1987 ISBN 0-04-385107-X, p64
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) A4
  5. ^ Giesler, Nick (2009). "Heathrow Airtrack Environmental Statement Volume 2: Effects at Road Level Crossings" (PDF). Temple Group Ltd. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Level Crossings and Egham". Egham Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 6 January 2010. (Egham Airtrack campaigning website)
  7. ^ Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023
Notes
  1. ^ Spring Grove to the west and New Brentford to the east were formally parts of Isleworth to which they retain administrative and community links. The small triangle of four roads south-east in the TW7 'ISLEWORTH' post town remains by default Isleworth and may be considered by some residents as part of Spring Grove. Syon Park, House and Syon Park Hilton Hotel is centred 800m south-east of the station
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