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Revision as of 11:17, 2 January 2017
West Drayton | |
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Location | West Drayton |
Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Station code(s) | WDT |
DfT category | E |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Fare zone | 6 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2009–10 | 1.255 million[1] |
2010–11 | 1.688 million[1] |
2011–12 | 1.781 million[1] |
2012–13 | 1.888 million[1] |
2013–14 | 2.060 million[1] |
2014–15 | 2.342 million[1] |
2015–16 | 2.125 million[1] |
Key dates | |
4 June 1838 | Original station opened, as West Drayton |
9 August 1884 | Station re-sited |
1895 | Renamed West Drayton and Yiewsley |
6 May 1974 | Renamed West Drayton |
Other information | |
External links | |
London transport portal |
West Drayton railway station is a railway station serving West Drayton and Yiewsley, western suburbs of London, England. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from Template:LUL stations to Reading stations.
History
West Drayton station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, and was opened on 4 June 1838 at the same time as the line.[2][3] However the original station was located slightly to the west of the current station, and was relocated to its current position from 9 August 1884 when the branch to Staines was opened.[3][4] From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between Template:LUL stations and Windsor. The service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885.[5][6]
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West Drayton was the junction station for both the Staines branch, and an earlier branch to Uxbridge Vine Street that opened in 1856. The Uxbridge branch closed to passengers in 1962, but part of the line was retained for freight traffic until 1979. The Staines branch closed to passengers in 1965, but the section of the line as far as Colnbrook remains open to freight traffic, latterly for the delivery of materials for the construction of Heathrow Airport's new terminal 5.[4]
From 1895 the station was named West Drayton and Yiewsley; it reverted to the original name West Drayton on 6 May 1974.[3]
Description
West Drayton station is situated to the north of the centre of West Drayton and immediately to the south of the Grand Union Canal, in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The station has five platform faces. From south to north there is a platform on the down (away from London) fast line, an island platform with faces on the up fast line and the down relief (slow) line, and an island platform with faces on the up relief line and on a loop line to the north of the up relief originally used by trains on the two branch lines. The platforms on the fast lines see little use, other than when the slow lines are closed for maintenance. Access between the platforms is via steps and a pedestrian underpass. Stockley Park is a large business estate located between Hayes and West Drayton, and is shown on the platform signage.
Ticket facilities
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As of October 2008, Oyster "pay as you go" can be used for journeys originating or ending at West Drayton.[7]
Services
West Drayton station is served by stopping services run by Great Western Railway between Template:LUL stations and Reading as well as two trains per hour to Oxford. These services run seven days a week with 4 trains hourly — two from Reading and two from Oxford. Typical journey times are just over 20 minutes to Paddington, and just under 40 minutes to Reading.[8]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Iver | Great Western Railway Commuter services Great Western Main Line |
Hayes & Harlington | ||
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Preceding station | Crossrail | Following station | ||
toward Template:LCR stations | Template:LCR lines | toward Template:LCR stations |
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Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
toward Template:LUL stations | Template:LUL lines | toward Template:LUL stations |
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Disused Railways | ||||
Colnbrook Estate Halt Line and station closed |
Staines & West Drayton Railway Staines West branch |
Terminus | ||
Cowley Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Uxbridge branch |
Hayes & Harlington Line and station open |
Connections
London Buses routes 222, 350, 698, U1, U3 and U5 serve the station.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ MacDermot, E T (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. 1 (1833-1863) (1 ed.). London: Great Western Railway.
- ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 245. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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(help) - ^ a b Aerofilms (2006). London's Railways from the Air. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-3144-4.
- ^ Rose, Douglas (December 2007) [1980]. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History (8th ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-315-0.
- ^ Day, John R.; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground (10th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
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(help) - ^ "Oyster PAYG on National Rail" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Train Times". First Great Western. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
External links
- Train times and station information, from National Rail
To learn more about West Drayton check the community website at http://www.ub7.org.
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 6
- DfT Category E stations
- Railway stations in Hillingdon
- Great Western Main Line
- Railway stations opened in 1838
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
- Railway stations served by Crossrail