Brentford railway station

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Brentford
Location of Brentford in Greater London
Location Brentford
Local authority London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by South Western Railway
Owner Network Rail
Station codeBFD
DfT category E
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zone 4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease2.svg 1.763 million [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 1.720 million [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.414 million [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.806 million [1]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.898 million [1]
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Coordinates 51°29′15″N0°18′35″W / 51.4875°N 0.3096°W / 51.4875; -0.3096
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Brentford is a railway station in the town of Brentford, in Hounslow, London. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line and in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It was the main station for Brentford F.C.'s former ground Griffin Park, 400 metres east. The modest High Street of the suburb of Brentford (characterized by wide-ranging businesses and light industrial parks) is 300 metres south-east.

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Brentford Central - view eastward to Barnes in May 1961 Brentford Central Station 1895133 b8c3b413.jpg
Brentford Central - view eastward to Barnes in May 1961

Services

All services at Brentford are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [2]

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 logo.svg National Rail Following station
Kew Bridge   South Western Railway
  Syon Lane
Historical railways
Anglia Railways

History

Brentford railway station was opened in 1849 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in a period of mainly passenger use. An unlinked perpendicular line, the Brentford Dock line operated between 1859 and 1964, mainly for goods and waste transfer. The Dock Line between 1860 and 1942 ran a passenger service into passenger terminus Brentford (GWR) railway station. [3]

Between 1950 and 1980 Brentford station was named Brentford Central station. When multi-national pharmaceutical and retail company Glaxo Smith Kline opened its Global HQ 500 metres west, GSK House in 2001 after two years of construction, [4] it contributed towards modernisation of the station.[ quantify ]

Between 22 May 2000 and 28 September 2002, the station was served by the London Crosslink service provided by Anglia Railways.

Connections

London Buses routes 195, E2 and E8 serve the station. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  3. "Station name: Brentford Dock". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. "GSK House, London – Building #257". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. "Buses from Brentford station" (PDF). Transport for London . Retrieved 26 April 2024.