Mitre Bridge Exchange railway station

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Mitre Bridge Exchange
Location Old Oak Common
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Number of platforms3
Key dates
27 May 1844Opened
1 December 1844Closed
Other information
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Mitre Bridge Exchange was a railway station in Old Oak Common in the parish of Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, which was opened on 27 May 1844 but closed on 1 December 1844. It was also referred to as The Great Western Railway Crossing Station (in an inspection report) and Great Western Junction (in an L&B notice). [1] It was formed of high-level and low-level platforms. The two low-level platforms were located between Paddington and Ealing Broadway, whereas the high-level station had one platform on the West London Line. It was closed when the West London Line was relocated further west and the original line was closed to passengers on 1 December 1844 and to goods in 1860. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 479. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. London Railway Atlas p.91 by Joe Brown

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