Hounslow railway station

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Hounslow
Location of Hounslow in Greater London
Location Hounslow
Local authority London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by South Western Railway
Owner Network Rail
Station codeHOU
DfT category D
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase2.svg 1.250 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 3,185 [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 1.203 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 21,160 [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.372 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 4,851 [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.692 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 11,299 [1]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.762 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 1,060 [1]
Key dates
1 February 1850Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates 51°27′43″N0°21′44″W / 51.462°N 0.3622°W / 51.462; -0.3622
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

Hounslow railway station, on the Hounslow Loop Line, is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in Greater London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

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History

The London and South Western Railway opened the calling point on 1 February 1850 on completion of the bridges and embankments at Isleworth station. A temporary station had opened as "Hounslow" 400 metres northeast of the present Isleworth station on 22 August 1849 to allow a service to run until the loop was connected and the line complete. [2] After this point the main commercial businesses of Hounslow and landmark buildings moved westward along Staines Road, Hounslow's fledgling high street and a major then-artery serving London and the south-west to reflect the new position of the railway station serving the nascent town. The Victoria County History series local historian Susan Reynolds, in 1962, noted

"...it was not until the very end [of the nineteenth century] that there were any houses to speak of to the south of the station." [3]

A resident station master was installed at the replacement Hounslow station in the early years and ceased to occupy the station house in the mid 20th century.

A total of £650,000 was spent for alterations over four months in the early 2010s including a larger booking hall and toilet, access for people with disabilities and low-energy, semi-automated lighting.

Services

All services at Hounslow are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [4]

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
Isleworth   South Western Railway
  Feltham
  South Western Railway
  Whitton

Connections

London Buses route 281 serves the station. [5]

Service expansion schemes

Two early 21st century proposals short of central government pledge stage, or Network Rail proposals, exist for the Hounslow Loop Line, further details of which are mentioned at Syon Lane.

In 2017 a proposal to extend the London Overground network to Hounslow was announced by the London Assembly and Transport for London. [6] The scheme, known as the West London Orbital envisages re-opening the Dudding Hill Line to passenger services and running trains from West Hampstead Thameslink and Hendon to Hounslow via the planned Old Oak Common Lane station. The plans are currently at public consultation stage with TfL. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. V. Mitchell and K. Smith, Kingston and Hounslow Loops, Middleton Press, 1900, ISBN   0-906520-83-5
  3. 'Heston and Isleworth: Introduction', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, ed. Susan Reynolds (London, 1962), pp. 85-94. British History Online. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  4. Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  5. "Buses from Hounslow station". Transport for London . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. "Mayor's Transport Strategy 2018". London City Hall. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. "West London Orbital". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.