Hounslow railway station

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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.

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 Template:Rws station on 22 August 1849 to allow a service to run until the loop was connected and the line complete.[1] 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 Template:Quote 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

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All services at Hounslow 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 Template:Stn 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.

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Connections

London Buses route 281 serves the station.[3]

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.

Template:West London Orbital RDT In 2017 a proposal to extend the London Overground network to Hounslow was announced by the London Assembly and Transport for London.[4] The scheme, known as the West London Orbital envisages re-opening the Dudding Hill Line to passenger services and running trains from Template:Rws and Template:Rws to Hounslow via the planned Template:Rws station. The plans are currently at public consultation stage with TfL.[5]

In popular culture

References

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  1. ↑ V. Mitchell and K. Smith, Kingston and Hounslow Loops, Middleton Press, 1900, Template:ISBN
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External links

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