Hounslow railway station

Hounslow National Rail
Hounslow
Location of Hounslow in Greater London
Location Hounslow
Local authority London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by South Western Railway
Owner Network Rail
Station code HOU
DfT category D
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2012–13 Decrease 1.215 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 1.227 million[1]
2014–15 Increase 1.285 million[1]
2015–16 Decrease 1.183 million[1]
2016–17 Decrease 1.178 million[1]
Key dates
1 February 1850 Opened
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WGS84 51°27′43″N 0°21′44″W / 51.462°N 0.3622°W / 51.462; -0.3622Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°21′44″W / 51.462°N 0.3622°W / 51.462; -0.3622
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Hounslow railway station, on the Hounslow Loop Line, is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west 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 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

The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:

  • 4 direct to Waterloo via Brentford
  • 2 circuitously to Waterloo via Twickenham and Richmond
  • 2 to Weybridge, beyond the end of the loop which sees the line work as a corollary, to/from one of three of the destinations served by the main line.

On Sundays two trains per hour run to and from Waterloo, one of which continues to Woking and the other to Whitton, Twickenham and following stops back to London Waterloo including Richmond.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Isleworth   South Western Railway
Hounslow Loop Line		   Whitton
  South Western Railway
Waterloo to Chertsey via Hounslow		   Feltham

Station amenities and setting

London Buses route 281 serves the station. The town centre of Hounslow is 400m north of the station. The station has seating areas and a shop.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". 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. Accessed 2017-05-14.
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