Brentford railway station

Not to be confused with with the former Brentford railway station (GWR) opened by the GWR.

Brentford

Old station building with the modern entrance to its left and new lift shaft on far left
Brentford Location of Brentford in Greater London
Location	Brentford
Local authority	London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by	South West Trains
Station code	BFD
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.518 million
2005–06	0.515 million
2006–07	0.915 million
2007–08	1.048 million
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

View eastward in 1961

Brentford railway station, which between 1950 and 1980 was named Brentford Central, is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line and in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is the main station for Brentford F.C.'s Griffin Park, which is nearby.
It was opened in 1849 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). When Glaxo Smith Kline opened their new headquarters near the station, at GSK House, they contributed towards the modernisation of the station.

Services

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

• 4 direct to Waterloo via Chiswick
• 2 circuitously to Waterloo via Hounslow and Richmond
• 2 to Weybridge

The Sunday service is one train per hour each way between Waterloo and Woking.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kew Bridge		South West Trains Hounslow Loop Line		Syon Lane
	Historical railways
Feltham		Anglia Railways London Crosslink		West Hampstead

External links

• Train times and station information for Brentford railway station from National Rail