Hanwell railway station

Hanwell
	Hanwell ; Location of Hanwell in Greater London
Location	Hanwell
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	First Great Western
Station code	HAN
Number of platforms	3
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	154,428
2005–06	148,018
2006–07	0.325 million
2007–08	0.355 million
2008–09	0.315 million
1838	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses
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	UK Railways portal

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Hanwell railway station is a railway station in Hanwell in the London Borough of Ealing. The station is managed by First Great Western but served by local services operated by Heathrow Connect from London Paddington to Heathrow Airport.

[edit] History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, although Hanwell station was not ready until December of that year;^[2] it opened on 1 December.^[3] From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between Mansion House and Windsor; the service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885.^[4]^[5] The station was renamed Hanwell and Elthorne on 1 April 1896, and reverted to Hanwell on 6 May 1974.^[3] Re-built circa 1875-77 it has been declared a grade II listed building by English Heritage but is stated to be in a very poor condition.

[edit] Description

The station is sited a short distance east of the Grade I -listed Wharncliffe Viaduct.

On platform 3 is a station nameboard, bearing the pre-1974 name Hanwell and Elthorne.^{[citation needed]}

'Capitals United Express' in 1959
Hanwell station looking east (towards Paddington).
Pre - 1974 signage.
Waiting rooms.

[edit] Services

For most of the day four trains stop each hour at Hanwell; two going to Heathrow and two going to London Paddington.

The station operator is First Great Western, however only two services per weekday are provided by First Great Western. These are the 0002 to Reading and the 0856 to Twyford.

All other services are provided by Heathrow Connect (2tph in either direction for most of the day.)

There are no Sunday train services from Hanwell.

From October 2008, Oyster "pay as you go" can be used for journeys originating or ending at Hanwell^[6] with the exception of journeys to Heathrow, where "pay as you go" is not valid.^[7]

[edit] Transport links

London bus route E3.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ MacDermot, E T (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. 1 (1833-1863) (1 ed.). London: Great Western Railway.
^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
^ Rose, Douglas (December 2007) [1980]. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History (8th ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978 1 85414 315 0.
^ Day, John R.; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground (10th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. p. 26. ISBN 978 1 85414 316 7.
^ "Oyster PAYG on National Rail". National Rail Enquiries. 2008-10-20. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/london/OysterPAYG.pdf.
^ "Travelcards and Oyster". National Rail Enquiries. 2011-09-09. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/travelcards_oyster.html.

[edit] External links

Train times and station information for Hanwell railway station from National Rail
English Heritage entry for Hanwell Station

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
West Ealing		First Great Western Great Western Main Line Monday - Saturday only (Very restricted service)	Southall
West Ealing		Heathrow Connect Paddington - Heathrow Mondays - Saturdays only	Southall
		Future development
Preceding station		Crossrail	Following station
Southall towards Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail Line 1	West Ealing towards Abbey Wood or Shenfield
	Historical railways
Preceding station		London Underground	Following station
Southall towards Windsor		District line	West Ealing towards Mansion House