Hounslow West tube station
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 Hounslow West
Location of Hounslow West in Greater London |
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| Location | Hounslow |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Hounslow |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 5 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2008 |  2.950 million[2] |
| 2009 |  3.101 million[2] |
| 2010 | 3.200 million[2] |
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| Original company | Metropolitan District Railway |
| 21 July 1884 | Opened as Hounslow Barracks; terminus of line |
| 1 December 1925 | Renamed Hounslow West |
| 13 March 1933 | Piccadilly Line service introduced |
| 9 October 1964 | District Line service ceased |
| 14 July 1975 | Relocated |
| 19 July 1975 | Line extended to Hatton Cross |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
Coordinates: 51°28′25″N 0°23′08″W / 51.4736°N 0.3856°W
Hounslow West is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hatton Cross and Hounslow Central stations. The station is located on Bath Road (A3006) about 600m from the junction of Bath Road, A4 Great West Road and Great South West Road (A30). It is in Travelcard Zone 5.
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District line) on 21 July 1884.[3] The station was originally named Hounslow Barracks in reference to the Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow south of the station on Beavers Lane.[3] The station was the terminus of a single track branch line constructed from the MDR's existing route to Hounslow Town station (now closed) on Hounslow High Street.
The branch line diverged from the main route about 300m east of Hounslow East station, although Hounslow East was not opened until later and when the branch opened there were no intermediate stations between Hounslow Barracks and Osterley & Spring Grove (now Osterley).[3]
Electrification of the MDR's tracks took place between 1903 and 1905 with electric trains replacing steam trains on the Hounslow branch from 13 June 1905.[4] On 1 December 1925 the station was given its present name at the same time that Hounslow Central and Hounslow East received their current names.[3]
During 1930 and 1931 a new station building was constructed facing on to Bath Road to replace the original building which was parallel with the tracks and set back at an angle from the road. The new building, by the Underground's architect Stanley Heaps in conjunction with Charles Holden in a style reminiscent of Holden's designs for the 1926 Morden extension of the City and South London Railway (now part of the Northern line),[5] was constructed in Portland stone and features a tall heptagonal ticket hall with glazed screens to all sides. The original building was gradually demolished as the new one was built and the new building opened on 5 July 1931. The building is very similar to the reconstructed station at Ealing Common built at the same time, also by Heaps and Holden.[5]
Piccadilly line services, which had been running as far as Northfields since January 1933 were extended to run to Hounslow West on 13 March 1933.[3] From this date, the branch was operated jointly by both lines until District Line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.[3]
[edit] Heathrow extension
In the early 1970s works began on extending the Piccadilly Line from Hounslow West to Heathrow Airport. The original alignment of the tracks and platforms at Hounslow West was southwestwards. If the tracks had been extended directly on that alignment, much of residential west Hounslow would have been demolished to reach the airport. Instead, a route needing little demolition was found by following the Bath Road and Great South West Road in a cut and cover tunnel in a trench alongside the road.
The first phase of the extension works was to build two new platforms at Hounslow West in a covered trench with a more westerly alignment to reach the chosen route. The new platforms were adjacent and to the north of the existing three and the access from the 1930s station building was extended to reach them. The new platforms were brought into use on 14 July 1975 and the line was opened as far as Hatton Cross five days later on 19 July 1975.[6]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ "Step free Tube Guide". Transport for London. December 2009. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/step-free-tube-guide-map.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
- ^ Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 66. ISBN 1-85414-316-6.
- ^ a b Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 99. ISBN 1-85414-316-6.
- ^ Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 178. ISBN 1-85414-316-6.
[edit] Transport links
London bus routes 81, 222, 203, 482, H32, H98 and H91.
[edit] External links
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- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
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- Tube stations in Hounslow
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- Former Metropolitan District Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1884
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