Hounslow railway station
 Old station building, with the modern entrance to the left |
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 Hounslow
Location of Hounslow in Greater London |
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| Location | Hounslow |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Hounslow |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | HOU |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 0.502 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 0.517 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 0.952 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 1.101 million[1] |
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| 1 February 1850 | Opened |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°21′44″W / 51.462°N 0.3622°W | |
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 West Trains. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 February 1850 on completion of the bridges and embankments at Isleworth. A temporary station had opened as "Hounslow" some 400 metres northeast of the present Isleworth station on 22 August 1849 to allow a service to run until the loop was connected, its name was changed to "Smallberry Green" after four months.[2]
The Station has now been revamped with a £650,000 facelift which took four months to complete. The renovations include a new, larger booking hall and toilet, better access for people with disabilities and a low energy lighting system
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[edit] 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
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Isleworth | South West Trains Hounslow Loop Line |
Whitton | ||
| South West Trains Waterloo to Chertsey via Hounslow |
Feltham | |||
[edit] In popular culture
- The station featured in the video of the 1982 Depeche Mode song See You.
- The line "Jeffrey, take the 9pm to Hounslow out of your mouth" is stated by character Stewie Griffin in the Family Guy episode "Dammit Janet!" (2000).
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ V. Mitchell and K. Smith, Kingston and Hounslow Loops, Middleton Press, 1900, ISBN 0 906520 83 5
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hounslow railway station |
- Train times and station information for Hounslow railway station from National Rail
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