Talk:Kew Bridge railway station

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History to be researched and added[edit]

The disused parts of the station should be mentioned. The present platforms are on the south side of a triangular junction. The following is not precise, just a hint of usage: (1) Before the South Acton to Richmond line was built a service ran to Richmond (possibly even to Kingston) via the east side lines at Kew Bridge and a short-lived curve at Barnes connecting the Hounslow and Richmond lines; the road named Railwayside was built on the west side of the curve, a stump of brickwork remains south of the Hounslow line. (2) Until about 1940 trains from Broad Street on the north London line terminated alternately at Richmond and at the east side of the Kew Bridge triangle. There may even have been platforms on the west side.SilasW 13:40, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~I've given further grounds for not being convinced that the Hounslow Loop station and the Kew Curve platforms were separate stations in the other station's talk~~ Talk:Kew Bridge railway station (N&SWJR). However another station has appeared.--SilasW (talk) 22:20, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After reading Course London Railways I go for LSWR and N&SWJR stations as separate--SilasW (talk) 20:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The fourth image in the gallery has the caption: "This subway goes under Chiswick High Rd. It is not known why it was built." While I don't have a textual source, this 1961 OS map on the National Library of scotland website shows a tank and a signal box on the other side of the bridge which would require walkway access and therefore could be the reason for the tunnel. Thejohobro (talk) 13:24, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Box your compass, please[edit]

There are 3 curves near Kew Br sta.

The LSWR station (Kew Bridge) is on the south curve.

The first NSWJR station (Kew) was on the west curve.

The second NSWJR station (Kew Bridge) was on the east curve.

Could the article be made to specify the correct curves?--SilasW (talk) 15:52, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kew Bridge stations[edit]

moved from User talk:Sladen#Kew Bridge stations

For my guidance could you give the rationale for combining the two stations' separate articles into one?--SilasW (talk) 16:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings SilasW. It is/They are station(s), on the same site, with the same name, on two sides of the same triangle, linked by arches under the road and have an overlapping existence. There appears to be more information that they were the same station that they they weren't, although further specific pointers welcomed.

Regardless of whether they were, or they weren't, it is probably less confusing and more useful for the reader to discuss the issue in detail in a single article, than attempting to duplicate the necessary background information and detailed differences between two separate articles. This is inline with similar situation where the Underground and main line stations are covered by the same article, and for eg. a St Pancras which covers all the four constitute (and separately barriered) parts of the station complex, along with the historical background in a single unambiguous location.

I thought this is what was already being suggested on the Talk: page. My apologies if it was intended to have the exact opposite meaning. —Sladen (talk) 16:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In January I had a conversion on the road to Brentford and now take the LSWR and N&SWJR stations to be separate. I think the first mention of the arch was made by me. It looks as though most stations in List of closed railway stations in London that share a name have separate articles. WP has separate articles for the W'loos. Edwin Course's book London Railways does not list just closed parts of stations, unless some parts closed in different years, but it does list the N&SWJR Kew Bridge as closing in 1940 and it is glossed "Adjoined Kew Bridge (L.S.W.)." which suggests to me it was considered separate.

I ought to strike through my old talk.

Of course the article too needs fixing as the curves E, S, and (W or N) are wrongly assigned and the local industry should be in WP Brentford.--SilasW (talk) 20:27, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The last I was there was about 18 months ago (Brompton very kindly did a speedy pedal replacement between Southampton and catching a Eurostar back to Helsinki!). I had a poke around at the time whilst waiting for train, so you're probably not the only one to have done naughty Original Research... I'll ponder the rest. Perhaps concentrating a proper synopsis of the triangle, good yard, the station(s) and the converting of the railway lands into light industrial units would be the most beneficial? Shall ponder further. —Sladen (talk) 20:40, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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