Uxbridge Vine Street railway station
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Uxbridge Vine Street station opened on 8 September 1856 as Uxbridge Station and was the earliest of three railway stations in Uxbridge. It was the northern terminus of the Great Western Railway Uxbridge branch from the main line at West Drayton. South from Uxbridge town centre the line ran near Whitehall Road and Cleveland Road.
In November 1885, the Staines West branch opened sharing a short section of the Vine Street branch to connect to the main line. An intermediate station at Cowley opened in 1904. Uxbridge Vine Street station was closed to passengers from 10 September 1962, when the service from West Drayton was withdrawn.[1][2] Goods traffic ceased two years later and the only stretch of the line north of West Drayton to survive longer than this was that as far as Middlesex Oil Depot, some distance south of Cowley, which closed in 1979. Demolition of Uxbridge Vine Street station occurred in 1969. Hillingdon Road now covers its site.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Uxbridge Vine St at Subterranea Britannica www.disused-stations.org.uk, Accessed 2008-11-20
- ^ a b Uxbridge Vine St Line at Abandoned Tube Stations www.abandonedstations.org.uk Accessed 2008-11-20
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Great Western Railway Uxbridge branch |
Cowley | ||
[edit] See also
- Uxbridge High Street railway station
- Uxbridge tube station
- List of closed railway stations in London
Coordinates: 51°32′39″N 0°28′49″W / 51.54427°N 0.4803°W
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