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Osterley tube station

Coordinates: 51°28′53″N 0°21′08″W / 51.48139°N 0.35222°W / 51.48139; -0.35222
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Osterley London Underground
Osterley is located in Greater London
Osterley
Osterley
Location of Osterley in Greater London
LocationOsterley
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hounslow
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 2.18 million[1]
2020Decrease 0.96 million[2]
2021Decrease 0.91 million[3]
2022Increase 1.74 million[4]
2023Decrease 1.68 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyDistrict Railway
Key dates
25 March 1934Opened
9 October 1964District line service ceased
Listed status
Listing gradeII
Entry number1240806[6]
Added to list26 May 1987
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°28′53″N 0°21′08″W / 51.48139°N 0.35222°W / 51.48139; -0.35222
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Osterley (/ˈɒstərli/) is a London Underground station in Osterley in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, between Boston Manor and Hounslow East. The station is located on Great West Road (A4) close to the National Trust-owned Osterley Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

Osterley station was opened on 25 March 1934 adjacent to the Great West Road which had been opened in 1925. The station was designed by Stanley Heaps in the modern European style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden.[7] The design uses brick, reinforced concrete and large areas of glass and features a brick tower topped with a concrete "obelisk". Osterley station was a replacement for an earlier station, "Osterley & Spring Grove", located about 300m to the east on Thornbury Road, which was closed when Osterley opened. The old station buildings and platforms remain.

Map showing operational dates for lines and stations in Hounslow

The station was served from its opening by trains from the District and Piccadilly lines, although District line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.[8]

Step-free access

In 2009, because of financial constraints, Transport for London decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at Osterley on the grounds that it was a relatively quiet station and within one or two stops of an existing step-free station,[9] Hounslow East where step-free access has been available since 2005.[10] In 2017, TfL announced that Osterley station would receive funding for step-free access, with work commencing in 2018. It is due for completion in 2020.[11]

Connections

  • London Buses route H91 serves the station.
  • Osterley is the closest tube station to Sky's offices near Gillette Corner. Sky runs a private shuttle bus service to and from the station every 15 minutes during extended office hours for visitors and staff.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Osterley London Regional Transport (1240806)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ^ Day, John R.; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. "The LPTB Takes Over". The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
  8. ^ Rose, Douglas (1999) [1980]. The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History (7th ed.). Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
  9. ^ "Disability and Deaf Equality Scheme (DES) 2009-2012" (DOC). TfL. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Hounslow East wins top rail station award". TfL. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Next six Underground stations to go step-free". Transport for London.
  12. ^ "Sky Bus". apphub.bskyb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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