Hounslow railway station

LocationHounslowLocal authorityLondon Borough of HounslowManaged bySouth Western RailwayOwnerNetwork RailStation codeHOUDfT categoryDNumber of platforms2AccessibleYesFare zone5National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 1.250 million^[1]– interchange  3,185^[1]2019–20 1.203 million^[1]– interchange  21,160^[1]2020–21 0.372 million^[1]– interchange  4,851^[1]2021–22 0.692 million^[1]– interchange  11,299^[1]2022–23 0.762 million^[1]– interchange  1,060^[1]Key dates1 February 1850OpenedOther informationExternal links

• Departures
• Layout
• Facilities
• Buses

Coordinates51°27′43″N 0°21′44″W / 51.462°N 0.3622°W / 51.462; -0.3622 London transport portal

Hounslow railway station, on the Hounslow Loop Line, is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in Greater London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

History

The London and South Western Railway opened the calling point on 1 February 1850 on completion of the bridges and embankments at Isleworth station. A temporary station had opened as "Hounslow" 400 metres northeast of the present Isleworth station on 22 August 1849 to allow a service to run until the loop was connected and the line complete.^[2] After this point the main commercial businesses of Hounslow and landmark buildings moved westward along Staines Road, Hounslow's fledgling high street and a major then-artery serving London and the south-west to reflect the new position of the railway station serving the nascent town. The Victoria County History series local historian Susan Reynolds, in 1962, noted

"...it was not until the very end [of the nineteenth century] that there were any houses to speak of to the south of the station."^[3]

A resident station master was installed at the replacement Hounslow station in the early years and ceased to occupy the station house in the mid 20th century.

A total of £650,000 was spent for alterations over four months in the early 2010s including a larger booking hall and toilet, access for people with disabilities and low-energy, semi-automated lighting.

Services

v t e Hounslow Loop Line
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Waterloo–Reading line to Waterloo Barnes Barnes Junction Waterloo–Reading line via Richmond Vine Road level crossing Barnes Bridge Barnes Railway Bridge over River Thames Chiswick Grove Park Terrace level crossing North London line and District line to Gunnersbury│to Kew Gardens to North London line 1 2 New Kew Junction Kew Bridge (1 N&SWJR│L&SWR 2) Kew (N&SWJR) Old Kew Junction Brentford Grand Union Canal Brentford branch line to Southall│to Brentford Dock Syon Lane Wood Lane level crossing Hounslow/ Smallberry Green Isleworth Waterloo–Reading line via Richmond Hounslow Hounslow Junction │ Whitton Junction Feltham Junction Feltham Waterloo–Reading line to Reading

All services at Hounslow are operated by South Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 2 tph to London Waterloo via Brentford
• 2 tph to Weybridge via Staines

Additional services, including trains to and from London Waterloo via Richmond call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and westbound trains run to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Isleworth		South Western Railway Waterloo to Reading Line		Feltham
		South Western Railway Hounslow Loop Line Peak Hours Only		Whitton

Connections

London Buses route 281 serves the station.^[5]

Service expansion schemes

Two early 21st century proposals short of central government pledge stage, or Network Rail proposals, exist for the Hounslow Loop Line, further details of which are mentioned at Syon Lane.

v t e West London Orbital
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Proposed route
Midland Main Line to Bedford Hendon A406 North Circular Brent Cross West Dudding Hill Line (currently freight only) Cricklewood West Hampstead Thameslink Midland Main Line to St Pancras Dudding Hill closed 1902 Neasden Jubilee line Metropolitan line Chiltern Main Line   Harlesden { Watford DC & Bakerloo lines West Coast Main Line Grand Union Canal North London line to Willesden Junction Old Oak Common Lane GWML Central line Acton Central South Acton North London line to Richmond District line Piccadilly line A406 North Circular M4 motorway Hounslow Loop Line to Waterloo via Chiswick Lionel Road proposed Hounslow Loop Line to Waterloo via Kew Bridge Brentford Syon Lane Isleworth Hounslow Hounslow Loop Line & Chertsey branch line

In 2017 a proposal to extend the London Overground network to Hounslow was announced by the London Assembly and Transport for London.^[6] The scheme, known as the West London Orbital envisages re-opening the Dudding Hill Line to passenger services and running trains from West Hampstead Thameslink and Hendon to Hounslow via the planned Old Oak Common Lane station. The plans are currently at public consultation stage with TfL.^[7]

In popular culture

• The station was featured in the music video for 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).

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Hounslow railway station from National Rail