Brentford railway station (1860–1942)
Brentford railway station opened on 1 May 1860 on the Brentford Branch Line (the only line of the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company) which had opened in 1859 from Southall to Brentford Dock.[1] It stood immediately north of Brentford High Street (the A315 road) on the embankment leading to the viaduct into the dock. The station closed on 22 March 1915[2] as a wartime economy measure,[3] re-opened on 12 April 1920[2] and closed permanently on 4 May 1942. The station was demolished in 1957.
Brentford | |
|---|---|
Site of Brentford GWR Station in 1961 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Brentford, Hounslow England |
| Grid reference | TQ171772 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western and Brentford Railway Company |
| Pre-grouping | GWR |
| Post-grouping | GWR |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1860 | Opened |
| 22 March 1915 | Wartime economy closure |
| 12 April 1920 | Re-opened |
| 4 May 1942 | Closed |
Proposed reopening Edit
In April 2017, it was proposed that the line could reopen to allow a new link from Southall to Hounslow and possibly down to the planned Old Oak Common station with a new station in Brentford called Brentford Golden Mile.[4] The proposal suggested the service could be operated by Great Western Railway and could be open by 2020 with a new service from Southall to Brentford and possible later to Old Oak Common.[5] It was likely that the site would be further up from the original and would have a later extension to the existing Brentford station.[6]
Notes Edit
- ^ Diane K Bolton, H P F King, Gillian Wyld and D C Yaxley, 'Norwood, including Southall: Introduction', in T F T Baker, J S Cockburn and R B Pugh (eds,) A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4, Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood With Southall, Hillingdon With Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow With Pinner, (London, 1971), pp. 40-43. British History Online. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 235.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2000, Historical Background.
- ^ Robert Cumber (18 April 2016). "New Southall to Brentford rail link could open as early as 2020". My London. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Brentford's key connection". Rail. No. 830. 5–18 July 2017. p. 75. - ^ Robert Cumber (9 October 2014). "New station at heart of plans to restore shine to Brentford's Golden Mile". My London. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- Robert Cumber (26 September 2016). "Brentford-Southall rail link remains on track, with new £1.8m investment planned". My London. Retrieved 19 October 2020. - ^ "Brentford's key connection". Rail. No. 830. 5–18 July 2017. p. 76.
References Edit
- Booker, Frank (1985) [1977]. The Great Western Railway: A New History (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-16-X.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (August 2000). Branch Lines of West London. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-50-8.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpers Crossing Halte | Great Western Railway Brentford Branch Line | Terminus |