Colnbrook railway station was a station on the now closed railway line between West Drayton and Staines West, on the western edge of London, England. It opened in 1884 to serve the village of Colnbrook, perhaps anticipating that one day it would grow into a larger settlement.[1] It was located on the original route of the Great Bath Road, and under the present flight path near the end of one of Heathrow Airport's main runways.
Although passenger traffic was fairly minimal, the station was not closed to passengers until 1965 (following the Beeching Report). Goods services were withdrawn the following year, but part of the line still remains in use for aggregates traffic and for deliveries to a fuel terminal serving the nearby Heathrow Airport. The platforms survived for quite a while after closure, but have now been demolished. The station house still stands, but the track beyond the former station level crossing towards Poyle has been lifted.[2]
Part of the route may be reused for the proposed Heathrow Airtrack link between Staines and Heathrow Airport. Between 1961 and 1965, the small Colnbrook Estate Halt was opened to the north to serve the industrial estate there.[3]
colnbrook, railway, station, station, closed, railway, line, between, west, drayton, staines, west, western, edge, london, england, opened, 1884, serve, village, colnbrook, perhaps, anticipating, that, would, grow, into, larger, settlement, located, original, . Colnbrook railway station was a station on the now closed railway line between West Drayton and Staines West on the western edge of London England It opened in 1884 to serve the village of Colnbrook perhaps anticipating that one day it would grow into a larger settlement 1 It was located on the original route of the Great Bath Road and under the present flight path near the end of one of Heathrow Airport s main runways ColnbrookRemains of the station in 1986General informationLocationPoyle SloughEnglandGrid referenceTQ036767Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyStaines and West Drayton RailwayPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGWRKey dates9 August 1884 1884 08 09 Station opened29 March 1965 1965 03 29 Station closedAlthough passenger traffic was fairly minimal the station was not closed to passengers until 1965 following the Beeching Report Goods services were withdrawn the following year but part of the line still remains in use for aggregates traffic and for deliveries to a fuel terminal serving the nearby Heathrow Airport The platforms survived for quite a while after closure but have now been demolished The station house still stands but the track beyond the former station level crossing towards Poyle has been lifted 2 Part of the route may be reused for the proposed Heathrow Airtrack link between Staines and Heathrow Airport Between 1961 and 1965 the small Colnbrook Estate Halt was opened to the north to serve the industrial estate there 3 Preceding station Disused railways Following stationPoyle Estate HaltLine and station closed Staines amp West Drayton RailwayStaines West branch Colnbrook Estate HaltLine and station closedReferences edit Subterranea Britannica SB Sites Colnbrook Station London s Abandoned Tube Stations Staines West Line www abandonedstations org uk Accessed 2008 11 20 Subterranea Britannica SB Sites Colnbrook Estate Halt 51 28 50 N 0 30 29 W 51 48066 N 0 50807 W 51 48066 0 50807 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colnbrook railway station amp oldid 1097097061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
