Osterley tube station

Osterley (/ˈɒstərli/ OST-ər-lee) 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.

Osterley
Osterley Location of Osterley in Greater London
Location	Osterley
Local authority	London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes^[1]
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018	2.09 million^[2]
2019	2.18 million^[3]
2020	0.96 million^[4]
2021	0.91 million^[5]
2022	1.74 million^[6]
Railway companies
Original company	District Railway
Key dates
25 March 1934	Opened
9 October 1964	District line service ceased
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1240806^[7]
Added to list	26 May 1987
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51°28′53″N 0°21′08″W / 51.48139°N 0.35222°W / 51.48139; -0.35222
London transport portal

History

Osterley station opened on 25 March 1934.^[8] A station at Osterley had first opened in 1883 at Osterley & Spring Grove, located about 300m to the east on Thornbury Road.^[8] In June 1931, it had been decided to relocate the station to the west, to a site adjacent to the new Great West Road which had opened in 1925. Upon opening, the Osterley & Spring Grove station was closed, although the station building remained.^[9]

Designed in the modern European style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden, the station was designed by architect Stanley Heaps following a preliminary plan by Holden.^[10][11] The design uses brick, reinforced concrete and large areas of glass. The station also features a brick tower topped with a concrete "obelisk",^[12] possibly inspired by De Telegraaf Building in Amsterdam, which Holden visited as part of a study trip to the Netherlands.^[11][13] The Chief Executive of London Transport Frank Pick felt that stations designed by others that followed Holden's style lacked attention to detail – with Pick dubbing them 'Holdenesque'.^[14] The station was awarded listed building status in 1987, at Grade II.^[7] 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.

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.^[15]

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,^[16] Hounslow East where step-free access has been available since 2005.^[17]

In 2017, TfL announced that Osterley station would receive funding for step-free access, with work commencing in 2018.^[18] In October 2021, Osterley became the 89th step-free Tube station, following completion of works at the station to install two lifts.^[19][20]

 

Map showing operational dates for lines and stations in Hounslow

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.^[21]

Gallery

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  Looking west
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  Looking east
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  Looking east towards the former station, visible ahead
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  Platform roundel

References

1. Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
2. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
7. Historic England. "Osterley London Regional Transport (1240806)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
8. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain – A Chronology (PDF). Railway and Canal Historical Society. 2019. p. 329.
9. Connor, J. E. (2001). London's disused underground stations (2nd ed.). London: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-250-X. OCLC 57630283.
10. 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.
11. Ovenden, Mark (2013). London Underground by design. London. ISBN 978-0-14-199150-4. OCLC 1120769116.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
12. David, Lawrence (2008). Bright Underground spaces – the railway stations of Charles Holden. Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85414-320-4. OCLC 1023173864.
13. Day, John Robert (2008). The story of London's underground. John Reed (10th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7. OCLC 926181246.
14. . RIBA. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
15. Rose, Douglas (1999) [1980]. The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History (7th ed.). Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
16. "Disability and Deaf Equality Scheme (DES) 2009-2012" (DOC). TfL. from the original on 25 April 2012.
17. "Hounslow East wins top rail station award". TfL. from the original on 25 April 2012.
18. "Next six Underground stations to go step-free". Transport for London.
19. "Osterley becomes London's 89th step-free Tube station". Transport for London. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
20. Roberts, Matt (11 October 2021). "Osterley becomes 89th step-free London Underground station". Rail Technology Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
21. "Sky Bus". apphub.bskyb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osterley tube station.

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Osterley station under construction, March 1934
  • Ticket hall, 1934
  • Osterley station, 1948

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Hounslow East towards Heathrow Airport (Terminal 4 or Terminal 5)		Piccadilly line Heathrow branch		Boston Manor towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove
Former services
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Hounslow East towards Hounslow West		District line Hounslow West branch (1934–64)		Boston Manor towards Upminster, High Street Kensington or Edgware Road