Brentford
Site of Brentford GWR Station in 1961
General information
LocationBrentford, Hounslow
England
Grid referenceTQ171772
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western and Brentford Railway Company
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
1 May 1860Opened
22 March 1915Wartime economy closure
12 April 1920Re-opened
4 May 1942Closed

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.

Proposed reopening

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 235.
  3. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2000, Historical Background.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Brentford's key connection". Rail. No. 830. 5–18 July 2017. p. 76.

References

  • 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

51°28′57″N 0°18′49″W / 51.4824°N 0.3136°W / 51.4824; -0.3136

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