Hounslow West (London Underground)
Hounslow West is an above-ground London Underground station in the London Borough of Hounslow . It is in the Travelcard tariff zone 5 on Bath Road. In 2013, 3.34 million passengers used this station served by the Piccadilly Line .
history
The opening of the Hounslow Barracks station took place on July 21, 1884, when the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR; predecessor of the District Line ) opened a branch line from Acton Town to this point. It was initially built on a single track west of Osterley because the low population density at the time did not justify further expansion. The only significant traffic generated the nearby barracks (engl. Barracks ). The electrification of the line was completed on June 13, 1905 and on December 1, 1925 the station was given its current name.
In April 1929, the expansion to double lane was completed and the side platform was replaced by an island platform. The original station building was demolished and under the direction of the architect Charles Holden a representative new building, clad with granite and limestone , was built, which was inaugurated on July 5, 1931. On March 13, 1933, trains on the Piccadilly Line also stopped for the first time. Since October 9, 1964, it is the only line on the section west of Acton Town, as the District Line was shortened.
From the early 1960s, the number of passengers increased more and more, as Hounslow West was the closest to London Heathrow Airport , which is about five kilometers further west. In October 1971, the complete renovation of the facilities began, which entailed moving the platforms below the surface. From July 19, 1975, trains continued to Hatton Cross . The station building from the 1930s was preserved and has been a listed building ( Grade II ) since 1994 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2013 annual entries and exits. (Excel, 228 kB) Transport for London, 2014, accessed on July 27, 2014 (English).
- ^ District Line. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 17, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Piccadilly Line. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 17, 2013 .
- ^ Ticket hall and shops at Hounslow West Underground station. (No longer available online.) In: National heritage list of England. National Heritage, archived from the original on January 26, 2014 ; accessed on January 17, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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Hounslow Central |
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 24.9 ″ N , 0 ° 23 ′ 9 ″ W.