Windsor & Eton Central railway station
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Windsor & Eton Central station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England. Although a small part is still a railway station, most of the station building has been converted into a tourist-oriented shopping centre, called Windsor Royal Shopping.[1] It is situated on Thames Street, almost immediately opposite Castle Hill, the main public entrance to Windsor Castle.
General information | |||||
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Location | Windsor Windsor and Maidenhead England | ||||
Grid reference | SU966769 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WNC | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
8 October 1849 | Opened as Windsor | ||||
1 June 1904 | Renamed Windsor & Eton | ||||
26 September 1949 | Renamed Windsor & Eton Central | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 2.024 million | ||||
Interchange | 38,800 | ||||
2019/20 | 1.936 million | ||||
Interchange | 39,657 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.393 million | ||||
Interchange | 11,536 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.982 million | ||||
Interchange | 22,209 | ||||
2022/23 | 1.580 million | ||||
Interchange | 31,942 | ||||
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Originally named Windsor, the station was renamed twice: first to Windsor & Eton on 1 June 1904; and then to Windsor & Eton Central on 26 September 1949.[2]
The station is the terminus of a branch line from Slough operated by Great Western Railway. Windsor's other station, Windsor & Eton Riverside, is the terminus for the South Western Railway service from London Waterloo.