Brentford railway station (1860–1942)
Former railway station in London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the current Brentford railway station.
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.
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Brentford | |
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General information | |
Location | Brentford, Hounslow England |
Grid reference | TQ171772 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western and Brentford Railway Company |
Pre-grouping | GWR |
Post-grouping | GWR |
Key dates | |
1 May 1860 | Opened |
22 March 1915 | Wartime economy closure |
12 April 1920 | Re-opened |
4 May 1942 | Closed |
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