Hanwell railway station

Hanwell railway station serves Hanwell in the London Borough of Ealing. It is 7 miles 28 chains (11.8 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between West Ealing and Southall.

Hanwell
Hanwell Location of Hanwell in Greater London
Location	Hanwell
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	TfL Rail[1]
Station code	HAN
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes[2]
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16	0.343 million[3]
2016–17	0.355 million[3]
2017–18	0.383 million[3]
2018–19	0.389 million[3]
2019–20	0.460 million[3]
Key dates
1 December 1838	Opened as Hanwell
1 April 1896	Renamed Hanwell and Elthorne
6 May 1974	Renamed Hanwell
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.5116°N 0.3389°W
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All trains serving Hanwell are operated by TfL Rail, having taken over the Heathrow Connect stopping services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, and Great Western Railway local services between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington from the 20 May 2018 timetable change. From the 17 May 2020 timetable change, Hanwell station gained a Sunday service.[4] The TfL Rail service will be re-branded as the Elizabeth line when the line fully opens (projected for mid-2022).[5] This will include direct services from Hanwell to the East via Central London.

History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, although Hanwell station was not ready until December of that year;[6] it opened on 1 December.[7] From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between Mansion House and Windsor; the service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885.[8][9] The station was renamed Hanwell and Elthorne on 1 April 1896, and reverted to Hanwell on 6 May 1974.[7] Re-built circa 1875–77 it has been declared a grade II listed building by English Heritage but is stated to be in a poor condition.[10]

The south entrance was closed in the 1970s, but reopened in December 2014 with funding from Ealing Council and Transport for London.[11]

As part of the Crossrail project, Hanwell station gained step-free access via lifts from platform to ticket office level in early 2020.[12]

Description

The station is sited a short distance east of the Grade I listed Wharncliffe Viaduct.

On platform 3 is a station nameboard, bearing the pre-1974 name Hanwell and Elthorne.

• Images of Hanwell Station
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  'Capitals United Express' in 1959
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  Hanwell station looking east (towards Paddington).
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  Pre-1974 signage.
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  Waiting rooms.

Services

For most of the day from Mondays to Sundays eight trains stop each hour at Hanwell; four going to Heathrow Airport and four going to London Paddington. All of these services are provided by TfL Rail.

Since the January 2018 timetable change all services at Hanwell are provided by TfL Rail. However, during service disruption affecting TfL Rail services, some Great Western Railway services may be amended to stop at Hanwell.

From October 2008, Oyster "pay as you go" can be used for journeys originating or ending at Hanwell.[13]

From May 2020, Hanwell received a Sunday service provided by TfL Rail.[4]

Forthcoming improvements

Elizabeth line trains will call at Hanwell, with services through Central London to Southeast London and Essex planned to commence in mid-2022.[14] Selective Door Opening will be used because the platforms are shorter than the Crossrail trains will be.

Full step-free access from street to platform level will be realised in 2020 with the completion of work (including remodelling of the station forecourt) by Ealing Council, following a consultation in 2019.[15]

Connections

London Buses route E3 serves the station.

References

1. Station facilities for Hanwell
2. "Hanwell Station Plan". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
3. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
4. "Paddington to Heathrow Airport and Reading" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
5. "Crossrail Project Update". Crossrail. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
6. MacDermot, E. T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. 1 (1833–1863) (1 ed.). London: Great Western Railway.
7. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
8. Rose, Douglas (December 2007) [1980]. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History (8th ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-315-0.
9. Day, John R.; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground (10th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
10. Historic England. "Hanwell Station, main up side building and down side island platform (1358787)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
11. Ealing Council. "Second entrance at Hanwell Station reopens". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
12. "Hanwell station now step-free after makeover". This Is Local London. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
13. "Oyster PAYG on National Rail" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009.
14. "Hanwell station". Crossrail. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
15. Council, Ealing. "Ealing Council download - Hanwell station - Crossrail complementary measures consultation | Council and local decisions | Consultations | Past consultations | Past consultations 2019". www.ealing.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

External links

• Train times and station information for Hanwell railway station from National Rail