West Brompton station
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| Location | |||
| Place | West Brompton | ||
| Local authority | Kensington & Chelsea | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | London Underground | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
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| Station code | WBP | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
0.314 million * | ||
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| Zone | 2 | ||
| Annual entry/exit | 2.944 million † | ||
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| 1866 1869 1880 1940 1999 |
Opened (WLEJR) Opened as terminus (MDR) Became through station (MDR) Closed (WLL) Reopened (WLL) |
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| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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West Brompton is a Network Rail West London Line and London Underground District Line station in west London. It is located on Old Brompton Road (A3218) immediately south of Earls Court Exhibition Centre and to the west of Brompton Cemetery. The London Oratory School is also nearby.
The station is on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line between Earl's Court and Fulham Broadway stations.
On the West London Line (WLL), National Rail services are provided by Southern and Silverlink. The station is between Kensington (Olympia) and Clapham Junction stations. Virgin Trains Cross Country Services pass through the station without stopping.
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[edit] History
The West London Extension Joint Railway (WLEJR) was opened in the early 1860s. It joined the southern end of the West London Joint Railway at Kensington (Olympia) station with the Clapham Junction station and ran through West Brompton although a station was not opened until 1866.
On 12 April 1869, the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) opened its own station adjacent to the WLEJR station as the terminus and only station on its extension from Gloucester Road station (Earl's Court station did not open until 1871). The original plan was to connect the MDR to the WLEJR but this did not take place.
On 1 March 1880, the MDR opened an extension south from West Brompton to Putney Bridge.
In 1940, during World War II, several WLL stations sustained bomb damage. Passenger services on the WLL between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction were withdrawn on 20 September 1940. The Underground station remained in use and the WLL continued in use for freight traffic. The WLL station buildings and platforms were subsequently demolished.
On 1 June 1999, two new Network Rail platforms were opened on the WLL and passenger services resumed. The works were funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on whose border the station lies.
The WLL platforms do not have a separate entrance and access is from the Underground station. The District Line serves platforms 1 and 2 and the WLL serves platforms 3 and 4. There is a fence between platforms 2 and 3, but they are on the same level and it is possible to pass directly between them.
[edit] Future
A new station on the WLL, Imperial Wharf, is planned to be opened in 2007. It will be served by Silverlink trains but not those of Southern.
From November 2007, National Rail Silverlink services will be replaced by the new Transport for London London Overground operation.
[edit] Image gallery
 West Brompton underground station platforms, with northbound train arriving (September 2006) |
 West Brompton underground station footbridges (September 2006) |
 West Brompton overground station - southbound Southern Class 377 Electrostar service at the platform (September 2006) |
[edit] External links
- London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
- Beary's London Underground - View of platforms
- London's Abandoned Tube stations - West London Line
- Map and aerial photo of West Brompton station from Multimap.com
- Other map and aerial photo sources
- www.Old-maps.co.uk - West Brompton station, 1874
- Train times and station information for West Brompton station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of West Brompton station from Multimap.com
| Previous station | London Underground | Next station | ||
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toward Wimbledon
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District Line |
toward Upminster or Edgware Road
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| National Rail | ||||
| Kensington (Olympia) | Southern | Clapham Junction | ||
| Silverlink | ||||
and London Overground services start
| Previous station | London Underground | Next station | ||
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toward Wimbledon
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District Line |
toward Upminster or Edgware Road
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| National Rail | ||||
| Kensington (Olympia) | Southern | Clapham Junction | ||
| London Overground | Imperial Wharf | |||
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| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
