Old station building with the modern entrance to its left and new lift shaft on far left |
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Brentford
Location of Brentford in Greater London |
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| Location | Brentford |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Hounslow |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Station code | BFD |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 0.518 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 0.515 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 0.915 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 1.048 million[1] |
| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Brentford railway station, which between 1950 and 1980 was named Brentford Central, is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line and in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is the main station for Brentford F.C.'s Griffin Park, which is nearby.
It was opened in 1849 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). When Glaxo Smith Kline opened their new headquarters near the station, at GSK House, they contributed towards the modernisation of the station.
The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:
The Sunday service is one train per hour each way between Waterloo and Woking.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Kew Bridge | South West Trains Hounslow Loop Line |
Syon Lane | ||
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| Feltham | Anglia Railways London Crosslink |
West Hampstead | ||
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