Queenstown Road (Battersea) railway station

Queenstown Road
Queenstown Road

Location of Queenstown Road in Greater London
Location Battersea
Local authority Wandsworth
Managed by South West Trains
Station code QRB
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 0.191 million[1]
2005–06 0.235 million[1]
2006–07 0.852 million[1]
2007–08 1.157 million[1]
2008–09 0.966 million[1]
1 November 1877 Opened as Queen's Road (Battersea)
12 May 1980 Renamed Queenstown Road (Battersea)
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Queenstown Road is a railway station in South London, between Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. It is a short walk from Battersea Park station and Battersea Park. It has seven tracks running through it but only three platforms, two of which are in use, serving trains on the Waterloo to Richmond line and the Hounslow Loop.

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History

The station was opened on 1 November 1877, by the London and South Western Railway, and was originally named Queen's Road (Battersea).[2] The entrance still bears the original name of the station, Queen's Road, not to be confused with Queens Road Peckham, Walthamstow Queen's Road or Queensway tube station, which was also originally called Queens Road. Queen's Road (Battersea) was renamed Queenstown Road (Battersea) on 12 May 1980.[2] Note that Queenstown Road station's modern entrance and platform signage lacks the "(Battersea)" suffix that is applied to it on timetables and some maps, ie. Queenstown Road (Battersea). However, the latest "Oyster Rail Services" map produced by Transport for London shows the station as plain "Queenstown Road".[3] Moreover, on the map produced by the station managers, South West Trains, the station is also shown as "Queenstown Road".[4]

Services

Queenstown Road is located on the early stage of the South Western Main Line but with only 2 platforms in use. The off peak frequency is:

Gallery

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Vauxhall   South West Trains
South Western Main Line		   Clapham Junction

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 193. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  3. ^ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/9444.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/networkmapapril2009.pdf

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