Trumpers Crossing Halte railway station

Trumpers Crossing Halte
Location
Place Hanwell
Area Ealing
Grid reference TQ150795
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping GWR
Post-grouping GWR
Platforms 2
History
Key dates Opened 2 May 1904
Closed 1 February 1926
1 May 1860 Brentford branch opened
2 May 1904 Station opened as Trumpers Crossing Halte
22 March 1915 Service suspended
12 April 1920 Station re-opened
1 February 1926 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Trumpers Crossing Halte was a station of scant construction on the Brentford Branch Line of the Great Western Railway, which ran from Southall to Brentford Dock.

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History

It was opened on 2 May 1904[1][2][3] by the Great Western Railway as "Trumpers Crossing Halte", and was the only intermediate station between Southall and Brentford GWR stations. At this time, the GWR favoured the French spelling of "Halte" for such stations, because the English word "Halt" had an inappropriate meaning.[4]

The halt closed on 22 March 1915[1] as a wartime economy measure,[5] re-opened on 12 April 1920[1] and closed permanently on 1 February 1926.[1][6] Before closing for good, the words "for South Hanwell and Osterley Park" were appended.

The redundant platforms were used six months later to construct South Greenford,[6] which opened on 20 September 1926.[7]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Southall
Line closed, station open		   Great Western Railway
Brentford Branch Line		   Brentford (GWR)
Line and station closed

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 235.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2000, Passenger Services.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2000, figure 32.
  4. ^ Booker 1985, p. 112.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2000, Historical Background.
  6. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2000, figure 33.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2000, figure 13.

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