Langley railway station

Langley National Rail
Location
Place Langley
Local authority Borough of Slough
Grid reference TQ013797
Operations
Station code LNY
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 4
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.482 million
2005/06 Increase 0.541 million
2006/07 Increase 0.582 million
2007/08 Increase 0.653 million
2008/09 Increase 0.664 million
2009/10 Increase 0.614 million
2010/11 Increase 0.672 million
2011/12 Increase 0.709 million
2012/13 Increase 0.722 million
History
Key dates Opened 1845 (1845)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Langley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Langley railway station is a railway station in Langley, a suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England.

The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway 16.25 miles (26.15 km) west of Paddington towards Reading. It is planned to be served by Crossrail from 2018.[1] Network Rail is developing plans for a new rail tunnel, leaving the Great Western main line just east of Langley, connecting to London Heathrow allowing a rail-air link from Reading.[2]

History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, but the station at Langley was not opened until 1845.

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.[3][4]

Adjacent to the station is the site of the former Langley Oil Terminal, last operated by EWS.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 March 1937, a passenger train and a freight train collided at Langley. One person was killed and six were injured.[5]

Services

There is a half-hourly Great Western Railway service eastbound to Paddington and westbound to Reading.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Slough   Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line		   Iver
West Drayton On Sundays
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
towards Reading
Crossrail
Line 1
towards Abbey Wood or Shenfield
  Historical services  
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
towards Windsor
District line
towards Mansion House

References

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  1. ↑ "Capital's key services protected, says Johnson". The Press Association. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Rose, Douglas (December 2007) [1980]. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History (8th ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-315-0.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 40. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.

Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°32′31″W / 51.508°N 0.542°W / 51.508; -0.542


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