Osterley tube station

Osterley London Underground
Osterley
Location of Osterley in Greater London
Location Osterley
Local authority London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2013 Increase 2.32 million[1]
2014 Increase 2.46 million[1]
2015 Decrease 2.35 million[1]
2016 Decrease 2.32 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company District Railway
Key dates
1934 Opened
1964 District line service ceased
Listed status
Listing grade II
Entry number 1240806[2]
Added to list 26 May 1987
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°28′53″N 0°21′08″W / 51.48139°N 0.35222°W / 51.48139; -0.35222Coordinates: 51°28′53″N 0°21′08″W / 51.48139°N 0.35222°W / 51.48139; -0.35222
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Osterley (/ˈɒstəli/ is a London Underground station in Osterley in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, between Boston Manor and Hounslow East. The station is located on Great West Road (A4) close to the National Trust-owned Osterley Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

Osterley station was opened on 25 March 1934 adjacent to the Great West Road which had been opened in 1925. The station was designed by Stanley Heaps in the modern European style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden.[3] The design uses brick, reinforced concrete and large areas of glass and features a brick tower topped with a concrete "obelisk". Osterley station was a replacement for an earlier station, "Osterley & Spring Grove", located about 300m to the east on Thornbury Road, which was closed when Osterley opened. The old station buildings and platforms remain.

Map showing operational dates for lines and stations in Hounslow

The station was served from its opening by trains from the District and Piccadilly lines, although District line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.[4]

Step-free access

In 2009, because of financial constraints, Transport for London decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at Osterley on the grounds that it was a relatively quiet station and within one or two stops of an existing step-free station,[5] Hounslow East where step-free access has been available since 2005.[6]

Connections

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Osterley London Regional Transport". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage.
  3. ↑ Day, John R.; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. "The LPTB Takes Over". The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
  4. ↑ Rose, Douglas (1999) [1980]. The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History (7th ed.). Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
  5. ↑ "Disability and Deaf Equality Scheme (DES) 2009-2012" (DOC). TfL. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Hounslow East wins top rail station award". TfL. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
Piccadilly line
towards Cockfosters
  Former services  
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
towards Hounslow West
District line
Hounslow West branch
(1934-64)
towards Upminster
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