Gunnersbury
Location
Place	Gunnersbury
Local authority	Hounslow
Operations
Managed by	Silverlink
Platforms in use	2
National Rail
Station code	GUN
Annual entry/exit	1.265 million *
Transport for London
Zone	3
Annual entry/exit	3.172 million †
History
1869 1869 1870 1877 1894 1906 1910 1916	Opened (L&SWR) Started (NLR) Started and Ended (GWR) Started (MR and MDR) Started (GWR) Ended (MR) Ended (GWR) Ended (L&SWR)
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Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Gunnersbury in west London. The station is served by the District Line and Silverlink trains on the North London Line. On the District Line the station is between Turnham Green and Kew Gardens stations. On the North London Line the station is between South Action and Kew Gardens stations. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 626 KB) A Northbound London Underground District Line D Stock EMU train arriving into Gunnersbury station 20:07 20 August 2005. ... Gunnersbury is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. ... The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in west outer London. ... Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in England. ... The southbound platform at Angel. ... This is a list of mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3198x2371, 1595 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: London Underground Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... This article is about the British underground transport system. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Gunnersbury is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... Turnham Green tube station is a London Underground tube station, served by the District Line and (during off-peak hours) by the Piccadilly Line. ... Kew Gardens station is a London Underground and National Rail station in south west London. ... South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in West London. ...

The station is located off Chiswick High Road (A315) and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

History

The station was opened as Brentford Road on 1 January 1869 by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) on a new branch line to Richmond built from the West London Joint Railway starting north of Addison Road station (now Kensington (Olympia)). The line ran through Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith via a now closed curve and Grove Road station in Hammersmith (also now closed). A short connection was also made from the North & South Western Junction Railway (N&SWJR) line to Brentford meeting the L&SWR line immediately north of the station. This line was served by the North London Railway (NLR). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... Richmond station is a station in Richmond upon Thames, in South West London England, and is a south-western terminus of London Undergrounds District Line, and the western terminus of the North London Line (now run by Silverlink and called the Silverlink Metro). ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... Kensington (Olympia) station is a railway and tube station in West London. ... Shepherds Bush is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4. ... The Lyric theatre is just one of the arts and entertainment venues that have made Hammersmith a worthy rival to the West End. ... Hammersmith (Grove Road) was a station on the Metropolitan Railway adjacent to Hammersmith station. ... Brentford railway station (formerly Brentford Central) is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. ... Originally called the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway and opened between 1850 and 1852, the railway linked the docks at Blackwall to Camden Town. ...

Brentford Road station originally had four platforms; two on the line to Richmond and two serving a loop (the Chiswick Curve) which connected to the line through Kew Bridge. Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. ...

Between 1 June 1870 and 31 October 1870 the Great Western Railway (GWR) briefly ran services from Paddington to Richmond via Hammersmith & City Railway (now the Hammersmith & City Line) tracks to Grove Road then on the L&SWR tracks through Gunnersbury. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ...

The station was given its current name in 1871. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

On 1 June 1877, the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) opened a short extension from its terminus at Hammersmith to connect to the L&SWR tracks east of Ravenscourt Park station. The MDR then began running trains over the L&SWR tracks to Richmond. On 1 October 1877, the Metropolitan Railway (MR, now the Metropolitan Line) restarted the GWR's former service to Richmond via Grove Road station. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway are inextricably linked. ... Ravenscourt Park is a London Underground station on the District Line, in Travelcard Zone 2. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway are inextricably linked. ...

The MDR's service between Richmond, Hammersmith and central London was more direct than the NLR's route via Willesden Junction, the L&SWR's or the MR's routes via Grove Road station or the L&SWR's other route from Richmond via Clapham Junction. From 1 January 1894, the GWR began sharing the MR's Richmond service and served Gunnersbury once again, meaning that passengers from Gunnersbury could travel on the services of five operators. Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and main-line station in Harlesden, NW10. ... Clapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Following the electrification of the MDR's own tracks north of Acton Town in 1903, the MDR funded the electrification of the tracks through Gunnersbury. The tracks on the Richmond branch were electrified on 1 August 1905. Whilst MDR services were operated with electric trains, the L&SWR, NLR, GWR and MR services continued to be steam hauled. Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity. ... Acton Town tube station is a station on the London Underground. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Modern three-phase AC locomotive (DBAG Class 152) A GG1 An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electric motors which draws current from an overhead wire (overhead lines), a third rail, or an on-board storage device such as a battery or a flywheel energy storage system. ... Scheme of steam locomotive. ...

MR services were withdrawn on 31 December 1906 and GWR services were withdrawn on 31 December 1910 leaving operations at Gunnersbury to the MDR (by then known as the District Railway), the NLR and L&SWR. By 1916, the L&SWR's route through Hammersmith was being out-competed by the District to such a degree that the L&SWR withdrew its service between Richmond and Addison Road on 3 June 1916, leaving the District as the sole operator over that route. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1932 the Chiswick Curve was closed and the tracks were later removed. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

On 8 December 1954 the station was damanged by a tornado whichh ripped off the roof and injured six people^[1]. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A tornado in central Oklahoma. ...

In the 1960s the station was redveloped with just the two platforms it currently possesses. The National Rail and London Underground services share the same tracks. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Future

The station will be managed by London Underground from November 2007. It will remain the property of Network Rail. ^[2] Passenger services currently operated by Silverlink will become part of London Overground. This article is about the British underground transport system. ... London Overground [1] is the network of rail services in London, United Kingdom to be provided by the London Rail division of Transport for London (TfL) from 11 November 2007. ...

References

1. ^ History of UK Weather
2. ^ Transport for London - Safety boost as London Underground to take control of eleven Silverlink Stations

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Gunnersbury station, 1928
  • Gunnersbury station, 1955
  • View of platform, 2001
  • Station Entrance, 2001
• Train times and station information for Gunnersbury station from National Rail

• www.Old-maps.co.uk - Brentford Road station, 1874

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