The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. It was built to enable trains to cross London. The railway junction at Clapham Junction, facing east The footbridge over the fan of tracks leading to sheds and sidings Details of roof support columns at Clapham Junction railway station Electronic Information board on a Clapham Junction platform Clapham Junction railway stations platforms 2 to 10 at night The... Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ...

History of the Line

The railway originates in two joint enterprises, and allows of through running to the west of London:

• The West London Joint Railway (WLJR) owned by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR)
• The West London Extension Joint Railway: GWR/L&NWR/London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR)/London and South Western Railway (L&SWR)

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. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1840 to 1923. ...

The route

This description of the Line, from north to south, giving former and present-day details, and details the links with all the constituent railways:

• Willesden Junction station
  High Level station, allowing interchange with North London Line, Bakerloo Line and the West Coast Main Line
• West London Junction
  The Line leaves the main line a short distance east of Willesden Junction, at
• North Pole Junction
  End-on junction, the WLJR proper starts here; also the connection with the GWR main line
• St. Quintin Park and Wormwood Scrubbs station (closed)
• Uxbridge Road station (closed)
  A new station on the site of the former station to interchange with the Central Line will be opening Winter 2005/6. The station will link with Shepherd's Bush tube station and will share that name.
• Kensington (Olympia) (formerly Addison Road station)
  Interchange with the District Line
• West London Extension Junction
  End-on junction connecting the two parts of the Line; here also were extensive goods yards owned by the LNWR/GWR
• West Brompton
  Interchange with District Line
• Chelsea & Fulham (closed)
  Here was a goods line to Chelsea Basin
• Imperial Wharf station (proposed)
  A proposed new station from Winter 2005/6: possibly named Chelsea Harbour
• Battersea Railway Bridge Proper name - Cremorne Bridge.
  Here the Line crosses the River Thames
• Battersea station (closed)
• Latchmere Junctions
  With connections to the L&SWR and LB&SCR
• Clapham Junction station
  Interchange with national rail network and proposed western extension to the East London Line

The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... St. ... Uxbridge Road was a station of the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground, on a branch which is now closed. ... The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured Red on the Tube Map. ... Shepherds Bush is the name of two separate stations of the London Underground. ... Kensington (Olympia) station is a railway and tube station in West London. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... West Brompton is both a mainline railway on the West London Line (WLL) which connects Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction stns. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Chelsea and Fulham was a station on the West London Line, situated between Fulham Road Stamford Bridge and Kings Road, (Stanley Bridge) that closed during the Second World War after being bombed in 1940 along with the other stations on the WLL and never reopened. ... Imperial Wharf station is a proposed addition to the Silverlink operated West London Line from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction. ... Built in 1863, the Battersea Railway Bridge is part of the West London Line from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction. ... Length 346 km Elevation of the source 110 m Average discharge entering Oxford: 17. ... Battersea was a station on the West London Line, situated on Battersea High Street, that closed during the war and never reopened. ... The acute end of the railway junction at Clapham Junction, facing east. ... The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ...

Train services (2005)

The Line today still has much value as a linking route. Local trains run every half hour and are operated by Silverlink, and hourly Southern trains run from Brighton or Gatwick Airport to Watford Junction, not stopping at Willesden Junction. The line also carries considerable freight and is used by Eurostar trains between Waterloo International and the depot at North Pole Junction. A Silverlink Metro Class 313 unit at Clapham Junction. ... A Southern Class 171 Turbostar on display at the York Railfest exhibition on 3rd June 2004 prior to entering service. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ... Watford Junction station is a railway station in Watford, United Kingdom. ... Willesden Junction station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. ... Eurostar logo Eurostar is a train service that connects London with Paris and Brussels. ... The main entrance of Waterloo Station. ...