Hanwell railway station


Hanwell railway station serves Hanwell in the London Borough of Ealing. It is down the line from and is situated between and.
All trains serving Hanwell are operated by TfL Rail, having taken over the Heathrow Connect stopping services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport, and Great Western Railway local services between London Paddington and from the 20 May 2018 timetable change. From the 17 May 2020 timetable change, Hanwell station gained a Sunday service. The TfL Rail service will be re-branded as the Elizabeth line when the line fully opens. This will include direct services from Hanwell to the East via Central London.

History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, although Hanwell station was not ready until December of that year; it opened on 1 December. From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between and Windsor; the service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885. The station was renamed Hanwell and Elthorne on 1 April 1896, and reverted to Hanwell on 6 May 1974. Re-built circa 1875–77 it has been declared a grade II listed building by English Heritage but is stated to be in a poor condition.
The south entrance was closed in the 1970s, but reopened in December 2014 with funding from Ealing Council and Transport for London.
As part of the Crossrail project, Hanwell station gained step-free access via lifts from platform to ticket office level in early 2020.

Description

The station is sited a short distance east of the Grade I listed Wharncliffe Viaduct.
On platform 3 is a station nameboard, bearing the pre-1974 name Hanwell and Elthorne.

Services

For most of the day from Mondays to Sundays eight trains stop each hour at Hanwell; four going to Heathrow Airport and four going to London Paddington. All of these services are provided by TfL Rail.
Since the January 2018 timetable change all services at Hanwell are provided by TfL Rail. However, during service disruption affecting TfL Rail services, some Great Western Railway services may be amended to stop at Hanwell.
From October 2008, Oyster "pay as you go" can be used for journeys originating or ending at Hanwell
From May 2020, Hanwell received a Sunday service provided by TfL Rail.

Forthcoming improvements

trains will call at Hanwell, with services through Central London to Southeast London and Essex planned to commence in mid-2022. Selective Door Opening will be used because the platforms are shorter than the Crossrail trains will be.
Full step-free access from street to platform level will be realised in 2020 with the completion of work by Ealing Council, following a consultation in 2019.

Connections

serves the station.