West Drayton railway station serves West Drayton and Yiewsley, western suburbs of London. It is served and managed by the Elizabeth line. It is down the line from and is situated between to the east and to the west.

History

West Drayton station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, and was opened on 4 June 1838 at the same time as the line. The original station was located approximately to the west of the current station and was opened in its current position on 9 April 1884. Initially trains operated as far as Colnbrook, with services to Staines commencing on 2 November 1885. 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.

West Drayton was the junction station for both the Staines branch, and an earlier branch to that opened on 8 September 1856. The Uxbridge branch line closed to passengers on 10 September 1962, but the line south of the Grand Union Canal was retained for freight traffic until 8 January 1979.

Services

Off-peak, all services at West Drayton are operated by the Elizabeth line using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

  • 4 tph to
  • 4 tph to of which 2 continue to

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 6 tph in each direction.

The station is also served by a small number of early morning and late evening Great Western Railway services between and Reading.

Connections

London Buses routes 222, 350, 698, U1, U3 and U5 serve the station.

References

  • TfL website
  • National Rail website