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A closed railway station on the disused railway line between West Drayton and Staines

Colnbrook
Remains of the station in 1986
General information
LocationPoyle, Slough
England
Grid referenceTQ036767
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStaines and West Drayton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
9 August 1884 (1884-08-09)Station opened
29 March 1965 (1965-03-29)Station closed

Colnbrook railway station was a station on the now closed railway line between West Drayton and Staines West, on the western edge of London, England. It opened in 1884 to serve the village of Colnbrook, perhaps anticipating that one day it would grow into a larger settlement. It was located on the original route of the Great Bath Road, and under the present flight path near the end of one of Heathrow Airport's main runways.

Although passenger traffic was fairly minimal, the station was not closed to passengers until 1965 (following the Beeching Report). Goods services were withdrawn the following year, but part of the line still remains in use for aggregates traffic and for deliveries to a fuel terminal serving the nearby Heathrow Airport. The platforms survived for quite a while after closure, but have now been demolished. The station house still stands, but the track beyond the former station level crossing towards Poyle has been lifted.

Part of the route may be reused for the proposed Heathrow Airtrack link between Staines and Heathrow Airport. Between 1961 and 1965, the small Colnbrook Estate Halt was opened to the north to serve the industrial estate there.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Poyle Estate Halt
Line and station closed 		  Staines & West Drayton Railway
Staines West branch 		  Colnbrook Estate Halt
Line and station closed

References

  1. Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Colnbrook Station
  2. London's Abandoned Tube Stations - Staines West Line www.abandonedstations.org.uk, Accessed 2008-11-20
  3. Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Colnbrook Estate Halt
Closed railway stations in Berkshire
Staines and West Drayton Railway
Windsor branch
Wycombe Railway
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Lambourn Valley Railway
North Downs Line
Other stations
Great Western Main Line
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Cherwell Valley line
Wycombe Railway
Short branches

51°28′50″N 0°30′29″W / 51.48066°N 0.50807°W / 51.48066; -0.50807

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