Uxbridge Vine Street railway station

Uxbridge Vine Street station opened on 8 September 1856 as Uxbridge Station and was the earliest of three railway stations in Uxbridge, London.

Uxbridge Vine Street
General information
LocationUxbridge, Hillingdon
England
Grid referenceTQ 0552 8389
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
8 September 1856Station opened for passengers
9 October 1871Line reopened as standard gauge
1881Line doubled
10 September 1962Passenger service ceased
24 February 1964Goods service ceased
13 July 1964Station closed
Uxbridge (Vine Street) Branch Line
 Uxbridge Vine Street
1856–1962
 Cowley
1904–1962
Grand Junction Canal
West Drayton
Great Western Main Line
Left arrow Reading │ Paddington Right arrow
Staines & West Drayton Railway
Uxbridge Vine Street station in 1945

History

When opened, it was the northern terminus of the Great Western Railway's Uxbridge branch from the main line at West Drayton. South from Uxbridge town centre, the line ran near Whitehall Road and Cleveland Road.

In 1863, a plan was approved to construct an extension of the Uxbridge Branch to create a link northwards to Watford Junction in Hertfordshire via Rickmansworth (Church Street), connecting it to the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway (W&RR). The scheme never went ahead as the GWR withdrew its funding.[1]

In November 1885, the Staines West branch opened sharing a short section of the Vine Street branch to connect to the main line. An intermediate station at Cowley opened in 1904.

The Uxbridge Branch continued to be operated under British Rail until 10 September 1962, when the service from West Drayton was withdrawn and Uxbridge Vine Street station was closed to passengers.[2][3] Goods traffic ceased two years later with the exception of the line south of the Grand Union Canal on which freight services were operated to the Middlesex Oil and Chemical Works in Yiewsley until 8 January 1979. Demolition of Uxbridge Vine Street station occurred in 1969. Hillingdon Road now covers its site.[3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Uxbridge branch		   Cowley
Line and station closed

See also

References
  1. Cooper, John (2014). "The Watford & Rickmansworth Railway". Rickmansworth Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445640839. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. Uxbridge Vine St at Subterranea Britannica www.disused-stations.org.uk, Accessed 2008-11-20
  3. Uxbridge Vine St Line at Abandoned Tube Stations www.abandonedstations.org.uk Accessed 2008-11-20

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