Iver railway station

Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°30′25″W / 51.509°N 0.507°W / 51.509; -0.507
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Iver
Richings Park
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Grid referenceTQ037799
Managed byElizabeth line
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeIVR
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.259 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 0.232 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 90,928[2]
2021–22Increase 0.219 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.265 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 December 1924Station opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°30′32″N 0°30′25″W / 51.509°N 0.507°W / 51.509; -0.507
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Iver railway station is situated in the village of

Richings Park, within Iver, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the first station on the Great Western Main Line located outside Greater London, 14 miles 60 chains (23.7 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between West Drayton to the east and Langley to the west. Services at the station are operated by the Elizabeth line
.

In preparation for the introduction of Elizabeth line services, the operation of the station was transferred to

MTR Crossrail on behalf of Transport for London
at the end of 2017.

History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, however no station was provided at Iver until 1924; Iver station opened on 1 December that year.[3]

This section of line is also where the first trials of the locomotive North Star were held, commemorated by a public house in nearby Thorney.

blind at the time.[4]

The line through Iver was electrified in 2017[5] in preparation for the Crossrail service, which began operation in December 2019.

As part of ongoing work to prepare the station for the Elizabeth line, Iver station gained a new station building, with a ticket office, ticket gates, step-free access and accessible toilet.[6][7]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Iver are operated by the Elizabeth line using Class 345 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8][9]

Additional services, including services to Reading call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 4 tph in each direction.

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

Preceding station   Elizabeth line   Following station
Langley
towards Reading
   Elizabeth line   West Drayton
towards Abbey Wood
National Rail National Rail
Great Western Railway
Limited Service

References

  1. ^ "Iver Station Plan". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^
    Office of Rail Regulation
    . Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ISBN 0-7110-0304-1
    .
  4. ^ "Milestones, Nov. 8, 1948". Time Magazine. 8 November 1948. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "GWR Electrostar fleet enters service after electrification completed". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ Matthews, Luke (11 December 2017). "Iver to get new railway station as part of Crossrail work". Maidenhead Advertiser. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Iver Station". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ Table 117 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  9. ^ "Elizabeth Line Timetable: May 2023" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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