Queenstown Road railway station
| Queenstown Road South Western Railway | |
|---|---|
| Station code | QRB |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Number of platforms | 3 (2 in use) |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| OSI | Battersea Park  
Battersea Power Station  |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  1.661 million[1] |
| 2019–20 |  1.502 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.479 million[1] |
| 2021–22 | 0.936 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.853 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1877 | Opened as Queen's Road (Battersea) |
| 12 May 1980 | Renamed Queenstown Road (Battersea) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′29″N 0°08′49″W / 51.4748°N 0.147°W |
 London transport portal | |
Queenstown Road is a
History
The station was opened on 1 November 1877, by the London and South Western Railway, as Queen's Road (Battersea).[2] The entrance still bears the name Queen's Road, not to be confused with Queens Road Peckham, Walthamstow Queen's Road or Queensway Underground station, which was also originally called Queens Road.
Queen's Road was also the name of the road in which the station is located. Named after
Services
Queenstown Road is on the early stage of the South West Main Line but with only 2 platforms in use. The off-peak frequency in trains per hour is:
- Northbound:
- 8 to London Waterloo
- Southbound:
- 2 to Weybridge via Hounslow and Staines
- 4 on the Hounslow Loop back to London Waterloo:
- 2 clockwise via Richmond and Hounslow
- 2 anti-clockwise via Richmond
- 2 clockwise via
- 2 on the Kingston, back to London Waterloo[a]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall | South Western Railway
Kingston and Hounslow loop lines Waterloo to Weybridge via Hounslow Shepperton branch line |
Clapham Junction | ||
Connections
Future
Network Rail plans to reopen Platform 1 at Queenstown Road to permit the segregation of Windsor and Mainline services flows, providing additional capacity on the approach to London Waterloo.[7]
Notes
- ^ Services coming back from the Kingston Loop (northbound) do not stop at Queenstown Road.
Conversely, clockwise services do not stop at Queenstown Road in the southbound direction but do in the northbound direction.
References
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Old To New Street Names: 1929-1945". The Hunthouse.
- ^ "Transport for London". tfl.gov.uk.
- ^ "Live UK Train Timetables – South West Trains" (PDF). southwesttrains.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Buses from Battersea Park" (PDF). TfL. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Wessex Route Study Final 2015" (PDF). Network Rail. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
External links
- Train times and station information for Queenstown Road railway station from National Rail