Southall railway station
Southall ![]() | |
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Punjabi: ਸਾਊਥਾਲ | |
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Location | Southall |
Local authority | London Borough of Ealing |
Managed by | Elizabeth line[1] |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code | STL |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 5 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 4 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
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2019–20 | ![]() |
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2021–22 | ![]() |
2022–23 | ![]() |
Key dates | |
1 May 1839 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°30′22″N 0°22′42″W / 51.506°N 0.3783°W |
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Southall is a railway station on the
The station is managed by the Elizabeth line, and was rebuilt with step-free access as part of the Crossrail project.
History
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The
Crossrail
Southall was first proposed to be part of the Crossrail project in the 1990s.[10] In 2004, public consultation into the project proposed a new station building with step free access, as well as platform extensions to serve longer trains. The number of seats available into Central London would treble, due to longer and more frequent trains.[11]
In March 2010, the Crossrail Specialist Scrutiny Panel recommended that
In May 2011,
In 2015, Ealing Council approved the proposed work at Southall, allowing initial construction work to commence.[17] In 2017, it was announced that completion of the station was delayed until 2019.[18] In 2019, contracts for the new station building was awarded, allowing construction of the new station building.[19] Following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[20] the refurbished station opened on 26 August 2021, providing step free access to all platforms.[21][22]
Accidents and incidents
On 19 September 1997, a
Bilingual signage
Southall station has
Layout and facilities
Southall railway station has five platforms, one of which is unnumbered and used only for freight and special events.[26] In normal circumstances, platforms 1 and 2, on the fast lines, and the unnumbered platform are not used by passengers; platforms 3 and 4 are used by all trains serving the station. The new station building has a ticket office and automatic ticket barriers. A footbridge gives access to platforms 3 and 4 via steps and lifts, while gates prevents access to the other three, under normal circumstances.
Oyster "pay as you go" has been available since October 2008 for journeys to or from Southall.[27]
Services
Trains at Southall are operated by the Elizabeth line.
Frequency
As of the May 2023 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peak Elizabeth line service is:[28]
- 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to Heathrow Terminal 4
- 2 tph westbound to Reading
- 2 tph westbound to Maidenhead
- 8 tph eastbound to Abbey Wood
Service table
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Hayes & Harlington towards Heathrow Terminal 4
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Elizabeth line | Hanwell towards Abbey Wood
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Hayes & Harlington towards Maidenhead or Reading
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Ealing Broadway
towards Abbey Wood | |||
Historical services | ||||
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
Hayes & Harlington
Line and station open towards Windsor |
District line | Hanwell Line and station open towards Mansion House
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Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | Brentford Branch Line
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Trumpers Crossing Halte Line and station closed |
Connections
See also
- Southall Railway Centre–a heritage railway centre, based in part of the former Southall locomotive depot (visible from the station: to the south of the main line, looking towards Paddington). It is home to the GWR Preservation Group.
- Southall East Junction
References
- ^ Station facilities for Southall
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
- ^ "Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society". 11. Bishopsgate Institute. 1953: 113.
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(help) - ^ MacDermot, E T (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. 1 (1833–1863) (1 ed.). London: Great Western Railway.
- ISBN 978-1-85414-315-0.
- ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
- ^ "Heathrow Express". Railway Technology. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Crossrail – from its early beginnings". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Round 2 Consultation Information Panels" (PDF). Crossrail. August 2004. pp. 36–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Unwin, Kevin, "Crossrail Specialist Scrutiny Panel 2009/2010" (PDF), Draft Final Report, London Borough of Ealing, pp. 36–40, retrieved 23 June 2010
- ^ "Crossrail Station Design Contract Awarded". Crossrail. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Crossrail Surface Stations • Projects • Bennetts Associates". Bennetts Associates. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Places and Spaces - Urban Realm on the Crossrail route" (PDF). Crossrail. March 2014. pp. 16–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021.
- ^ McDougall, Hamish (3 June 2014). "Crossrail exhibits design proposals for areas around stations". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Ealing Council approves Southall Station development as part of Crossrail". UK Construction Online. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Crossrail stations in west London delayed until 2019". BBC News. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ O’Connor, Rob (8 May 2019). "Network Rail announces new contracts for Crossrail project". Infrastructure Intelligence. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Horgan, Rob (22 October 2020). "'Substantial progress' made at late running Crossrail stations". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ White, Chloe (1 September 2021). "Major redevelopment at Southall station provides more space and step free access to all platforms". RailAdvent. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (26 August 2021). "New Southall station opens ahead of Elizabeth Line starting". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Wolmar, Christian (20 September 1997). "Southall, 1.15pm, Friday 19 September 1997. It's happened again". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Language row over station signs". British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Southall Station". The Trainline. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Catford, Nick (26 May 2017). "Southall". Disused Stations. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Oyster PAYG on National Rail" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Elizabeth line timetable: 21 May to 9 December 2023" (PDF). Transport for London. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Buses from Southall Broadway and station" (PDF). TfL. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- Baker, T.F.T., Cockburn, J.S. and Pugh, R.B. (Eds) (1971) "Norwood, including Southall: Introduction", A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner, Victoria County History online, p. 40-43, accessed 20 October 2007
- Mitchell V. and Smith, K. (2000) "2. Brentford Branch, Southall", In: Branch Lines of West London, Midhurst : Middleton Press, ISBN 1-901706-50-8, p. 16-23
External links
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- Train times and station information for Southall railway station from National Rail