Syon Lane railway station
| Syon Lane South Western Railway | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | SYL |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Cycle parking | Yes |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  1.307 million[2] |
| 2019–20 |  1.238 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 0.224 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.523 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.668 million[2] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Southern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 July 1931 | Station opened |
| December 2020 | Fully-accessible |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′54″N 0°19′29″W / 51.4818°N 0.3248°W |
 London transport portal | |
Syon Lane railway station in
History
The Southern Railway opened Syon Lane station 81 years after the line, on 5 July 1931.[3]
In December 2020, South Western Railway finished work to make the station fully accessible. A new footbridge was installed with a lift providing step-free access to the Hounslow-bound platform, with an improved step-free footpath for the Waterloo-bound platform.[1]
Lobbying attempts for direct longer-distance and Heathrow Airport services
Hounslow Council unsuccessfully proposed that the Hounslow Loop Line be part of the
Amenities and set-up
The station is set below steps at the foot of a north–south humpback bridge formed by Syon Lane, which crosses the
Services
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All services at Syon Lane are operated by
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 2 tph to London Waterloo via Brentford
- 2 tph to Weybridge via Hounslow
Additional services, including trains to and from London Waterloo via Richmond call at the station during the peak hours.
On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and westbound trains run to and from Woking instead of Weybridge.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | South Western Railway
|
Isleworth | ||
Connections
Notes and references
- References
- ^ a b "Accessibility Improved at Syon Lane Train Station". hounslow.gov.uk. London Borough of Hounslow. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ISBN 0-04-385107-X, p64
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) A4 - ^ Giesler, Nick (2009). "Heathrow Airtrack Environmental Statement Volume 2: Effects at Road Level Crossings" (PDF). Temple Group Ltd. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Level Crossings and Egham". Egham Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 6 January 2010. (Egham Airtrack campaigning website)
- ^ Table 149 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- Notes
- ^ Spring Grove to the west and New Brentford to the east were formally parts of Isleworth to which they retain administrative and community links. The small triangle of four roads south-east in the TW7 'ISLEWORTH' post town remains by default Isleworth and may be considered by some residents as part of Spring Grove. Syon Park, House and Syon Park Hilton Hotel is centred 800m south-east of the station
External links
- Train times and station information for Syon Lane railway station from National Rail