Brentford railway station (GWR)
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Brentford railway station opened in 1860 on the Brentford Branch Line
(the only line of the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company) which had opened in 1859 from to Brentford Dock
. It stood immediately north of Brentford High Street (the A315 road) on the embankment leading to the viaduct into the dock. The station closed on 22 March 1915 as a wartime economy measure, re-opened on 12 April 1920 and closed permanently in 1942.The station was demolished in 1957.
Brentford Branch Line
The Brentford Branch Line was built in west London, by the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company which was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1855. The line was opened on 18 July 1859 and operated by the Great Western Railway from the outset...
(the only line of the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company) which had opened in 1859 from to Brentford Dock
Brentford Dock
Brentford Dock in, Brentford, west London was a major trans-shipment point between the Great Western Railway and barges on the River Thames. The building of Brentford Dock was started in 1855 and it was formally opened in 1859...
. It stood immediately north of Brentford High Street (the A315 road) on the embankment leading to the viaduct into the dock. The station closed on 22 March 1915 as a wartime economy measure, re-opened on 12 April 1920 and closed permanently in 1942.The station was demolished in 1957.