Osterley tube station
Encyclopedia
Osterley is a London Underground
station in Osterley
in west London
. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line
, between Boston Manor
and Hounslow East
. The station is located on Great West Road (A4) close to the National Trust
-owned Osterley Park
. It is in Travelcard Zone 4
. The daily Parking fee is £4.50.
In 2009, because of financial constraints, TfL decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at Osterley and five other stations, on the grounds that these are relatively quiet stations and some are already one or two stops away from an existing step-free station. Osterley, for example, is one station away from Hounslow East where step-free access was provided in 2005. Two lifts would have been installed at Osterley to provide step-free access from street level to each platform via an existing bridge with a lobby at platform level for each lift, at a cost of £12.7 million. Just under £4 million was spent on West Kensington before the project was halted.
in the modern Europe
an style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden
. The design uses brick, reinforced concrete
and large areas of glass and features a brick tower topped with a concrete "obelisk
". It was served from its outset by trains from the District
and Piccadilly
Lines, although District Line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.
Osterley station was a replacement for an earlier station, Osterley & Spring Grove located about 300m to the east which was closed when Osterley opened.
(MDR), on 1 May 1883 as a line to Hounslow Town
(located on Hounslow High Street but now closed).
On 21 July 1884 a branch was constructed from shortly north of Hounslow Town to Hounslow Barracks
(now Hounslow West). The branch line was constructed as single track and initially had no intermediate stations between the terminus and Osterley & Spring Grove. Until 31 March 1886 passengers travelling west from Osterley & Spring Grove could go to either Hounslow Barracks or Hounslow Town. On that date Hounslow Town station closed and a new station, Heston & Hounslow
(now Hounslow Central), opened to the west.
Electrification
of the MDR's tracks took place between 1903 and 1905 with electric trains
replacing steam trains
on the Hounslow branch from 13 June 1905. When the branch was electrified, the track between Osterley & Spring Grove and Heston & Hounslow was closed and a new loop was opened from Hounslow Town back to Heston & Hounslow. Trains would run from Osterley & Spring Grove to Hounslow Town then reverse and run to Hounslow Barracks.
This method of operation was unsuccessful and short-lived. On 2 May 1909 the track between Heston & Hounslow and Osterley & Spring Grove was reopened with a new Hounslow Town
station (now Hounslow East) located about 300m west of the loop to the old station. The old Hounslow Town station and its two loop tracks were closed for good.
Piccadilly Line services, which had been running as far as Northfields
since January 1933 were extended to run to Hounslow West on 13 March 1933.
through Chiswick
and west to Hounslow West.
Osterley is one of the closest stations to British Sky Broadcasting
's offices near Gillette Corner
. Sky jointly runs a minibus with Harrods
to the station every 15 minutes during extended office hours for visitors and staff. The bus may be labelled Sky or Harrods.
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
station in Osterley
Osterley
Osterley is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow in west London. It is situated approximately west south-west of Charing Cross.Osterley lies north of the A4 and extends further northwards beyond the M4 Motorway...
in west London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line
Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the fifth busiest line on the Underground network judged by the number of passengers transported per year. It is mainly a deep-level line, running from the north to the west of London via Zone 1, with...
, between Boston Manor
Boston Manor tube station
Boston Manor is a London Underground station serving the Boston Manor area between Brentford and Hanwell in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Underground's Piccadilly Line, between Osterley and Northfields stations...
and Hounslow East
Hounslow East tube station
Hounslow East is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London designed by Acanthus LW Architects.The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hounslow Central and Osterley. The station is located on Kingsley Road about 400m north of Hounslow High Street. Hounslow...
. The station is located on Great West Road (A4) close to the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
-owned Osterley Park
Osterley Park
Osterley Park is a mansion set in a large park of the same name. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, part of the western suburbs of London. When the house was built it was surrounded by rural countryside. It was one of a group of large houses close to London which served as country retreats...
. It is in Travelcard Zone 4
Travelcard Zone 4
Fare zone 4 is a zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services...
. The daily Parking fee is £4.50.
In 2009, because of financial constraints, TfL decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at Osterley and five other stations, on the grounds that these are relatively quiet stations and some are already one or two stops away from an existing step-free station. Osterley, for example, is one station away from Hounslow East where step-free access was provided in 2005. Two lifts would have been installed at Osterley to provide step-free access from street level to each platform via an existing bridge with a lobby at platform level for each lift, at a cost of £12.7 million. Just under £4 million was spent on West Kensington before the project was halted.
History
The current Osterley station was opened on 25 March 1934 adjacent to the Great West Road which had been opened in 1925. The station was designed by Stanley HeapsStanley Heaps
Stanley A. Heaps was an English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the design of train depots and bus and trolleybus garages for London Transport.-Works:...
in the modern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden
Charles Holden
Charles Henry Holden, Litt. D., FRIBA, MRTPI, RDI was a Bolton-born English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, for Bristol Central Library, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway and for the...
. The design uses brick, reinforced concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
and large areas of glass and features a brick tower topped with a concrete "obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...
". It was served from its outset by trains from the District
District Line
The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels. It is the busiest of the sub-surface lines. Out of the 60 stations served, 25 are underground...
and Piccadilly
Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the fifth busiest line on the Underground network judged by the number of passengers transported per year. It is mainly a deep-level line, running from the north to the west of London via Zone 1, with...
Lines, although District Line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.
Osterley station was a replacement for an earlier station, Osterley & Spring Grove located about 300m to the east which was closed when Osterley opened.
Earlier history
Osterley & Spring Grove station and the tracks through the current station were opened by the District Line's predecessor, the Metropolitan District RailwayMetropolitan District Railway
The Metropolitan District Railway was the predecessor of the District line of the London Underground. Set up on 29 July 1864, at first to complete the "Inner Circle" railway around central London, it was gradually extended into the suburbs...
(MDR), on 1 May 1883 as a line to Hounslow Town
Hounslow Town tube station
Hounslow Town was a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station was at the east end of Hounslow High Street at the junction with Kingsley Road...
(located on Hounslow High Street but now closed).
Hounslow West tube station
Hounslow West is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hatton Cross and Hounslow Central stations. The station is located on Bath Road about 600m from the junction of Bath Road, Great West Road and Great...
(now Hounslow West). The branch line was constructed as single track and initially had no intermediate stations between the terminus and Osterley & Spring Grove. Until 31 March 1886 passengers travelling west from Osterley & Spring Grove could go to either Hounslow Barracks or Hounslow Town. On that date Hounslow Town station closed and a new station, Heston & Hounslow
Hounslow Central tube station
Hounslow Central is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hounslow West and Hounslow East stations. The station is located on Lampton Road about 500m north of Hounslow High Street and close to Lampton Park...
(now Hounslow Central), opened to the west.
Electrification
Electrification
Electrification originally referred to the build out of the electrical generating and distribution systems which occurred in the United States, England and other countries from the mid 1880's until around 1940 and is in progress in developing countries. This also included the change over from line...
of the MDR's tracks took place between 1903 and 1905 with electric trains
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
replacing steam trains
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
on the Hounslow branch from 13 June 1905. When the branch was electrified, the track between Osterley & Spring Grove and Heston & Hounslow was closed and a new loop was opened from Hounslow Town back to Heston & Hounslow. Trains would run from Osterley & Spring Grove to Hounslow Town then reverse and run to Hounslow Barracks.
This method of operation was unsuccessful and short-lived. On 2 May 1909 the track between Heston & Hounslow and Osterley & Spring Grove was reopened with a new Hounslow Town
Hounslow East tube station
Hounslow East is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London designed by Acanthus LW Architects.The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hounslow Central and Osterley. The station is located on Kingsley Road about 400m north of Hounslow High Street. Hounslow...
station (now Hounslow East) located about 300m west of the loop to the old station. The old Hounslow Town station and its two loop tracks were closed for good.
Piccadilly Line services, which had been running as far as Northfields
Northfields tube station
Northfields is a London Underground station in Northfields, west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Boston Manor and South Ealing stations...
since January 1933 were extended to run to Hounslow West on 13 March 1933.
Connections
Osterley station is served by the H91 bus route, which runs east to HammersmithHammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
through Chiswick
Chiswick
Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with...
and west to Hounslow West.
Osterley is one of the closest stations to British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
's offices near Gillette Corner
Gillette Corner
Gillette Corner is a crossroads intersection where the ancient road of Syon Lane crosses the Great West Road A4, on the border between Osterley and Brentford in west London. It marks the western end of the Great West Road's "Golden Mile" of classic 1930s developments in commercial and industrial...
. Sky jointly runs a minibus with Harrods
Harrods
Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...
to the station every 15 minutes during extended office hours for visitors and staff. The bus may be labelled Sky or Harrods.
External links
- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
- Abandonstations.org.uk Osterley & Spring Grove station
- Disused-stations.org.uk Osterley & Spring Grove station