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| Park Royal & Twyford Abbey | |
|---|---|
 The station on a 1920 map | |
  Park Royal & Twyford Abbey Location of Park Royal & Twyford Abbey in Greater London | |
| Location | Park Royal |
| Owner | |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 23 June 1903 (1903-06-23) | Opened |
| 5 July 1931 (1931-07-05) | Closed |
| Replaced by | Park Royal |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′53″N0°17′22″W / 51.53139°N 0.28944°W /51.53139; -0.28944 |
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Park Royal & Twyford Abbey was aLondon Underground station on theDistrict Railway (now theDistrict line), on a route now utilised by the Uxbridge branch of thePiccadilly line. It opened in 1903.
It was located near Twyford Abbey Road, a short distance north of the currentPark Royal station which replaced it in 1931.[1]
The station was opened on 23 June 1903 by theDistrict Railway on a new branch line toSouth Harrow andMetropolitan line tracks atRayners Lane.[2]
Park Royal & Twyford Abbey was intended to serve the recently openedRoyal Agricultural Society showgrounds atPark Royal; however, despite the proximity of the station (and another to the east on what is now theCentral line), the showgrounds were not successful and closed after only a few years. The second part of the station's name was adopted from the nearbyTwyford Abbey.
The station closed permanently on 5 July 1931 to be replaced the following day by a newPark Royal station built for the extension ofPiccadilly line services to South Harrow.[2] The new station is located approximately one-third of a mile to the south to provide access from theA40 (Western Avenue), constructed in the 1920s. Nothing of the Park Royal & Twyford Abbey station remains.
Unusually, whilst the site of station is on the route of the modern Piccadilly line, it was never served by Piccadilly line trains, as they did not begin to operate to South Harrow until July 1932, a year after the station closed.
| Former services | ||||
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| Preceding station |  London Underground | Following station | ||
| Alperton towardsSouth Harrow orUxbridge | District line (1903-1931) | North Ealing towardsUpminster | ||
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