| Hammersmith & Chiswick | |
|---|---|
 Map of station, 1894 | |
  Hammersmith & Chiswick Location of Hammersmith & Chiswick in Greater London | |
| Location | Chiswick |
| Owner | |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 8 April 1858 (1858-04-08) | Opened as Hammersmith |
| 1 July 1880 | Renamed Hammersmith & Chiswick |
| 1 January 1917 (1917-01-01) | Closed to Passengers |
| 3 May 1965 | Closed Completely |
| Replaced by | Stamford Brook |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°29′37″N0°14′52″W / 51.4935°N 0.2477°W /51.4935; -0.2477 |
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Hammersmith & Chiswick was arailway terminus in west London that was opened in 1858 by theNorth & South Western Junction Railway and closed in 1917, during theFirst World War.
Originally named Hammersmith but renamed Hammersmith & Chiswick in 1880,[1] the station was located midway betweenChiswick andHammersmith and was intended to serve both areas.
Hammersmith station was opened on 8 April 1858 by theNorth & South Western Junction Railway (N&SWJR) on the site of agoods yard, which had opened on 1 May 1857, onChiswick High Road in what was then a rural area.[2] The station was at the end of a 1.5 mile (2.5 km) branch line which ran northward from theNorth London Railway (NLR) line atSouth Acton and turned sharply to run south into Hammersmith & Chiswick.
The station building was not purpose-built but was a converted private house. In 1904, a writer described it as "abounding with flowers, and resembling rather the terminus of some far distant country branch line than what one might expect to find at a place bearing the dual distinction of the names of two west London suburbs".[3]
Until theinterchange station at South Acton was opened on 1 January 1880, the branch line to Hammersmith & Chiswick employed an unusual mode of operation. Southbound NLR trains toKew (which was on the western chord to theHounslow Loop near the currentKew Bridge station) included a carriage for passengers travelling to Hammersmith & Chiswick. This carriage was uncoupled from the rest of the train immediately south of the junction. The N&SWJR's sole locomotive would then reverse onto the mainline, be attached to the carriage, and take it down the short branch to Hammersmith & Chiswick.[1] From 1 January 1880, on the station opening at South Acton, passengers could change there fromBroad Street toRichmond trains onto the Hammersmith & Chiswick services.
Before the interchange at South Acton opened, one train per hour served the branch, while thereafter until closure there was one train every half-hour.[2]
In an effort to boost passenger numbers, which had been badly affected by the opening of the nearbyDistrict line station atStamford Brook, three intermediatehalts were opened on 8 April 1909: Rugby Road Halt, Woodstock Road Halt, and Bath Road Halt. These were little used, so trains stopped only on request.
During the First World War, in 1917, all passenger services on the branch were suspended as a wartime economy measure and were never resumed. The three halts were closed only eight years after their opening. Hammersmith & Chiswick remained in use as a goods yard, primarily to serve a large coal depot. As the demand for coal reduced the branch was permanently closed on 3 May 1965.[2]
The station site was redeveloped in the 1980s and no trace remains.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Road | North & South Western Junction Railway Hammersmith branch | Terminus | ||
