Hanwell | |
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 Station entrance as seen in July 2022 | |
  Hanwell Location of Hanwell in Greater London | |
| Location | Hanwell |
| Local authority | London Borough of Ealing |
| Managed by | Elizabeth line[1] |
| Owner | |
| Station code | HAN |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 3 (facing 4 tracks) |
| Accessible | Yes[2] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  0.460 million[3] |
| 2020–21 |  0.182 million[3] |
| 2021–22 | 0.541 million[3] |
| 2022–23 | 0.922 million[3] |
| 2023–24 | 1.468 million[3] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1838 | Opened asHanwell |
| 1 April 1896 | RenamedHanwell and Elthorne |
| 6 May 1974 | RenamedHanwell |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′42″N0°20′20″W / 51.5116°N 0.3389°W /51.5116; -0.3389 |
 London transport portal | |
Hanwell railway station serves the town ofHanwell in theLondon Borough of Ealing. It is 7 miles 28 chains (11.8 km) down the line fromLondon Paddington and is situated betweenWest Ealing andSouthall.
All trains serving Hanwell are operated by theElizabeth line, having taken over theHeathrow Connect stopping services betweenLondon Paddington andHeathrow Airport, andGreat Western Railway local services between London Paddington andHayes & Harlington from the 20 May 2018 timetable change. From the 17 May 2020 timetable change, Hanwell station gained a Sunday service.[4] In November 2021 the Ealing Civic Society recognized the quality of the renovations to the station building by awarding the station the society's annual award.[5][6]
The station is on theoriginal line of theGreat Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, although Hanwell station was not ready until December of that year;[7] it opened on 1 December.[8] From 1 March 1883, the station was served byDistrict Railway services running betweenMansion House andWindsor; the service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885.[9][10] The station was renamedHanwell and Elthorne on 1 April 1896, and reverted toHanwell on 6 May 1974.[8] Re-built circa 1875–77 some 250m east of its original location at the time the main line was quadrupled, it has been declared a grade IIlisted building byEnglish Heritage.[11]
The south entrance was closed in the 1970s, but reopened in December 2014 with funding from Ealing Council and Transport for London.[12]
As part of the Crossrail project, Hanwell station gained step-free access via lifts from platform to ticket office level in early 2020.[13][14]
The station is sited a short distance east of the Grade I listedWharncliffe Viaduct.
Some of the original station nameboards with the pre-1974 nameHanwell and Elthorne are still on the platforms.
As of the May 2023 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peakElizabeth line service is:[15]
A Sunday service was introduced at the station in May 2020. Prior to this, the station was closed on Sundays.[4]
From October 2008,Oyster "pay as you go" can be used for journeys originating or ending at Hanwell.[16]
| Preceding station | Elizabeth line | Following station | ||
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| Southall towardsHeathrow Terminal 4 | Elizabeth line | West Ealing towardsAbbey Wood | ||
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| Preceding station |  London Underground | Following station | ||
| Southall towardsWindsor | District line | West Ealing towardsMansion House | ||
London Buses routeE3 serves the station.[17]
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