Paddington station
| Local authority | Westminster |
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| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Station code | PAD |
| Number of platforms | 14 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 25.788 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 26.501 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 27.259 million[1] |
| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Paddington railway station[2], also known as London Paddington[3], is a main National Rail, and London Underground station, in the Baker Street area of northwest central London.
The site is old, having been as the London end of the Great Western Railway and its successors since 1838. Much of the current mainline station dates from 1854, and was made by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The site was first served by Underground trains in 1863, and was the first western end point of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway.
The station has been made better not long ago. It now has an extra job as the London end point for the Heathrow Express airport service. Paddington is in Travelcard Zone 1.
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Services[change]
Rail[change]
The fast services are run by First Great Western. The main stations for the services are shown below:[4]
| Journeys in 2007/08 (million) | |
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| Reading | 4.0 |
| Didcot Parkway | 1.1 |
| Swindon | 1.0 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 0.9 |
| Bath Spa | 0.8 |
| Cardiff Central | 0.7 |
| Bristol Parkway | 0.6 |
| Newbury | 0.6 |
| Exeter St Davids | 0.4 |
| Chippenham | 0.4 |
There are also has trains to Slough, Ealing, Heathrow Airport and Maidenhead.[5]
Two trains from Paddington go to Heathrow Airport. The Heathrow Express travels, and doesn't stop, at a high fare. The Heathrow Connect takes the same line but, calls at most stations.[6][7]
Underground[change]
Below are the lines and main stations on the line:
- Bakerloo line services:[8]
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- Edgware Road
- Oxford Circus
- Charings Cross
- Waterloo
- Wembley
- Circle line services:[9]
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- Kings Cross
- Liverpool street
- Blackfrias
- Victoria
- Westminster
- District line services:[10]
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- Earls Court
- Notting Hill Gate
National Rail[change]
The National Rail part is named London Paddington, a name used outside London, but not by many people who live there. Parts of the station, like the main train shed, were built in 1854 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London end point for the Great Western Railway (GWR). Today, it is one of 18 UK railway stations looked after by Network Rail.[11]
Paddington has 14 end platforms, numbered 1 to 14. Platforms 1 to 8 are below the oldest three parts of Brunel's 1854 train shed, and platforms 9 to 12 are below the fourth part. Platforms 13 and 14 are within the Metropolitan Railway's old Bishop's Road station to the north-west. There are two through platforms, 15 and 16, used by the London Underground's Hammersmith & City and Circle lines.[12]
Coordinates: 51°31′03″N 0°10′39″W / 51.517395°N 0.177476°W
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ "Stations Run by Network Rail". Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/765.aspx. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Station Codes". National Rail. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/codes/. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Great Western Route Utilisation Study". Figure 3.10. Network Rail. March 2010. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/great%20western/great%20western%20rus.pdf. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Paddington Retrieved 4 July 2012
- ↑ "Our Company". Heathrow Express. https://www.heathrowexpress.com/content.asp?SID={F7A5215E-07AE-4BCD-A09B-9FC1EE00CD75}&pageid=27. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome". Heathrow Connect. http://www.heathrowconnect.com/. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Bakerloo Line services Retrieved 4 July 2012
- ↑ Circle Line services Retrieved July 4 2012
- ↑ District Line services Retrieved July 4 2012
- ↑ Network Rail Retrieved 17 July 2012
- ↑ "Paddington - Station Guide" (PDF). Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documents/For%20Passengers/Station%20Maps/4509_Paddington%20Station%20Map.pdf. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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towards Harrow & Wealdstone
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towards Inner Circle
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towards Inner Circle
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| Hammersmith & City line |
towards Barking
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