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Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow

The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London, England....
, in west London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and is in Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3

Travelcard Zone 3 is the third-outward zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated intermodal Travelcard fares within London....
. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains
South West Trains

South West Trains is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight ....
.

Overview
The main station building is not used, and access is instead via a side walk-way. The rundown buildings can give the impression that the station is closed. There was a campaign in 2004 to have the station renovated, but it came to nothing. The redevelopment of the nearby Lionel Road site may lead to some kind of overhaul of the station.

Between 1862 and 1940 there was another Kew Bridge
Kew Bridge railway station (N&SWJR)

Kew Bridge railway station was a station in West London opened by the North & South Western Junction Railway in 1862, which served passenger and goods trains until it closed in 1940....
 station on the North & South Western Junction Railway in close proximity.






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Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow

The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London, England....
, in west London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and is in Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3

Travelcard Zone 3 is the third-outward zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated intermodal Travelcard fares within London....
. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains
South West Trains

South West Trains is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight ....
.

Overview


The main station building is not used, and access is instead via a side walk-way. The rundown buildings can give the impression that the station is closed. There was a campaign in 2004 to have the station renovated, but it came to nothing. The redevelopment of the nearby Lionel Road site may lead to some kind of overhaul of the station.

Between 1862 and 1940 there was another Kew Bridge
Kew Bridge railway station (N&SWJR)

Kew Bridge railway station was a station in West London opened by the North & South Western Junction Railway in 1862, which served passenger and goods trains until it closed in 1940....
 station on the North & South Western Junction Railway in close proximity. The line it stood on remains today as a goods only route .

Proposals


Hounslow Council
London Borough of Hounslow

The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London, England....
 have proposed that the Hounslow Loop Line
Hounslow Loop Line

|}The Hounslow Loop Line is a railway line in southwest London, with services operated by South West Trains. It enables suburban trains to run on a circular route via Hounslow railway station to and from Waterloo station....
 should be included in the Crossrail
Crossrail

Crossrail is a United Kingdom project to build major new railway connections Rapid transit central London. It refers to the first of two routes proposed by Cross London Rail Links Ltd, based around an east-west tunnel from Paddington station to Liverpool Street station....
 project. This would involve a spur off the Great Western Main Line
Great Western Main Line

The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Bristol Temple Meads railway station station in Bristol....
, with trains running down the North London Line
North London Line

The North London Line is a railway line through the inner suburbs of north London, England, from Richmond station in the west to North Woolwich railway station in the east in roughly a semi-circle....
 to South Acton
South Acton railway station

South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in West London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground....
 and then over a connecting freight line just to the north of Kew Bridge station and then on to Brentford
Brentford railway station

Brentford railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains....
. Trains would not actually stop at Kew Bridge under the proposal, althrough it has been suggested a new station may be constructed in the vicinity .

Service


The typical off-peak service from the station is six trains per hour to London Waterloo
Waterloo station

London Waterloo is a major railway terminus in London, England owned and operated by Network Rail. It is in the London Borough of Lambeth near the South Bank, in Travelcard Zone 1, and houses a British Transport Police station....
 — four direct via Putney
Putney railway station

Putney railway station serves Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3....
 and Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction railway station

Clapham Junction railway station is near St John's Hill in the south-west of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is not in Clapham but the area, influenced by the station, is commonly known as Clapham Junction....
, and two via Brentford
Brentford railway station

Brentford railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains....
 and Richmond
Richmond tube station

Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station, located in Richmond, London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London....
 — and two trains per hour to Weybridge
Weybridge railway station

Weybridge railway station serves Weybridge in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line operated by South West Trains, 19 miles from Waterloo station....
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