Drayton Green railway station explained

Drayton Green
Symbol:rail
Manager:Great Western Railway
Fare Zone:4
Locale:West Ealing
Borough:London Borough of Ealing
Platforms:2
Raillowexits0405: 6,597
Raillowexits0506: 5,254
Raillowexits0607: 75,414
Raillowexits0708: 80,987
Raillowexits0809: 66,908
Raillowexits0910: 67,552
Railexits1011: 0.105
Railexits1112: 0.107
Railexits1213: 0.123
Railexits1314: 0.138
Railexits1415: 0.153
Railexits1516: 0.153
Railexits1617: 0.102
Raillowexits1718: 33,578 -->
Raillowexits1819: 29,228
Raillowexits1920: 31,610
Raillowexits2021: 7,146
Raillowexits2122: 10,846
Raillowexits2223: 16,082
Railcode:DRG
Coordinates:51.5165°N -0.33°W
Dft Category:F2
Years1:1 March 1905
Events1:opened

Drayton Green railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is on the Greenford branch line 41chain north of where it joins the Great Western Main Line at 7chain7chain from .

It is the least used station in Greater London according to the station usage estimates published by the Office of Rail and Road.

History

It first opened as Drayton Green Halt, named after a nearby park and open space called Drayton Green.

Since 2008, no ticket machines have been available at the station, travelling is only possible using contactless payment cards, such as those of most UK banks or the Oyster card, or using pre-paid tickets and passes.[1]

Service

The station is served by two trains per hour between and on weekdays and Saturdays only. The first train of the day towards Greenford and the last train of the day from Greenford are extended to start and finish at .

There is no Sunday service at the station.

Connections

London Buses routes E1 and E11 serve the station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oyster PAYG on National Rail . National Rail Enquiries . 20 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090419053410/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/london/OysterPAYG.pdf . 19 April 2009 . dmy-all .