Brentford railway station
Brentford 
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 Brentford
Location of Brentford in Greater London
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| Location | Brentford |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hounslow |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | BFD |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.386 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.440 million |
| 2013–14 |
1.528 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.700 million |
| 2015–16 |
1.926 million |
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| WGS84 | 51°29′15″N 0°18′35″W / 51.4875°N 0.3096°WCoordinates: 51°29′15″N 0°18′35″W / 51.4875°N 0.3096°W |
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Brentford, which between 1950 and 1980 was named Brentford Central, is a railway station in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line and in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is the main station for Brentford F.C.'s Griffin Park, which is nearby.
It was opened in 1849 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). When Glaxo Smith Kline opened their new headquarters near the station, at GSK House, they contributed towards the modernisation of the station.
The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:
The Sunday service is one train per hour each way between Waterloo and Woking and one train per hour between Waterloo, Twickenham, Kingston, Wimbledon and Waterloo via Hounslow.
London Buses routes 195 and E8 serve the station. E2 also stops nearby.
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