Feltham railway station

Feltham
Feltham Location of Feltham in Greater London
Location	Feltham
Local authority	London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by	South West Trains
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	FEL
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	3.699 million
2012–13	3.882 million
2013–14	4.027 million
2014–15	4.295 million
2015–16	4.392 million
Key dates
22 August 1848 (1848-08-22)	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°26′53″N 0°24′32″W / 51.4481°N 0.4088°W / 51.4481; -0.4088Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 0°24′32″W / 51.4481°N 0.4088°W / 51.4481; -0.4088

Feltham railway station is in Feltham, in the London Borough of Hounslow. It was opened in 1848 by the Windsor Staines and South Western Railway (later the London and South Western Railway). It is in Travelcard Zone 6. A regular bus service runs from Feltham to Heathrow Airport.

A footbridge in the station with lifts connects the platforms. There is a footbridge, beyond the level crossing at the west of the station for pedestrians to cross when the gates are closed and beyond that a more recent footbridge allows disabled accessed crossing by ramps and connects with the town's shopping centre.

There are a small shop, toilets, ticket machines and a small seating area in the booking hall before the main ticket barriers on Platform 1 (Eastbound or 'Up'). A small bus station adjoins the booking hall for services to London Heathrow Airport and neighbouring localities. On platform 1 there are covered waiting shelters, vending machines and a coffee kiosk.

The westbound, or 'Down', Platform 2, was the original entrance to the station. The Victorian former station house is in a local conservation area. The small station car park is also used for rail replacement bus services and courtesy buses to local employers. Before World War II a new main station entrance was built on the road bridge carrying Hounslow Road across the line but it and a footbridge connecting the two platforms were taken out of service in the early 1990s, that entrance is now bricked up. Other unused space in the original building includes the former Red Star Parcels office. Platform 2 has automatic ticket machines, barriers with a side gate for access when the barriers are unmanned, a small shop, and covered seating.

While the present station was under construction in the 1990s, the original station was used with a temporary building in the car park area. The new station was built under the SWELTRAC partnership between local authorities, Heathrow Airport Ltd (part of BAA), and the rail industry which was intended to encourage use of public transport and to allow easy rail/bus interchanges. The new station is at the western extremity of New Road, Feltham, at the junction with Bedfont Lane, hard by the level crossing, as land to the north east on New Road, previously used for railway purposes, was occupied by a supermarket and a private sporting facility.