Hounslow West

Hounslow West
Hounslow West Location of Hounslow West in Greater London
Location	Hounslow
Local authority	Hounslow
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes (Wheelchair users only)
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	3.24 million
2013	3.34 million
2014	3.61 million
2015	3.55 million
Railway companies
Original company	District Railway
Key dates
21 July 1884	Opened as Hounslow Barracks; terminus of line
1 December 1925	Renamed Hounslow West
13 March 1933	Piccadilly line service introduced
9 October 1964	District line service ceased
14 July 1975	Relocated
19 July 1975	Line extended to Hatton Cross
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1241237
Added to list	23 September 1998
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°28′25″N 0°23′08″W / 51.4736°N 0.3856°W / 51.4736; -0.3856Coordinates: 51°28′25″N 0°23′08″W / 51.4736°N 0.3856°W / 51.4736; -0.3856

Hounslow West is a London Underground station in Hounslow of the London Borough of Hounslow, West London. It is located on Bath Road (A3006) about 600m from its junction with A4 Great West Road and Great South West Road (A30). The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, between Hatton Cross and Hounslow Central stations and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

The station has an island platform reached by stairs. There is step-free access for wheelchair users only.

The station was opened by the District Railway (DR, now the District line) on 21 July 1884. The station was originally named Hounslow Barracks in reference to the Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow south of the station on Beavers Lane. The station was the terminus of a single track branch line extension from the DR's existing route to Hounslow Town station (now closed) on Hounslow High Street.

The branch line diverged from the main route about 300m east of Hounslow East station, although Hounslow East was not opened until later, and when the branch opened there were no intermediate stations between Hounslow Barracks and Osterley & Spring Grove (now Osterley).

In My Early Life, Winston Churchill recalls travelling on the Underground Railway to Hounslow Barracks two or three times a week whilst living at his mother's house in Knightsbridge around 1896.

The DR's tracks were electrified between 1903 and 1905 with electric trains replacing steam trains on the Hounslow branch from 13 June 1905. On 1 December 1925 Hounslow West, Hounslow Central and Hounslow East stations received their current names.