Kew Gardens station (London)
Kew Gardens  
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Main entrance on the eastbound side, 2014
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 Kew Gardens
Location of Kew Gardens in Greater London
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| Location | Kew |
| Local authority | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | KWG |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 3 and 4 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2012 |
 3.24 million |
| 2013 |
3.52 million |
| 2014 |
3.56 million |
| 2015 |
 3.55 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
0.899 million |
| 2012–13 |
0.992 million |
| 2013–14 |
1.141 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.176 million |
| 2015–16 |
1.179 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1869 | Opened (L&SWR) |
| 1869 | Started (NLR) |
| 1870 | Started and Ended (GWR) |
| 1877 | Started (MR and DR) |
| 1894 | Started (GWR) |
| 1906 | Ended (MR) |
| 1910 | Ended (GWR) |
| 1916 | Ended (L&SWR) |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1031878 |
| Added to list | 26 September 2002 |
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| WGS84 | 51°28′38″N 0°17′07″W / 51.4771°N 0.2853°WCoordinates: 51°28′38″N 0°17′07″W / 51.4771°N 0.2853°W |
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| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Railway |
| Locale | Kew, London |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed structure |
| Characteristics | |
| Longest span | 23 metres |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
Kew Gardens is a Grade II listedLondon Underground and London Overground station in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It first opened in 1869 and is now managed by London Underground. The station, which is in Travelcard Zones 3 and 4, is served by both the District line on the London Underground and the North London Line on the London Overground, and is situated midway between Gunnersbury and Richmond stations.
Kew Gardens is the nearest station to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, about 500 yards (460 m) to the west, and The National Archives, about 600 yards (550 m) to the north east.
Kew Gardens Station Footbridge, also a Grade II-listed structure, is next to the station, on the southern side.
The main entrance to the station is at the junction of Station Parade, Station Avenue and Station Approach, about 100 yards (90 m) from Sandycombe Road (B353). There is also an entrance, which is wheelchair-accessible, on North Road, on the other side of the railway line; the two entrances are connected by a pedestrian subway.
The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) on 1 January 1869, in an area of market gardens and orchards. The station was located on a new L&SWR branch line to Richmond built from the West London Joint Railway starting north of Addison Road station (now Kensington (Olympia)). The line ran through Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith via a now closed curve and Grove Road station (also now closed) in Hammersmith. Via a short connection from the North & South Western Junction Railway (N&SWJR) to Gunnersbury the line was also served by the North London Railway (NLR).
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