West Drayton railway station
West Drayton 
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 West Drayton
Location of West Drayton in Greater London
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| Location | West Drayton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Station code | WDT |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.781 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.888 million |
| 2013–14 |
2.060 million |
| 2014–15 |
2.342 million |
| 2015–16 |
 2.125 million |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1838 | Original station opened, as West Drayton |
| 9 August 1884 | Station re-sited |
| 1895 | Renamed West Drayton and Yiewsley |
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed West Drayton |
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| WGS84 | 51°30′36″N 0°28′20″W / 51.5099°N 0.4723°WCoordinates: 51°30′36″N 0°28′20″W / 51.5099°N 0.4723°W |
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West Drayton railway station is a railway station serving West Drayton and Yiewsley, western suburbs of London, England. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from Paddington to Reading stations.
West Drayton station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, and was opened on 4 June 1838 at the same time as the line. However the original station was located slightly to the west of the current station, and was relocated to its current position from 9 August 1884 when the branch to Staines was opened. From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between Mansion House and Windsor. The service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885.
West Drayton was the junction station for both the Staines branch, and an earlier branch to Uxbridge Vine Street that opened in 1856. The Uxbridge branch closed to passengers in 1962, but part of the line was retained for freight traffic until 1979. The Staines branch closed to passengers in 1965, but the section of the line as far as Colnbrook remains open to freight traffic, latterly for the delivery of materials for the construction of Heathrow Airport's new terminal 5.
From 1895 the station was named West Drayton and Yiewsley; it reverted to the original name West Drayton on 6 May 1974.
West Drayton station is situated to the north of the centre of West Drayton and immediately to the south of the Grand Union Canal, in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
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