West Ealing station
West Ealing 
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 West Ealing
Location of West Ealing in Greater London
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| Location | West Ealing |
| Local authority | London Borough of Ealing |
| Grid reference | TQ166807 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Station code | WEA |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.110 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.171 million |
| 2013–14 |
1.302 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.347 million |
| 2015–16 |
 0.989 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1838 | Line opened |
| 1 March 1871 | Station opened as Castle Hill and Ealing Dene |
| 1 March 1883 | District Railway service introduced |
| 30 September 1885 | District Railway service ceased |
| 1 July 1899 | Renamed West Ealing |
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| WGS84 | 51°30′49″N 0°19′13″W / 51.5137°N 0.3203°WCoordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°19′13″W / 51.5137°N 0.3203°W |
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West Ealing railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in Ealing, west London. It is 6 miles 46 chains (10.6 km) down-line from London Paddington and is situated between Ealing Broadway to the east and Hanwell and to the west. Its three-letter station code is WEA.
The station and all main line trains serving it are currently operated by Great Western Railway. It is also served by Heathrow Connect. The station is staffed for part of the day.
The station was opened in 1871 as Castle Hill and Ealing Dene on the Great Western Railway, which was constructed from London Paddington through Ealing to Maidenhead in 1836–1838. From 1 March 1883, the station—then named Castle Hill (Ealing Dean)—was served by District Railway services running between Mansion House and Windsor. This service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885. The station was located next to the London Co-operative Society's main creamery, and so was equipped with a dedicated milk train platform.
Originally the station consisted of four platforms in a staggered layout: platform 1 and the island comprising platforms 2 and 3 to the west of the Drayton Green Road bridge, and platform 4 on the east side. Platform 1 (along with a siding leading up to it) was demolished in the late 1960s, followed by platform 2 being partially demolished and fenced off by early 1991 as trains on the main line no longer serviced the station. By early 1990, platform 4 was demolished and moved west of the bridge, partially covering the site of the then long-closed milk depot. From around 1985 to 1990, access to the original platform 4 was opposite the station building, across Drayton Green Road bridge. The current station building was completed in early 1987, following the demolition of the previous century-old building a year earlier. A west-facing terminating platform, platform 5, was added in 2016 for trains on the Greenford branch.
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