Location Brentford Station code BFD Fare zone 4 Address Brentford, United Kingdom Number of platforms 2 | Managed by South West Trains DfT category E 2011–12 1.386 million Owner Network Rail | |
 | ||
Similar Chiswick railway station, Kew Bridge railway station, Kew Gardens station, Syon Lane railway station, Mortlake railway station | ||
Brentford, which between 1950 and 1980 was named Brentford Central, is a railway station in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line and in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is the main station for Brentford F.C.'s Griffin Park, which is nearby.
It was opened in 1849 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). When Glaxo Smith Kline opened their new headquarters near the station, at GSK House, they contributed towards the modernisation of the station.
Contents
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station in trains per hour is:
The Sunday service is one train per hour each way between Waterloo and Woking and one train per hour between Waterloo, Twickenham, Kingston, Wimbledon and Waterloo via Hounslow.
Connections
London Buses routes 195 and E8 serve the station. E2 also stops nearby.