Drayton Green
Drayton Green Location of Drayton Green in Greater London
Location	West Ealing
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Station code	DRG
DfT category	F2
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	29,228[1]
2019–20	31,610[1]
2020–21	7,146[1]
2021–22	10,846[1]
2022–23	16,082[1]
Key dates
1 March 1905	opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°30′59″N 0°19′48″W / 51.5165°N 0.33°W / 51.5165; -0.33
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Drayton Green railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is on the Greenford branch line 41 chains (0.82 km) north of West Ealing where it joins the Great Western Main Line at 7 miles 7 chains (11.4 km) from London Paddington.

It is the least used station in Greater London according to the station usage estimates published by the Office of Rail and Road.

History

The station in 1990

It first opened as Drayton Green Halt, named after a nearby park and open space called Drayton Green.

Since 2008, no ticket machines have been available at the station, travelling is only possible using contactless payment cards, such as those of most UK banks or the Oyster card, or using pre-paid tickets and passes.^[2]

Service

The station is served by two trains per hour between Greenford and West Ealing on weekdays and Saturdays only. The first train of the day towards Greenford and the last train of the day from Greenford are extended to start and finish at London Paddington.^[3]

There is no Sunday service at the station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Castle Bar Park		Great Western Railway Greenford branch line Monday-Saturday only		West Ealing

Connections

London Buses routes E1 and E11 serve the station.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drayton Green railway station.

• Train times and station information for Drayton Green railway station from National Rail