Feltham
Feltham Location of Feltham in Greater London
Location	Feltham
Local authority	London Borough of Hounslow
Managed by	South Western Railway
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	FEL
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	4.316 million[1]
2019–20	3.923 million[1]
2020–21	1.110 million[1]
2021–22	2.575 million[1]
2022–23	3.077 million[1]
Key dates
22 August 1848 (1848-08-22)	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°26′53″N 0°24′32″W / 51.4481°N 0.4088°W / 51.4481; -0.4088
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Feltham railway station serves Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It was opened on 22 August 1848 by the Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway (later the London and South Western Railway).

It is 14 miles 68 chains (23.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is in Travelcard Zone 6. Two regular bus routes run from the main road, to its east, to and from differing parts of Heathrow Airport.

Facilities

A central, internal footbridge with stairs and lifts connects the platforms. To the west nearby is a footbridge and beyond that another that allows crossing by ramps and connects part of the town's 21st-century shopping/restaurants plaza to the eastbound side and a small part of Feltham, beyond which is Bedfont. The high street of Feltham starts 100 metres south and somewhat more, east.

A small shop, ticket machines and seating area are in the booking hall before the ticket barriers on the northern platform (1, eastbound or 'up'). Covered seating, vending machines, toilets and a coffee kiosk serve the platform.

The southern platform (2, westbound, or 'Down') hosts the bulk of the original station house.^[2] Two near-adjoining entrances, a small shop, automatic ticket machines and covered seating serve the platform. The mid-19th century former house is at the northern extremity of Feltham's principal architectural conservation area, taking in Hanworth Road, lined primarily with detached late Victorian houses.^[2]

The southern forecourt hosts a taxi rank, small car park and bays for courtesy buses to local employers (and if any track is closed, rail replacement bus services).

Main entrance on the westbound side

Entrance on the London-bound side

History

Feltham railway station in 1905

Before World War II a main station entrance was built on the road bridge carrying Hounslow Road across the line – this and a footbridge were demolished in the early 1990s. A former Red Star Parcels office is vacant space in the southerly station house.

Adjacent land, once used in the rail sector, has become a supermarket and a private sports centre; to the east of the station was Feltham marshalling yard, one of the largest marshalling yards in the British Isles (1917–67) and a motive power depot.

Construction of the booking hall, internal bridge, their accessways and most facilities on the northern side dates to the 1990s. This was built under the SWELTRAC partnership between local authorities, Heathrow Airport Ltd (part of BAA), and the rail industry to boost public transport, including easy rail/bus interchange. Its apron/forecourt, for buses, fronts the southwestern part of New Road (and it fronts Bedfont Lane, with semi-open pavements to both).

Until March 2019, there was a level crossing at the station's west end, carrying part of Bedfont Lane; the crossing was closed altogether and the road split in two that year.^[3]

Services

The typical hourly off-peak weekday service from the station is:^[4]

• 6 to London Waterloo, of which:
  • 2 call at only Twickenham, Richmond, and Clapham Junction
  • 2 call at Whitton, Twickenham, Richmond, Putney, Clapham Junction, and Vauxhall
  • 2 call at all stations on the Hounslow Loop
• 2 to Windsor & Eton Riverside, calling at all stations
• 2 to Weybridge, calling at all stations.
• 2 to Reading calling at Staines then all stations.

On Sundays the typical hourly service is:

• 5 to London Waterloo, of which:
  • 3 call at Whitton, Twickenham, Richmond, Putney, Clapham Junction, and Vauxhall.
  • 1 calls at all stations via Richmond.
  • 1 calls at all stations on the Hounslow Loop.
• 2 tph to Windsor & Eton Riverside, of which:
  • 1 calls at Ashford (Surrey), Staines, and Datchet
  • 1 calls at Ashford (Surrey), Staines, Wraysbury, Sunnymeads, and Datchet
• 1 tph to Woking, calling at all intermediate stations.
• 2 tph to Reading calling at Staines then all stations.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Twickenham or Whitton		South Western Railway Waterloo to Reading		Staines
Whitton		South Western Railway Waterloo to Windsor		Ashford (Surrey)
Hounslow		South Western Railway Waterloo to Chertsey via Hounslow
	Historical railways
Staines		Anglia Railways London Crosslink		Brentford

Connections

Map of Heathrow rail links

Heathrow area rail services
mi-ch from Paddington Elizabeth line via Whitechapel 0-00 Paddington Heathrow Express Elizabeth line Old Oak Common under construction 4-21 Acton Main Line 5-56 Ealing Broadway 6-46 West Ealing 7-28 Hanwell 9-06 Southall 10-71 Hayes & Harlington Piccadilly line to Cockfosters 11-10 Airport Junction Great Western Main Line to Reading Hatton Cross Heathrow Junction closed 1998 Heathrow Airport: Terminal 4 16-30 Terminal 4 Terminals 2 & 3 14-40 Terminals 2 & 3 16-20 Terminal 5

Proposals

The station's track lay in the now abandoned Heathrow Airtrack plan proposed by BAA. Railways, for passenger trains, would have splayed out from Heathrow Terminal 5 to London Waterloo, Reading and Guildford, replacing express bus services, and the first listed of these running directly via (calling at) Feltham. BAA withdrew the Airtrack plan in 2011.^[10]

Smaller proposals have followed. Hounslow Council, in 2016, consulted on a direct railway, with passenger services, between the line and Terminal 5 of Heathrow.^[11] The plan was again disbanded.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Feltham railway station.

• Train times and station information for Feltham railway station from National Rail