Drayton Green railway station

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 (Link) Line: 41 chains (0.82 km) north of West Ealing where, close to that station, it joins the Great Western mainline, as part of a route of 7 miles 7 chains (11.4 km) from London Paddington.

Drayton Green
Drayton Green
Location of Drayton Green in Greater London
LocationWest Ealing
Local authorityLondon Borough of Ealing
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Station codeDRG
DfT categoryF2
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.153 million[1]
2016–17 0.102 million[1]
2017–18 33,578[1]
2018–19 29,228[1]
2019–20 31,610[1]
Key dates
1 March 1905opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5165°N 0.33°W / 51.5165; -0.33
 London transport portal
The station in 1990

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway. It first opened as Drayton Green Halt. It is named after a nearby park and open space called Drayton Green.

Since 2008 the only available ticketing is through contactless payment cards, such as those of most UK banks or the Oyster card, for journeys originating or ending at Drayton Green.[2]

Service

The service from the station is two trains per hour towards Greenford and two trains per hour to West Ealing from Monday-Saturday. There is no Sunday service. Previously, the services that called here ran direct to London Paddington before the bay platform at West Ealing station was opened.

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

Connections

London Buses routes E1 and E11 serve the station.

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. "Oyster PAYG on National Rail" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009.
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