Perivale Halt railway station

Perivale Halt railway station was a station on the New North Main Line of the Great Western Railway. It served the London suburb of Perivale from 1904 to 1947, when it was replaced by Perivale station on the Central line of the London Underground.

"Perivale railway station" redirects here. For the London Underground station, see Perivale tube station.

Perivale Halt
Perivale Halt
Location of Perivale Halt in Greater London
LocationPerivale
Local authorityLondon Borough of Ealing
Grid referenceTQ162833
Number of platforms2
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1904Opened
1915Closed
1920Re-opened
1947Closed
Replaced byPerivale
Other information
WGS8451.5371°N 0.3250°W / 51.5371; -0.3250
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History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 May 1904, originally being named Perivale.[1] It had long wooden platforms, and pagoda huts, on an embankment reached by sloping paths west of Horsenden Lane South. The steam "push-and-pull" passenger service ran to Paddington (Bishop's Road), the line was shared with freight, and express trains to Birmingham (2 hours, non-stop). Until the late 1920s, Perivale was entirely rural, despite its proximity to Ealing. A similar halt was at South Greenford before it was modernised by Network SouthEast.

The station closed temporarily on 1 February 1915, reopening on 29 March 1920; and on 10 July 1922 was renamed Perivale Halt. It closed permanently on 15 June 1947,[1] in advance of the opening of the extension of the Central line from North Acton to Greenford on 30 June 1947.

See also

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading
  • Connor, J.E.; Halford, B.L. The forgotten Stations of Greater London. Connor and Butler. p. 77. ISBN 0-947699-17-1. - shows a Lens of Sutton photograph of the station
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Greenford
Line closed- station open		   Great Western Railway
New North Main Line		   Twyford Abbey Halt
(1904-1911)
Brentham for North Ealing
and Greystoke Park
(1911-1947)
Line and station closed
South Greenford
Line closed, station open		    
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