Boston Manor station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Boston Manor station by Marathon as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Boston Manor station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 16 Jul 2014
The Metropolitan District Railway opened the line from Hounslow High Street to the junction with the MDR near Ealing on 1st May 1883. Boston Manor station opened on the same day. The station was originally named Boston Road. The signs on the platforms gave the name as Boston Manor for Hanwell. Between 1932 and 1934 the station was rebuilt to replace the 1883 station building. Up until then only District Line trains ran over the line but in 1933 Piccadilly Line trains started to run over the branch as far as Northfields when the depot at Northfields opened. The full service of Piccadilly Line trains running from Hounslow West through Boston Manor started on 13th March 1933. District Line trains through Boston Manor ceased in October 1964 and the service is now entirely provided by the Piccadilly Line. This view from the Heathrow -bound platform looks across to where a Piccadilly line train on the London bound platform is just leaving. The station is Grade II Listed. To the right of the station buildings here, but out of sight, are running tracks into Northfields Depot.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.495635
Longitude
-0.325054