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Capital Interchange Way, TW8 0SL

View is from the viaduct.

This section of track forms the eastern side of the triangle of tracks at Kew Bridge and connects the Hounslow Loop line at New Kew Junction with the Kew East Line to Willesden Junction at Kew East Junction. This view is looking towards Kew East Junction from Lionel Road South. The route is an essential cross-London freight line. The presence of a platform is evidence that this curve once had passenger services. As part of the London and North Western Railway's electrification of the North London Railway's routes from Broad Street to Richmond, a service was inaugurated to Kew Bridge in 1916. My assumption therefore is that this is where those services terminated. The passenger services ceased 1940. Some buildings still existed on the far platform as recently as 2006.

My eye was caught by the contrast between the red brick building and the white doorway of this modern office block on Capital Interchange Way.

After many years (getting on for decades) of planning, Brentford FC are finally getting their new ground in Lionel Road, along with a set of tall buildings around it. There is still a long way to go.

It may be almost midnight but they are as busy as usual.

View from A4. The tower of Kew Bridge Steam Museum is visible beyond.

North of Kew Bridge is a triangle of railway lines. The present Kew Bridge station on the Hounslow Loop Line is on the southern side of the triangle. The north-western and north-eastern sides both once had passenger services and stations, the latter's station being for terminating North London trains. This is the north-eastern curve viewed from Lionel Road South. The platforms of the old Kew Bridge station seen here were first used in 1862 and closed to passengers in 1940.

One of those buildings where every time the sun shines people run around pulling the blinds down. Then when the sun goes behind a cloud, they put the lights on. Etc.... Nice blue blinds though. Good to show them off.

Below is the site of the further platforms 3 and 4 of Kew bridge station, these were closed in 1940. That on the right (4) is more or less intact, that on the left appears to have been removed. The curve has no scheduled passenger services now.

North of Kew Bridge is a triangle of railway lines. The present Kew Bridge station on the Hounslow Loop Line is on the southern side of the triangle. The north-western and north-eastern sides once had passenger services and stations but both are now freight only. The latter's station was for terminating North London trains. The platforms of this disused Kew Bridge station seen here from Chiswick High Road were first used in 1862 and closed to passengers in 1940.