The Anonymous Widower

Before Crossrail – Hanwell

A Relic From The Past – Rating 3/10

Hanwell station is very much a relic of a time long passed. With a sympathetic refurbishment, it would have a style not unlike that of Birmingham Moor Street.

The station like Slough is a Grade 2 Listed building, but as the pictures show, except for the flowers, very little is what passengers expect these days.

It must have the worst staircases on any station in the UK.

On the other hand a fellow passenger, who was speaking what sounded like an East European language into his phone and to his child, thought it was rather a nice station with lots of heritage.

Finding the station was also difficult and on their web site Crossrail feels Hanwell is very much a station, where a good job can be done. They say this.

Hanwell station is a smaller and comparatively lightly-used station located in a predominantly residential area on a quiet street some distance away from the nearest major road. Despite the attractiveness of the Grade II listed station and the nearby houses, the streetscape generally suffers from inconsistent paving quality and a lack of step-free pedestrian crossings.

It will be a challenge to get this station fit for the twenty-first century.

Ealing Borough Council are also pushing to open up the station on the other side of the tracks. It would certainly make it easier to find the station.

October 14, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Before Crossrail, Crossrail, Hanwell Station, Trains