Open · since 1884
Why is it called Hounslow West?
Piccadilly
Where the name comes from
Hounslow comes from Anglo-Saxon Hundes hlāw, the barrow of a man named or nicknamed Hound. The station opened in 1884 as Hounslow Barracks, after the Cavalry Barracks to its south, and was renamed in 1925.
Where it is
See Hounslow West on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
- Piccadilly Hatton Cross
- Piccadilly Hounslow Central
At a glance
- Opened
- 1884
- Status
- Open
- Line
- Piccadilly
- Fare zone
- 5
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Earlier names
- Hounslow Barracks: 1884–1925
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
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