Paddington station

Paddington National Rail Elizabeth line
London Paddington
The Victorian train shed at Paddington at Night
Paddington is located in Central London
Paddington
Paddington
Location of Paddington in Central London
LocationPaddington
Local authorityCity of Westminster
Managed byNetwork Rail
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codePAD
DfT categoryA
Number of platforms13
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone1
OSIPaddington Bakerloo, Circle and District lines station London Underground
Paddington Circle and Hammersmith & City lines station London Underground
Marylebone National Rail London Underground
Lancaster Gate London Underground[2]
Cycle parkingYes
Toilet facilitiesYes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2013–14Increase 35.09 million[3]
2014–15Increase 35.72 million[3]
2015–16Increase 36.54 million[3]
2016–17Decrease 35.84 million[3]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 June 1838Temporary station opened
29 May 1854Permanent station opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°31′02″N 0°10′39″W / 51.5173°N 0.1774°W / 51.5173; -0.1774
Station location map

Paddington railway station,[4] also known as London Paddington,[5] is the main National Rail and London Underground station in northwest central London. It also has access to the Elizabeth Line.

The site is old. It has been as the London end of the Great Western Railway and its successors since 1838. Much of the current mainline station dates from 1854, and was made by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The site was first served by Underground trains in 1863, and was the first western end-point of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway.

The station now has an extra job as the London end point for the Heathrow Express airport service. Paddington is in Travelcard Zone 1.

  1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. "Stations Run by Network Rail". Network Rail. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. "Station Codes". National Rail. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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