View under footbridge, Castle Bar Park, 2021

Castle Bar Park railway station is in the

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in west

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and is in

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. It is on the

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, down the line from and measured from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by

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. When opened in 1904, it was called Castle Bar Park Halt. The ticket office opens only morning peak hours from Monday to Friday; ticket machines were removed in 2005 due to persistent vandalism. New

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and

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passenger shelters and a replacement "help point" machine were added in 2006. There is also a footbridge linking the platforms so step free access is limited to the Greenford bound platform only. As of October 2008, Oyster "pay as you go" can be used for journeys originating or ending at Castle Bar Park.

Service

All services at Castle Bar Park are operated by

using

DMUs A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...

. The station is served by two trains per day between and on weekdays and Saturdays only. The first train of the day towards Greenford and the last train of the day from Greenford are extended to start and finish at . There is no Sunday service at the station.

Connections

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serves the station.

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Railway stations in the London Borough of Ealing DfT Category E stations Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway 1906 establishments in England {{London-railstation-stub