Dudding Hill railway station was a station in
Neasden
Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 ( Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Welsh Har ...
,
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
NW2 on the
Dudding Hill Line.
The station was opened in 1875 by the
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...
, originally as "Dudding Hill, for Willesden & Neasden".
It closed to passengers in 1902, despite providing access to the neighbouring new
Gladstone Park, and goods services ceased in 1964. Although the platforms were demolished, the station building survived into the 1980s, when the land was used for housing (Cornmow Drive was built on the site).
The
Dudding Hill Line offers a connection between the
North London Line at Acton and the
Midland Main Line
The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in England from London to Nottingham and Sheffield in the Midlands. It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Chesterfield in the East Midlands ...
at Brent Cross and Cricklewood. It is now only used for freight, but has recently been incorporated into the proposed
West London Orbital
The West London Orbital is a proposed extension to the London Overground railway system in London, UK. The extension would make use of a combination of existing freight and passenger lines including the Dudding Hill Line, North London Line and ...
railway.
References
External links
Subterranea Britannica: Disused Stations Site Record: Dudding Hill
Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Brent
Former Midland Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1888
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1902
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