Osterley () is a

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station in

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in west

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. The station is on the

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branch of the

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, between

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and Hounslow East. The station is located on Great West Road ( A4) close to the

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-owned

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. It is in

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History

Osterley station opened on 25 March 1934. A station at Osterley had first opened in 1883 at Osterley & Spring Grove, located about 300m to the east on Thornbury Road. In June 1931, it had been decided to relocate the station to the west, to a site adjacent to the new Great West Road which had opened in 1925. Upon opening, the Osterley & Spring Grove station was closed, although the station building remained. Designed in the modern

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an style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by

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, the station was designed by architect

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following a preliminary plan by Holden. The design uses brick, reinforced

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and large areas of glass. The station also features a brick tower topped with a concrete "

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", possibly inspired by De Telegraaf Building in

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, which Holden visited as part of a study trip to the

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. The Chief Executive of London Transport

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felt that stations designed by others that followed Holden's style lacked attention to detail – with Pick dubbing them 'Holdenesque'. The station was awarded

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status in 1987, at Grade II. Osterley station was a replacement for an earlier station, " Osterley & Spring Grove", located about 300m to the east on Thornbury Road, which was closed when Osterley opened. The old station buildings and platforms remain. Hounslow Underground stations

The station was served from its opening by trains from the

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and

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lines, although District line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.

Step-free access

In 2009, because of financial constraints, Transport for London decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at Osterley on the grounds that it was a relatively quiet station and within one or two stops of an existing step-free station, Hounslow East where step-free access has been available since 2005. In 2017, TfL announced that Osterley station would receive funding for step-free access, with work commencing in 2018. In October 2021, Osterley became the 89th step-free Tube station, following completion of works at the station to install two lifts.

Connections

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serves the station. *Osterley is the closest tube station to

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's offices near

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. Sky runs a private shuttle bus service to and from the station every 15 minutes during extended office hours for visitors and staff.

Gallery

image:Osterley station look west.JPG, Looking west image:Osterley station look east.JPG, Looking east image:Osterley station look east to old Spring Grove.JPG, Looking east towards the former station, visible ahead image:Osterley station roundel.JPG, Platform roundel

References

External links

* London Transport Museum Photographic Archive ** ** ** {{District line navbox Piccadilly line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Art Deco architecture in London London Underground stations located above ground Tube stations in the London Borough of Hounslow Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1934 Art Deco railway stations Charles Holden railway stations