Poyle for Stanwell Moor Halt railway station was on the outskirts of

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, on the now closed line of the

Staines and West Drayton Railway The Staines & West Drayton Railway (S&WDR) is a former railway on the western edge of London, England. It was about long and ran roughly north–south along the River Colne, parallel to the modern M25 motorway west of Heathrow Airport. It ...

. It opened on 1 June 1927 to serve the village of

Poyle Poyle is a largely industrial and agricultural area in the unitary authority of Slough, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England (of which it is the easternmost settlement). It is located west of Charing Cross in London and immediately ...

; originally named ''Stanwell Moor and Poyle Halt'', it was renamed ''Poyle for Stanwell Moor Halt'' on 26 September the same year. It closed on 29 March 1965, when passenger services on the line ceased. The line north of

Colnbrook Colnbrook is a village in the Slough district in Berkshire, England. It lies within the historic boundaries of Buckinghamshire, and straddles two distributaries of the Colne, the Colne Brook and Wraysbury River. These two streams have their conf ...

remains open for goods services. The M25 runs near and over much of the branch south of the station. Part of the former route is involved in the

Heathrow Airtrack Heathrow Airtrack was a proposed railway link in the United Kingdom which would link Heathrow Airport in west London to London Waterloo railway station in Central London. The line, as proposed by BAA, would run from across the suburbs of ...

proposal to connect Staines with

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. It should not be confused with , a small station to the north of it which opened in 1954 to serve the nearby industrial estate, and which also closed in 1965.Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Poyle Estate Halt
/ref> The Staines-West Drayton route never attracted many passengers as the hoped-for growth at the villages of

, Poyle and Yeoveney did not occur.

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Disused railway stations in Surrey Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1927 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Former Great Western Railway stations Beeching closures in England 1927 establishments in England 1965 disestablishments in England Borough of Spelthorne {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub