Battersea was a

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on the

West London Extension Railway The West London Railway was conceived to link the London and Birmingham Railway and the Great Western Railway with the Kensington Basin of the Kensington Canal, enabling access to and from London docks for the carriage of goods. It opened in 184 ...

located on Battersea High Street in Battersea, south-west London. It opened on 1 October 1863 and closed on 21 October 1940 after air raid damage during

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of World War II. The station was south of Battersea Railway Bridge, at the end of the now pedestrianised area of Battersea High Street by the junction with Simpson Street. It was demolished after closure and no remains are visible today. The site, and an access route from Gwynne Road, continue to remain the property of

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, allowing for potential reconstruction should the need arise in future. It should not be confused with another station originally named "Battersea Park railway station (1860-1870), Battersea", but later renamed to "Battersea Park" located on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, adjacent to the pier on the south bank of the River Thames, next to Grosvenor Bridge, Victoria Railway Bridge. That station opened on 1 October 1860 along with London Victoria station, Victoria station and closed on 1 November 1870.

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* Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Wandsworth Former West London Extension Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1940 Buildings and structures in Battersea {{London-railstation-stub

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