Iver railway station is situated in the village of Richings Park, within Iver, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the first station on the Great Western Main Line located outside Greater London, 14 miles 60 chains (23.7 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between West Drayton to the east and Langley to the west. Services at the station are operated by the Elizabeth line.
Iver  | |
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 Station entrance seen in May 2022 | |
  Iver Location of Iver in Buckinghamshire | |
| Location | Richings Park |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Grid reference | TQ037799 |
| Managed by | Elizabeth line |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code(s) | IVR |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  0.232 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 90,928[2] |
| 2021–22 |  0.219 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.265 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 0.321 million[2] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1924 | Station opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′32″N 0°30′25″W / 51.509°N 0.507°W |
 London transport portal | |
In preparation for the introduction of Elizabeth line services, the operation of the station was transferred to MTR Crossrail on behalf of Transport for London at the end of 2017.
History
editThe station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, however no station was provided at Iver until 1924; Iver station opened on 1 December that year.[3]
This section of line is also where the first trials of the locomotive North Star were held, commemorated by a public house in nearby Thorney. William Stallybrass, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, died in a railway accident when he stepped out of a moving train near the station in 1948. He was almost blind at the time.[4]
The line through Iver was electrified in 2017[5] in preparation for the Crossrail service, which began operation in December 2019.
As part of ongoing work to prepare the station for the Elizabeth line, Iver station gained a new station building, with a ticket office, ticket gates, step-free access and accessible toilet.[6][7]
Services
editOff-peak, all services at Iver are operated by the Elizabeth line using Class 345 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8][9]
- 2 tph to Abbey Wood
- 2 tph to Maidenhead
Additional services, including services to Reading call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 4 tph in each direction.
The station is also served by a small number of early morning and late evening Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Reading.
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley towards Reading
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Elizabeth line | West Drayton towards Abbey Wood
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| Great Western Railway Limited Service | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Iver Station Plan". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 248. ISBN 0-7110-0304-1.
- ^ "Milestones, Nov. 8, 1948". Time Magazine. 8 November 1948. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "GWR Electrostar fleet enters service after electrification completed". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Luke (11 December 2017). "Iver to get new railway station as part of Crossrail work". Maidenhead Advertiser. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Iver Station". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Table 117 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ^ "Elizabeth Line Timetable: May 2023" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Iver railway station from National Rail