Kensington (Olympia) station
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Kensington (Olympia) station is a National Rail and London Underground station in West London. On the tube it is now the end of a short branch of the District Line from Earl's Court – although built as part of the Outer Circle – whilst on the railway it sits on the line between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction with many trains coming from further afield and using the line to bypass Central London. The tube station was first known just as "Kensington", but in 1868 it was renamed Addison Road, as central Kensington then got its own station, High Street Kensington. The "Addison Road" name was changed to Kensington Olympia in 1947.
As the railway forms the boundary between two London Boroughs, the southbound platform lies in Kensington and Chelsea while the northbound and London Underground platforms are in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Mainline trains from the following operators call here:
| Willesden Junction to Clapham Junction. |
| Watford Junction to Gatwick Airport / Brighton. | |
| Cross Country services to Brighton from the North. |
District Line trains serve this station on a short shuttle service from High Street Kensington via Earl's Court (the driver walks to the other end of the train, waits a few minutes, then drives back to Earl's Court). This station is in London Underground Zone 2.
This station is relatively quiet compared to its busy past, although a large number of freight trains pass through the station, as well as Eurostar trains travelling to the depot complex at North Pole. Motorail services, operated by British Rail used to terminate here, allowing passengers to convey their car to London from many parts of the country.
The station appears on London Underground maps as "Kensington (Olympia)" although it is generally referred to on National Rail maps, timetables, etc (as well as the Silverlink-maintained station signage) as "Kensington Olympia".
External links
- [Train times] and [station information] for Kensington (Olympia) station from National Rail
- [Street map] and [aerial photo] of Kensington (Olympia) station from Multimap.com
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