Grosvenor Road railway station

Grosvenor Road
LocationPimlico
Local authorityCity of Westminster
OwnerLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway/
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Number of platforms4 ?
Key dates
1 November 1867Opened (LC&DR)
1 November 1870Opened (LB&SCR)
1 April 1907[1][2]Closed (LB&SCR)
1 October 1911Closed (LC&DR)[1]
Replaced bynone
Other information
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Grosvenor Road station was a railway station in London located at the north end of Grosvenor Bridge on the approach tracks to Victoria station. Victoria station was originally operated as two separate parts served by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) and Grosvenor Road station was also operated in this way. The LC&DR station operated between 1867 and 1911 and the LB&SCR station operated between 1870 and 1907. The station building of the LC&DR station remains on the eastern side of the tracks adjacent to Grosvenor Road (A3212) although no platforms remain at the elevated track level.

History

In 1879 the LCDR was running the following services that stopped at Grosvenor Road:[3]

  • Frequent trains between Moorgate and Victoria, calling at all stations[a]
  • Through trains from Kentish Town to Victoria, calling at all stations[b]

In 1879 the LBSCR ran the following service that stopped at Grosvenor Road:[3]

  • London Bridge to Victoria via Denmark Hill (South London line) service every 20 minutes
  • London Bridge to Victoria via Crystal Palace service every half-hour


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
London Victoria   London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Main Line 		  Battersea Park
  London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Main Line 		  Battersea Park Road

Notes

  1. ^ Trains called at Moorgate Street, Aldersgate Street, Snow Hill, Ludgate Hill, Blackfriars, Borough Road, Elephant and Castle, Walworth Road, Camberwell, Loughborough Junction, Brixton and South Stockwell, Clapham and North Stockwell, Wandsworth Road, Battersea Park Road, Grosvenor Road and Victoria
  2. ^ Trains called at Kentish Town, King's Cross (York Road), King's Cross (Metropolitan), Farringdon Street, Snow Hill then as for the Moorgate to Victoria service.

References

  1. ^ a b Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 208. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ a b Cook's Handbook For London. London: Thomas Cook & Son. 1879.

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