Greenford branch line | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Owner | Network Rail | ||
Locale | Greater London | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 5 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Suburban rail | ||
System | National Rail | ||
Services | 1 | ||
Operator(s) | Great Western Railway Chiltern Railways | ||
Depot(s) | Reading TMD | ||
Rolling stock | Class 165 "Turbo" | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1903 | ||
Technical | |||
Track length | 2 miles 40 chains (4.0 km) | ||
Number of tracks | 2 | ||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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The Greenford branch line is a 2 miles 40 chains (4.0 km) Network Rail suburban railway line in west London, England. It runs northerly from a triangular junction with the Great Western Main Line west of West Ealing to a central bay platform at Greenford station, where it has cross-platform interchanges to the London Underground's Central line. A triangular junction near Greenford connects to the Acton–Northolt line (formerly the New North Main Line). The line serves mainly the suburbs of Ealing and Greenford.