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Location notes
Located just over 4 miles outside of Paddington on the Great Western Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
There is an range of passenger services running through the station, this includes: First Great Western 125s and 180s, Thames Trains 168's, Heathrow Express 332s. There is also a range of freight passing through which joins the line from the North London Line via a curve at the east end of the station
To the west of the station is a large yard that hosts a number of stone trains.
To the west of the station is a large yard that hosts a number of stone trains.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Acton Main Line
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Environment
The station is open (has no ticket barriers ) and is situated in a busy area of west London.
Road directions
From the A40, in Acton, head south onto Horn Lane and the station is on your left.
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Acton Main Line map co-ordinates
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Acton Main Line map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is restricted during the week, but there are residential side streets where you might be able to park.
Public transport
Thames trains services stop at the station. There are also numerous bus routes as well.
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Amenities
There are no amenities on the platfroms, but there are a number of cafes and newsagents in the area.
Harry's Bar comes highly recommended by members of the Freightmaster forum.
Harry's Bar comes highly recommended by members of the Freightmaster forum.
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Acton Main Line
Streetmap links
Acton Main Line general view map
Acton Main Line close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Acton Main Line
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Acton Main Line
Googly map
Acton Main Line general view map
Acton Main Line close up map
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Acton Main Line
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Photographic notes
Trains pass at very high speed through the platforms. The station is bordered at the east end by a large over bridge and a large yard to the west. There is also a freight avoiding line to the north of the platforms, which is behind a set of iron railings.
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
The eastern end of the platforms finish at the over bridge. This train has descended the Acton curve from the north London Line and is crossing to the main lines.
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking east
Fig 4 - Looking west
Fig 5 - Looking west
Fig 6 - Looking west
Fig 7 - Looking west
From the station over bridge.
Location Video
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
