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Location notes
West Brompton station is located in front of the famous Earls Court Exhibition Centres. It is on the West London Line and the Wimbledon branch of the District Line.
Railway type and traffic
Platforms 1/2 are the Underground Platforms so you will find D78 stocks on Upminsters and C69/77/08 stocks on Edgware Road-Wimbledon services.
Platform 3/4 are the Overground Platforms:
Passenger: Southern Class 377/1,377/2,377/4, LOROL Class 313 and 378/0
Freight:
20,37,47,56,59,60,66,67,73,92, Railscout DMU
Platform 3/4 are the Overground Platforms:
Passenger: Southern Class 377/1,377/2,377/4, LOROL Class 313 and 378/0
Freight:
20,37,47,56,59,60,66,67,73,92, Railscout DMU
Link to Real Time Trains
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Environment
Close to Earls Court exhibition centre, in a fairly safe area.
Chelsea football club is very close so probably best to avoid the area around match times. The station is operated by London Underground so you will need a ticket to get through the barrier.
Chelsea football club is very close so probably best to avoid the area around match times. The station is operated by London Underground so you will need a ticket to get through the barrier.
Road directions
Lillie Road and Old Brompton Road lead you straight you to West Brompton station.
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West Brompton Station map co-ordinates
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West Brompton Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Very difficult to park because of the proximity of Earls Court and Chelsea FC. What places there are can be expensive.
Public transport
West Brompton Station is both served by the London Underground,London Overground and Southern services.
London Underground District Line: Wimbledon Branch you can get there direct from Edgware Road and from Upminster.
London Overground: Clapham Junction-Willesden Junction (Stratford Peak Hours)
Southern services: Milton Keynes-East Croydon services stop here.
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London Underground District Line: Wimbledon Branch you can get there direct from Edgware Road and from Upminster.
London Overground: Clapham Junction-Willesden Junction (Stratford Peak Hours)
Southern services: Milton Keynes-East Croydon services stop here.
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Amenities
There are no toilets here, there is a Pizza place opposite the station and a small cafe next to it.
Sun Compass
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West Brompton Station
Streetmap links
West Brompton Station general view map
West Brompton Station close up map
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West Brompton Station
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West Brompton Station
Googly map
West Brompton Station general view map
West Brompton Station close up map
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Photographic notes
The best time of the day is the afternoon for south bound trains. The sun can be a problem around midday for some angles. Not too noisy at the southern ends of the platforms, except for the frequent District Line trains.
General views - All photographs © Julian Gajewski unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking north
The line passes under Earls Court so it is best to go to the far end of the platform.
Fig 4 - Looking north - Image © Paul Bowery
On one side is the London underground platforms.
Fig 5 - Looking north - Image © Paul Bowery
and on the other side is the national rail lines.
Fig 6 - Looking north - Image © Paul Bowery
Fig 7 - Looking north - Image © Paul Bowery
Location Video
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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.
