Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 16 and Version 4 of Kew Gardens Station

Version 16 Version 4
== Line 0 == == Line 0 ==
Tube and [[Category London Overground|London Overground]] station in zones 3 and 4, serving the [[Category North London Line|North London Line]] and the [[Richmond Station|Richmond]] branch of the [[Category District Line|District Line]].
Tube/rail station in zones 3 and 4, serving the Richmond branch of the District Line, and the Silverlink North London Line.
== Line 2 == == Line 2 ==
The eastbound and westbound platforms are connected by a bridge over the lines and by a subway.
The eastbound and westbound platforms are connected by a bridge over the lines.
== Line 6 ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kew_Gardens_station_%28London%29 Wikipedia entry on Kew Gardens Station]

== Line 9 ==
* Photo booth outside the barriers on the eastbound side.
== Line 9 == == Line 12 ==
* Ladies' and gents' toilets on the eastbound platform. Didn't check whether they were open/working. The Railway pub next to the station on the Westbound side is part of a community toilet scheme.
* Ladies' and gents' toilets on the eastbound platform. Didn't check whether they were open/working.
== Line 13 == == Line 16 ==
More stuff outside the main exit on the eastbound side: Starbucks, [[Spirited Wines, TW9 3PS|a branch of Spirited Wines]], Tesco Express, Barclays and Natwest cashpoints (one is directly outside the station, the other down the road a bit), an ironmonger, the [[Kew Bookshop]], [[Pether Butchers, TW9 3PZ|Pether Butchers]] (a traditional butcher's shop offering free-range meat), a bakers, a fishmongers and a pub called [[Railway, TW9 3PZ|The Railway]] (the pub actually has a view onto the eastbound platform, via large plate-glass windows).

See also:
* [http://150greatthingsabouttheunderground.com/2012/10/12/57-the-bridge-at-kew-gardens/ 150 Great Things article]
* [http://www.journeyplanner.org/user/XSLT_SOI_REQUEST?language=en&type=stop&id=1000125 Journey Planner station information]
* [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/KWG.html National Rail station information]
* [http://freshfields.blogspot.com/2007/08/kew-gardens-district-line-although-most.html Rambles From The London Tube entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kew_Gardens_station_%28London%29 Wikipedia entry]

<div class="last_verified">Facilities etc verified by [[Dominic]], October 2010.</div>
address='Station Approach'
category='District Line,London Overground,North London Line,Rail,Tube,Zone 3 Stations,Zone 4 Stations'
edit_type='Minor tidying'
More stuff outside the main exit on the eastbound side: Starbucks, Oddbins, Tesco Express, Barclays and Natwest cashpoints (one is directly outside the station, the other down the road a bit), an ironmonger, a bookshop of some kind, [[Pether Butchers, TW9 3PZ|Pether Butchers]] (a traditional butcher's shop offering free-range meat), and a pub called [[Railway, TW9 3PZ|The Railway]] (the pub actually has a view onto the eastbound platform, via large plate-glass windows).
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category='District Line,North London Line,Rail,Silverlink,Tube'
edit_type='Normal edit'
== Line 28 == == Line 22 ==
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== Line 30 == == Line 24 ==
latitude='51.476936'
latitude='51.476424'
== Line 32 == == Line 26 ==
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major_change='0'
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== Line 35 ==
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== Line 42 == == Line 33 ==
postcode='TW9 3BZ'
summary='Tube/rail station near Kew Gardens (amazingly).' summary='Tube/rail station near Kew Gardens.'
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summary='Tube/rail station near Kew Gardens (amazingly).' summary='Tube/rail station near Kew Gardens.'

Tube/rail station in zones 3 and 4, serving the Richmond branch of the District Line, and the Silverlink North London Line.

The eastbound and westbound platforms are connected by a bridge over the lines.

The most obvious reason for travelling to this station is to visit Kew Gardens.

Facilities

  • Photo booth outside the barriers on the eastbound side.
  • Newspaper/sandwiches/tea and coffee kiosk outside the barriers on the eastbound side.
  • Small espresso/cappuccino kiosk (Puccino's) on the eastbound platform. Not open in the late evening (8pm).
  • Ladies' and gents' toilets on the eastbound platform. Didn't check whether they were open/working.

There's a fish and chip shop just outside the exit from the westbound platform. Also a corner shop/off-license, and a Chinese takeaway (“Kew Gardens Chinese Takeaway”).

More stuff outside the main exit on the eastbound side: Starbucks, Oddbins, Tesco Express, Barclays and Natwest cashpoints (one is directly outside the station, the other down the road a bit), an ironmonger, a bookshop of some kind, Pether Butchers (a traditional butcher's shop offering free-range meat), and a pub called The Railway (the pub actually has a view onto the eastbound platform, via large plate-glass windows).


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