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Langley
Langley
	Station entrance seen in June 2022
	Langley Location of Langley in Berkshire
Location	Langley
Local authority	Slough
Grid reference	TQ013797
Managed by	Elizabeth line
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	LNY
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.908 million
2020–21	0.239 million
2021–22	0.593 million
2022–23	0.769 million
2023–24	1.042 million
Key dates
1845	Station opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Facilities;
Coordinates	51°30′29″N 0°32′31″W / 51.508°N 0.542°W
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Langley railway station is in Langley, a suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England. It is 16 miles 18 chains (26.1 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Iver to the east and Slough to the west. The station is served by local services operated by the Elizabeth line.

History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, but the station at Langley was not opened until 1845. The station building dates from 1878.^[3]

From 1 March 1883, the station was served by District Railway services running between Mansion House and Windsor. The service was discontinued as uneconomic after 30 September 1885.^[4]^[5]

Adjacent to the station is the site of the former Langley Oil Terminal, last operated by EWS.

The operation of the station was transferred to MTR Crossrail on behalf of Transport for London at the end of 2017.^[6]

From 19 December 2019, the train services became part of TfL Rail in preparation for the Elizabeth line, which the services switched to on the 24th May 2022.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 March 1937, a passenger train and a freight train, hauled by a GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0, collided at Langley. One person was killed and six were injured.^[7]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Langley are operated by the Elizabeth line using Class 345 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[8]^[9]

4 tph to Abbey Wood
4 tph to Maidenhead of which 2 continue to Reading

The station is also served by a small number of early morning and late evening Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Reading.

Preceding station		Elizabeth line	Following station
Slough towards Reading		Elizabeth line	Iver towards Abbey Wood
National Rail
Slough		Great Western Railway Great Western Main Line Limited Service	Iver
	Historical services
Preceding station		London Underground	Following station
Slough towards Windsor		District line	West Drayton towards Mansion House

Future

Network Rail is developing plans for the Western Rail Approach to Heathrow. This is a new rail link to provide a direct service to the airport from Reading and Slough. The new line is proposed to leave the Great Western main line just east of Langley, connecting by tunnel to existing platforms at Heathrow's Terminal 5 station.^[10]

References

^ "Langley (Berks) Station Plan". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ Hendry, R. Preston; Hendry, R. Powell (1992). Paddington to the Mersey. Oxford Publishing Company. p. 13. ISBN 9780860934424. OCLC 877729237.
^ Rose, Douglas (December 2007) [1980]. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History (8th ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-315-0.
^ Day, John R.; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground (10th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
^ "Capital's key services protected, says Johnson". The Press Association. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 40. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.
^ Table 117 National Rail timetable, May 2023
^ "Elizabeth Line Timetable: May 2023" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "Western Rail Link to Heathrow". Network Rail. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2017.