Windsor & Eton Central railway station
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Windsor & Eton Central station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England. Although a small part is still a railway station, most of the station building has been converted into a tourist-oriented shopping centre, called Windsor Royal Shopping.[1] It is situated on Thames Street, almost immediately opposite Castle Hill, the main public entrance to Windsor Castle.
General information | |
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Location | Windsor Windsor and Maidenhead England |
Grid reference | SU966769 |
Owned by | Network Rail |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | WNC |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
8 October 1849 | Opened as Windsor |
1 June 1904 | Renamed Windsor & Eton |
26 September 1949 | Renamed Windsor & Eton Central |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 2.024 million |
Interchange | 38,800 |
2019/20 | 1.936 million |
Interchange | 39,657 |
2020/21 | 0.393 million |
Interchange | 11,536 |
2021/22 | 0.982 million |
Interchange | 22,209 |
2022/23 | 1.580 million |
Interchange | 31,942 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road |
Originally named Windsor, the station was renamed twice: first to Windsor & Eton on 1 June 1904; and then to Windsor & Eton Central on 26 September 1949.[2]
The station is the terminus of a branch line from Slough operated by Great Western Railway. Windsor's other station, Windsor & Eton Riverside, is the terminus for the South Western Railway service from London Waterloo.