North Pole Depot

North Pole depot is a railway and maintenance depot built for Great Western Railway's AT300 units from the Hitachi A-train family. Located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the depot was partially redeveloped by Agility Trains from 2013 as a maintenance site when they were awarded the Intercity Express Programme.

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Railway
Description: railway maintenance depot located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Also known as: “North Pole depot”, “North Pole International depot”, and “North Pole Train Maintenance Centre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Oak Common railway station and Willesden Junction station.

Old Oak Common railway station

Old Oak Common is a railway station under construction on the site of the Old Oak Common traction maintenance depot to the west of London in Old Oak Common, approximately 500 m south of Willesden Junction station. Old Oak Common railway station is situated 460 feet north of North Pole Depot.

Willesden Junction station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Willesden Junction is an interchange station at the intersection of the North London and Watford DC lines in Harlesden, north-west London, England. Services at the station are provided by the Bakerloo line of the London Underground, and the Lioness and Mildmay lines of the London Overground. Willesden Junction station is situated 3,400 feet north of North Pole Depot.

Loftus Road

Stadium

Photo: Randy110912, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loftus Road, currently known as MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, West London, Greater London, England, which is home to Queens Park Rangers Football Club, with a capacity of 18,439. Loftus Road is situated 1 mile southeast of North Pole Depot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Oak Common and College Park.

Old Oak Common

Neighborhood

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Oak Common is a semi-industrial area of London, between Harlesden and Acton. The area is traditionally known for its railway depots, particularly Old Oak Common TMD which was decommissioned in 2021.

College Park

Neighborhood

College Park is a small mainly residential neighbourhood in Kensal Green, to the north of the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London and is near Kensal Green station and Willesden Junction station.