Feltham marshalling yard

Feltham marshalling yard, also known as Feltham hump yard, was a large railway marshalling yard designed for the concentration of freight traffic to and from South West London, and for transfer to other marshalling yards in London.

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Type: Forest
Description: large railway marshalling yard
Also known as: “Feltham hump yard” and “Feltham Marshalling Yards Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Twickenham Stadium and Hatton Cross tube station.

Twickenham Stadium

Stadium

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Twickenham Stadium is a rugby union stadium in Twickenham, London, England. It is owned by the Rugby Football Union, the English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there.

Hatton Cross tube station

Railway stop

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Hatton Cross is a London Underground station. It is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line between Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Heathrow Terminal 4 and Hounslow West stations.

Hounslow railway station

Railway station

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Hounslow railway station, on the Hounslow Loop Line, is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in Greater London, and is in London fare zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West London and Hounslow.

West London

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The outer western suburbs of Greater London form a diverse area that ranges from the densely-populated but tree-lined streets of Chiswick, Acton and Ealing, through to the semi-rural western districts that lie between Heathrow Airport and Uxbridge.

Hounslow

Town

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Hounslow is a large town in West London, England, 10+3⁄4 miles west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 14 metropolitan centres in Greater London.