Paddington station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Paddington

London Paddington
The Victorian train shed at Paddington at Night
Location	Paddington
Local authority	City of Westminster
Managed by	Network Rail
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	PAD
DfT category	A
Number of platforms	13
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	1
OSI	Paddington Bakerloo, Circle and District lines station Paddington Circle and Hammersmith & City lines station Marylebone Lancaster Gate
Cycle parking	Yes
Toilet facilities	Yes
Railway companies
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 June 1838	Temporary station opened
29 May 1854	Permanent station opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
Other websites	Departures Layout Facilities Buses

Station location map

Paddington railway station, also known as London Paddington, is a main National Rail, and London Underground station, in the Baker Street area of northwest central London.

The site is old. It has been as the London end of the Great Western Railway and its successors since 1838. Much of the current mainline station dates from 1854, and was made by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The site was first served by Underground trains in 1863, and was the first western end point of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway.

The station has been made better not long ago. It now has an extra job as the London end point for the Heathrow Express airport service. Paddington is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Services

Rail

The fast services are run by First Great Western. The main stations for the services are shown below:

There are also trains to Slough, Ealing, Heathrow Airport and Maidenhead.

Two trains from Paddington go to Heathrow Airport. The Heathrow Express travels, and doesn't stop, at a high fare. The Heathrow Connect takes the same line but, calls at most stations.

Underground

Below are the lines and main stations on the line:

• Bakerloo line services:

Edgware Road

Oxford Circus

Charings Cross

Waterloo

Wembley

• Circle line services:

Kings Cross

Liverpool street

Blackfrias

Victoria

Westminster

• District line services:

Earls Court

Notting Hill Gate

National Rail

The National Rail part is named London Paddington, a name used outside London, but not by many people who live there. Parts of the station, like the main train shed, were built in 1854 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London end point for the Great Western Railway (GWR). Today, it is one of 18 UK railway stations looked after by Network Rail.

Paddington has 14 end platforms, numbered 1 to 14. Platforms 1 to 8 are below the oldest three parts of Brunel's 1854 train shed, and platforms 9 to 12 are below the fourth part. Platforms 13 and 14 are within the Metropolitan Railway's old Bishop's Road station to the north-west. There are two through platforms, 15 and 16, used by the London Underground's Hammersmith & City and Circle lines.

		Paddington (Praed Street)
Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Warwick Avenue towards Harrow & Wealdstone		Bakerloo line		Edgware Road (deep level) towards Elephant & Castle
Bayswater towards Inner Circle		Circle line		Edgware Road Subsurface station towards Inner Circle
Bayswater towards Wimbledon		District line
		Paddington (Suburban)
Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Royal Oak towards Inner Circle		Circle line		Edgware Road towards Inner Circle
		Hammersmith & City line		Edgware Road towards Barking

Images for kids

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  The layout of Paddington Station in 1888

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  Paddington Station in the Victorian era

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  The Praed Street facade of the Great Western Hotel (now the Hilton London Paddington)

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  The GWR memorial

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  The statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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  The concourse at rush hour

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  Elizabeth line platforms

See also

In Spanish: Estación de Paddington para niños