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West Drayton station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway, and was opened on 4 June 1838 at the same time as the line.[2][3] However the original station was located slightly to the west of the current station, and was relocated to its current position from 9 August 1884 when the branch to Staines was opened.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
The Waterside building in Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon, England, is the international head office of the airline British Airways. The building, which cost £200 million,[1] is located on Harmondsworth Moor, northwest of London Heathrow Airport and located between the M4 motorway and the M25 motorway.[2]
Prior to the opening of British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation had its head office in the Speedbird House.[10] Prior to the founding of British Airways, British European Airways had its headquarters in Ruislip in Hillingdon.[11]BEA Helicopters also had its head office in Ruislip.[10] During its existence British Eagle had its head office on the grounds of Heathrow Airport.[12]
On 1 March 1910, an extension of the District Line was opened from South Harrow to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at Rayners Lane junction east of the station enabling District Line trains to serve stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge from that date. On 23 October 1933 District Line services were replaced by Piccadilly Line trains. The station was rebuilt in the early 1930s to a design by Charles Holden which features the large cube-shaped brick and glass ticket hall capped with a flat reinforced concrete roof and geometrical forms typical of the new stations built in this period.
Access to the southbound platform is step-free from the ticket hall. In order to reach the northbound platform, it is necessary to use a footbridge, which was constructed in 2002. Before this, a subway between the two platforms existed, but this was closed for safety reasons. Accessibility lifts opened on 18 July 2008 making the station totally step-free. Originally scheduled for installation in 2005, the delay had been caused by a lack of funding and was originally re-scheduled for 2009/10 but following complaints by the Harrow Public Transport Users Association the construction was brought forward to 2007 only to be delayed by the collapse of London Underground contractors Metronet.[10]
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