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Description
Historic railway station
London Paddington (or the National Rail station), has a remarkable architecture, and its history spans back to 1838, when the first station was opened on this location - a temporary terminus for Great Western Railway (GWR).
London Paddington's first train shed, built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (also for GWR), dates from 1854. Fifty-two years later, between 1906-1915, the station was enlarged substantially, and today Paddington has 14 terminal platforms (with 6 and 7 dedicated to the Heathrow Express). Notably, London Paddington was the original western terminus for the Metropolitan Railway (the first underground railway in the world).
London Paddington (or the National Rail station), has a remarkable architecture, and its history spans back to 1838, when the first station was opened on this location - a temporary terminus for Great Western Railway (GWR).
London Paddington's first train shed, built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (also for GWR), dates from 1854. Fifty-two years later, between 1906-1915, the station was enlarged substantially, and today Paddington has 14 terminal platforms (with 6 and 7 dedicated to the Heathrow Express). Notably, London Paddington was the original western terminus for the Metropolitan Railway (the first underground railway in the world).