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Langley railway station is in Langley, a suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England. It is 16 miles 18 chains (26.1 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Iver to the east and Slough to the west. The station is served by local services operated by the Elizabeth line.

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Langley
Langley Location of Langley in Berkshire
Location	Langley
Local authority	Slough
Grid reference	TQ013797
Managed by	Transport for London
Station code	LNY
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.818 million[2]
2017–18	0.815 million[2]
2018–19	0.866 million[2]
2019–20	0.908 million[2]
2020–21	0.239 million[2]
Key dates
1845	Station opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.508°N 0.542°W / 51.508; -0.542
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History

The station is on the original line of the Great Western Railway which opened on 4 June 1838, but the station at Langley was not opened until 1845. The station building dates from 1878.[3]

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.[4][5]

Adjacent to the station is the site of the former Langley Oil Terminal, last operated by EWS.

The operation of the station was transferred to MTR Crossrail on behalf of Transport for London at the end of 2017.[6]

From 19th December 2019, the train services became part of TfL Rail in preparation for the Elizabeth line, which the services switched to on the 24th May 2022.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 March 1937, a passenger train and a freight train collided at Langley. One person was killed and six were injured.[7]

Services

The station is served by local services operated by the Elizabeth line. The typical off-peak service is:

• 2tph to London Paddington
• 2tph to Reading

Trains are formed of Class 345 Aventra trains with 9 cars, meaning that the platform is too short. Therefore, the rear 5 doors of Elizabeth line trains do not open at this station [8]

Preceding station	Elizabeth line			Following station
Slough towards Reading		Elizabeth line		Iver towards Paddington
Historical services
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Slough towards Windsor		District line		West Drayton towards Mansion House

Future

Network Rail is developing plans for the Western Rail Approach to Heathrow. This is a new rail link to provide a direct service to the airport from Reading and Slough. The new line is proposed to leave the Great Western main line just east of Langley, connecting by tunnel to existing platforms at Heathrow's Terminal 5 station.[9]

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