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The station is in London fare zone 1. In addition to the Underground stations at Paddington, Lancaster Gate station on the Central line is a short walk away to the south. A little further to the south lie the conjoined parks of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. [13]

Paddington station was the subject of William Powell Frith's 1862 painting The Railway Station. The portrait was viewed by over 21,000 people (paying a shilling each) in the first seven weeks of its being publicly shown. The painting is now held in the Royal Holloway College. [26] Like all Elizabeth line stations, the station has been built to be fully accessible, with lifts and step-free access. An underground connecting passage between the Bakerloo line platforms and the Elizabeth line platforms has been built. [102] Paddington A first-class lounge on Platform 1 provides complimentary refreshments and Wi-Fi internet access. It also has screens showing television news as well as a departure board. [63] Train derails at Paddington: Services disrupted in and out of station". BBC News. 16 June 2016 . Retrieved 17 June 2016. Campbell, Duncan (19 February 1991). "Man killed, 38 hurt, as IRA switches target to stations". The Guardian. London.

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The GWR began experimenting with the electric lighting in 1880, leading to Paddington being decorated with Christmas lights that year. Although the system was unreliable, it spurred the GWR on to a more ambitious lighting scheme in 1886, in which a 145V AC supply could light the terminus, office, goods yard and Royal Oak and Westbourne Park stations. It was praised for its scale and showing that electricity could compete with gas lighting on the same scale. [31]

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In the 1990s proposals for Crossrail, the station was to be built in the same location on Eastbourne Terrace but would have been designed by architect Will Alsop with a similar canopy-based design. [99] [100] [101] From community stories and news covering every borough of London to celebrity and lifestyle stories, we'll make sure you get the very best every day. The National Rail station is officially named London Paddington, a name commonly used outside London but rarely by Londoners, who call it just Paddington, as on the London Underground map. This same practice applies to all the London mainline rail termini, except London Bridge. Parts of the station, including the main train shed, date from 1854, when it was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London terminus for the Great Western Railway (GWR). It is one of eleven stations in London managed by Network Rail. [15] Great Western Railway [ edit ]

The station was substantially enlarged in 1906–1915 and a fourth span of 109 feet (33m) was added on the north side, parallel to the others. The new span was built in a similar style to the original three spans, but the detailing is different and it has no transepts. [27] [28] The area between the rear of the hotel and the concourse is called the Lawn. It was originally unroofed and occupied by sidings, but was later built up to form part of the station's first concourse. [29] [28] Paddington rail disaster: 'Her last words to me were goodbye, Daddy' ". The Daily Telegraph. London. 28 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 9 September 2017. Paddington Station air 'more polluted' than Marylebone Rd". Air Quality News. 11 September 2015 . Retrieved 30 June 2020.a b "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 5 June 2022. Department of Transport (18 February 1985). Report of the derailment that occurred on 23rd November 1983 at Paddington Station (PDF). Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-550686-1 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. a b "Elizabeth line: Passengers relish chance to ride new service". BBC News. 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 1 April 2023. Architecture: Colourful ideas of wilful Will". The Independent. London. 20 July 1994 . Retrieved 15 August 2020.