Kew Gardens train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Kew Gardens on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Gunnersbury, with 629 trains a day.
- 23 direct destinations
- 410th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Kew Gardens
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnersbury | 629 | 603 | 512 |
| Richmond | 397 | 375 | 316 |
| Upminster | 377 | 439 | 386 |
| Acton Central | 162 | 144 | 118 |
| South Acton | 162 | 144 | 118 |
| Willesden Junction | 162 | 144 | 118 |
| Brondesbury Park | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Brondesbury | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Caledonian Road & Barnsbury | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Camden Road | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Canonbury | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Dalston Kingsland | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Finchley Road & Frognal | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Gospel Oak | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Hampstead Heath | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Highbury & Islington | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Hackney Central | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Hackney Wick | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Homerton | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Kensal Rise | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Kentish Town West | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| Stratford | 158 | 141 | 116 |
| West Hampstead | 158 | 141 | 116 |
Lines serving Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens is on the District Line and Overground (North London Line). That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Kew Gardens station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Kew Gardens station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Kew Gardens station is
1,368,612 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 410th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Kew Gardens and Richmond (London) than any other pair: 177,210 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Chiswick 0.8 miles
- North Sheen 0.8 miles
- Kew Bridge 0.9 miles
- Mortlake 1.0 miles
- Gunnersbury 1.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Kew Gardens, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Brentford · 1.3 miles
- Hammersmith & Chiswick · 2.0 miles
- Bath Road · 2.1 miles
- Woodstock Road · 2.2 miles
- Rugby Road Halt · 2.2 miles
- Hammersmith (Grove Road) · 2.8 miles
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Facilities at Kew Gardens station
Kew Gardens is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Toilets · WiFi
From National Rail's station record, last updated 5 August 2025.
Getting to Kew Gardens station
Kew Gardens station is in Richmond upon Thames, London, and is run by London Underground.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J1 (Chiswick Roundabout), 0.9 miles north.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Kew Gardens Station.
Kew Gardens is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Kew Gardens station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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