St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs railway station

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St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs
North Pole Road in London, 2013.jpg
The former entrance to the station on North Pole Road
St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs is located in Greater London
St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs
St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs
Location of St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs in Greater London
LocationWormwood Scrubs
Local authorityHammersmith & Fulham
Grid referenceTQ230816
Number of platforms2
Railway companies
Original companyWest London Railway
Pre-groupingWest London Railway
Post-groupingWest London Railway
Key dates
1 August 1871 (1871-08-01)Opened as Wormwood Scrubs
1 August 1892Renamed St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs
1 November 1893Resited
3 October 1940 (1940-10-03)Closed
Other information
WGS8451°31′13″N 0°13′40″W / 51.5204°N 0.2279°W / 51.5204; -0.2279Coordinates: 51°31′13″N 0°13′40″W / 51.5204°N 0.2279°W / 51.5204; -0.2279
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal
A 1911 diagram showing the station location in west London

St. Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubs was a railway station on the West London Railway on the border of North Kensington and Hammersmith & Fulham, West London. It was situated on an embankment next to North Pole Road, close to the road's junction with Wood Lane and near Wormwood Scrubs in what is now the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.