Windsor & Eton Central railway station
The truncated Platform 1 with the towers of Windsor Castle visible in the background | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Windsor Windsor and Maidenhead England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU966769 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WNC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 8 October 1849 | Opened as Windsor | ||||
| 1 June 1904 | Renamed Windsor & Eton | ||||
| 26 September 1949 | Renamed Windsor & Eton Central | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.936 million | ||||
| Interchange | 39,657 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.393 million | ||||
| Interchange | 11,536 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.982 million | ||||
| Interchange | 22,209 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.580 million | ||||
| Interchange | 31,942 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.757 million | ||||
| Interchange | 30,621 | ||||
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Windsor & Eton Central station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England. It is situated on Thames Street, almost immediately opposite Castle Hill, the main public entrance to Windsor Castle. The station is the terminus of a branch line from Slough operated by Great Western Railway.
Originally named Windsor, the station was renamed twice: first to Windsor & Eton on 1 June 1904; and then to Windsor & Eton Central on 26 September 1949.
A significant portion of the station has been converted into a shopping complex named Windsor Royal Shopping; a ticket office and truncated platform remain for services on the Slough–Windsor & Eton line.
The station is 400 metres (0.25 mi) from Windsor's other station, Windsor & Eton Riverside, the terminus for services from London Waterloo.