London Paddington station

Summary

London Paddington station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.032% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month, #6 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• London Paddington station is located in City of Westminster^[3].
• London Paddington station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• London Paddington station's transport network is recorded as London Underground^[5].
• London Paddington station's transport network is recorded as Elizabeth line network^[6].
• London Paddington station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• London Paddington station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station^[8].
• London Paddington station's instance of is recorded as station located on surface^[9].
• London Paddington station's instance of is recorded as underground station^[10].
• London Paddington station's connecting line is recorded as Great Western Main Line^[11].
• London Paddington station's architect is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel^[12].
• London Paddington station is owned by Network Rail^[13].
• London Paddington station is operated by Network Rail^[14].
• London Paddington station's adjacent station is recorded as Acton Main Line railway station^[15].
• London Paddington station's adjacent station is recorded as Bond Street station^[16].
• London Paddington station's adjacent station is recorded as Acton Main Line railway station^[17].
• London Paddington station's adjacent station is recorded as Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station^[18].
• London Paddington station's adjacent station is recorded as Ealing Broadway railway station^[19].
• The location of London Paddington station was Paddington^[20].
• London Paddington station is part of London station group^[21].
• London Paddington station is part of Crossrail^[22].
• London Paddington station's Commons category is recorded as Paddington station^[23].
• London Paddington station comprises Paddington (Praed Street) tube station^[24].
• London Paddington station comprises Paddington (Bishop's Road) tube station^[25].
• London Paddington station's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ2655781373^[26].
• London Paddington station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.516666666666666, 'lon': -0.17722222222222223}^[27].

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Geography

London Paddington station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in City of Westminster^[3]. Part of include London station group^[21], a station group^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Crossrail^[22], a transport megaproject^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[7], dead-end railway station^[8], station located on surface^[9], and underground station^[10]. London Paddington station's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[32].

History and Context

London Paddington station is owned by Network Rail^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for London Paddington station include Paddington Bear^[33], an anthropomorphic bear^[34].

Why It Matters

London Paddington station ranks in the top 0.032% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month, #6 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Paddington Bear^[33], an anthropomorphic bear^[34].