33-422: ZRL could refer to: Rayners Lane tube station , London , England ; National Rail station code ZRL. Zambia Railways Limited ZRL.US Mobile Community Zweckverband SPNV Ruhr-Lippe , Germany IBM Research – Zurich Research Laboratory (ZRL) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
66-490: A halt , was rebuilt, following the start of house building in the locality in the 1930s that saw passenger figures rise from 22,000 per annum in 1930 to 4 million in 1937 by a new station to a design by Charles Holden and Reginald Uren that opened on 8 August 1938. Work had started in earnest with the opening of a temporary timber booking hall and shops on 14 March 1935 allowing work on the new station to proceed. The station, now Grade II Listed by Historic England, features
99-659: A crossover to the east of the station (separate from the Metropolitan Line crossover) and via the centre reversing siding although only the latter is used in normal service. Between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge there is no Piccadilly Line service before approximately 06:30 (Monday - Friday) and 08:45 (Saturday - Sunday), except for one early morning departure from Uxbridge at 05:18 (Monday - Saturday) and 06:46 (Sunday). The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is: London Buses routes 398 , H9 , H10 and H12 serve
132-651: A miniature railway open to the public on Sundays and provides access to the Roxbourne Nature Reserve. Newton Farm Ecology Park is a small area of meadows and woodland located between Alexandra Avenue and Rayners Lane that was converted into a nature reserve in 1990. It is situated on what was once a floodplain where the east branch of Yeading Brook and the Roxbourne River converge. The Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines converge at Rayners Lane Station . Both lines run services westbound along
165-622: A place name in Pinner was from 1856 when two fields, Upper Rayners Field and Lower Rayners Field, were mentioned in a conveyance . These were named after the Rayner family, who moved from Ruislip to Pinner at the start of the 19th century. It is assumed the Rayners Lane roadway was given that name sometime before the Rayner family left the area in the 1870s. The roadway was often called Bourne Lane, because it crossed several streams, including
198-715: A public house in 2006 and is now occupied by the Christ the Redeemer religious training college. The shops at 464-472 Alexandra Avenue are locally listed by Harrow Council . They were built in the International style by R.C. White-Cooper and S.R. Turner in 1937. Roxbourne Primary School is the only school in the Rayners Lane ward. Outside the ward, nearby schools include Longfield Primary School; Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School; and Buckingham Preparatory School. A library used to be located on Imperial Drive, but
231-519: A single farmstead north of the halt. The area saw wide-ranging development in the 1930s. The developments were part of the Metropolitan Railway’s plans to bring customers to its railway by developing the surrounding countryside – an area marketed as Metro-land . The first development in Rayners Lane was in 1927 when Metropolitan Railway Country Estates Ltd. purchased land north of the station. The development, named Harrow Garden Village ,
264-660: Is a London Underground station in the district of Rayners Lane in north west London , amid a 1930s development originally named Harrow Garden Village . The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. On the Metropolitan line, the station is between Eastcote and West Harrow stations. On the Piccadilly line, it is between Eastcote and South Harrow stations. The station
297-653: Is located in the upper part of the Crane Valley within the catchment area of the River Crane . The east and west branches of Yeading Brook , the dominant source of the Crane, pass through the surrounding area. Built atop a railway bridge, the Underground station marks the highest point in the area. It is a focal point of the Rayners Lane conservation area, which includes the shopping parades north and south of
330-589: Is located to the west of the junction of Rayners Lane, Alexandra Avenue and Imperial Drive ( A4090 ). It is in Travelcard Zone 5 . Just east of the station, the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines tracks join for services to Uxbridge and separate for those to Central London . The Metropolitan Railway ( Harrow and Uxbridge Railway ) constructed the line between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, Ruislip being
363-656: Is the Grade II* listed former Ace Cinema , an Art Deco building designed by F.E. Bromige that opened in 1936. Notably, it features a stylised elephant’s trunk on the entrance canopy. The building was acquired in 2000 by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe and is now known as the Zoroastrian Centre. It is the only temple of its type in the UK. Charles Holden and Reginald Uren designed
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#1732787954104396-579: The 2011 census was Indian (28%), followed by White British (27%) and other Asian (21%). It has one of London's largest Tamil communities. According to the 2021 census , 56.1% of the population identified as Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh (including 30.43% as Indian and 20.65% as other Asian), followed by White (25.5%) and Other ethnic group (10.32%). The ward ranked 22nd in the London Borough of Harrow for people identifying as White and first for those identifying as Other ethnic group. In
429-463: The Yeading Brook . During the medieval period, it functioned as a nameless service road linking Pinner and Roxeth . It was used to transport grain to the mill on Pinner Green . The Metropolitan Railway was extended to Uxbridge from Harrow on the Hill in 1904, passing across Rayners Lane. A halt was built at Rayners Lane, opening in 1906. Despite this, the area remained rural, with
462-771: The 2021 census, 39.9% of respondents identified as Hindu –the highest of all wards in the London Borough of Harrow –followed by 28.1% as Christian and 13% as Muslim . No Religion was answered by 8.8% of respondents. The ward also ranked first in Harrow among those identifying as Sikh at 2.44%. In the 2011 census, it was reported that 34 adherents of Zoroastrianism lived in the Rayners Lane ward. Of Rayners Lane’s residents aged 16 or over, 62.56% were reported as economically active. The main occupations were 'Professional occupations' and ‘Managers, directors and senior officials’. The principal point of architectural interest
495-719: The 2024/25 season. Rayners Lane also has a sports club called Harrow Town Sports Club which has been in existence since the 1890s. It is the home of the Harrow Town Cricket Club who have played in the Middlesex County Cricket League since 2002. Venceremos FC and the HT Tennis Club are also based at the sports club. There are several open spaces in or near Rayners Lane including Rayners Mead, Newton Park and Roxbourne Park. Yeading Brook runs through Roxbourne Park which has
528-657: The 398 runs between Wood End in Northolt and Ruislip tube station . "Rural Rayners Lane" is mentioned in John Betjeman's poem The Metropolitan Railway ( Baker Street Station Buffet ). It was published in his 1954 anthology A Few Late Chrysanthemums and his Collected Poems in 1958. Former Cunard officer Commodore Harry Grattidge, one of the last captains of the RMS Queen Elizabeth , lived at number 33 High Worple, Rayners Lane until his death in
561-531: The area. H.J. Mark was a prolific architect who designed many buildings on the Alexandra Avenue shopping parade. Charles Holden and Reginald Uren redesigned the station which was completed in 1938 and served the Metropolitan and Piccadilly tube lines. In October 2002, Rayners Lane Conservation Area was designated by Harrow Council . This covers the area around the station and the shopping parades on Alexandra Avenue. The designation aims to protect
594-561: The character of the area and identify opportunities to preserve and improve it. Rayners Lane lies within the London Borough of Harrow , governed under the local authority of Harrow London Borough Council . The Rayners Lane ward was established in The London Borough of Harrow (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978, comprising areas that were previously part of the Pinner South and Roxbourne wards. The first elections in
627-423: The large cube-shaped brick and glass ticket hall capped with a flat reinforced concrete roof and geometrical forms typical of the new stations built in this period. To the west of the station, there is a reversing siding between the running tracks and, during the day, half of the Piccadilly line service reverses here. Two sidings were located south of the station but these were no longer used: with no connection with
660-526: The only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. Progressive development in the north Middlesex area over the next two decades led to the gradual opening of additional stations along the Uxbridge branch to encourage the growth of new residential areas. Rayners Lane opened as Rayners Lane Halt on 26 May 1906, and
693-409: The running lines. In late 2017 these sidings were lifted. The Metropolitan Line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan Line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is eastbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday. Metropolitan Line trains are able to terminate at Rayners Lane from the westbound platform either by a crossover to the east of
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#1732787954104726-519: The same track towards Uxbridge . Eastbound Metropolitan line services run into central London via Harrow-on-the-Hill while eastbound Piccadilly line services run via South Harrow and Acton Town . Some westbound Piccadilly line trains terminate at the station by making use of a reversing siding. Four bus routes serve the area. The H12 runs between South Harrow and Stanmore ; the H9 and H10 run anticlockwise and clockwise routes of Harrow respectively and
759-411: The station building at Rayners Lane tube station which opened in 1938. It was Grade II listed in 1994, noted for the mature design of its frontage and the variety of the surviving signage and fixtures. The Rayners Public House was Grade II listed in 2006 by Historic England . It is a notable example of 1930s public house architecture retaining much of its original joinery and fittings. It closed as
792-411: The station or via a centre reversing siding to the west, under normal circumstances all westbound Metropolitan Line trains continue to the terminus of the branch at Uxbridge. The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: Piccadilly line trains are also able to terminate here by means of
825-646: The station. [REDACTED] London transport portal [REDACTED] London transport portal Rayners Lane Rayners Lane is a suburban district in the London Borough of Harrow that forms the western part of Harrow in northwest London. Located between Pinner and West Harrow , it takes its name from a road in the area, also called Rayners Lane (formerly also spelt Rayner's Lane ) which runs from Marsh Road in Pinner to Eastcote Lane in South Harrow . The first documented use of Rayner as
858-490: The station. Beyond this area, terraced and semi-detached houses built in the 1930s form much of the district. In the 2021 census , 49.04% of households were reported to be terraced, the highest proportion of any ward in the London Borough of Harrow . The remainder were 32.29% semi-detached, 11.25% flats and 3.51% detached. Despite being a relatively small area, it boasts many retail chains. Religion in Rayners Lane ward (2021) The largest ethnic group in Rayners Lane ward in
891-463: The title ZRL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ZRL&oldid=835514053 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rayners Lane tube station Rayners Lane
924-819: The ward while the Conservative Party took control of the council. Rayners Lane is in the Brent and Harrow constituency for the London Assembly which has been represented since 2021 by Krupesh Hirani (Labour) . It is also in the Harrow West parliamentary constituency which has been represented since 1997 by Gareth Thomas (Labour) . The Pinner South ward is part of the Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner parliamentary constituency represented since 2019 by David Simmonds (Conservative) . Rayners Lane
957-649: The ward were held in May 1978 in which three Conservative councillors were elected. Ward boundaries were revised in 2000 and most recently in 2020, taking effect in the 2022 council elections . As a result of the 2020 changes, the Rayners Lane ward lost the Harrow Garden Village area north of the station to the Pinner South ward. It also had its total number of councillors reduced from three to two. In 2022, Krishna Suresh ( Labour ) and Thaya Idaikkadar ( Conservative ) were elected as councillors to represent
990-626: Was built by E.S. Reid and was laid out on garden suburb principles. Further developments followed after Tithe Farm south of the Piccadilly Line was sold to T.F. Nash Ltd. in about 1930. This was the widest-scale development in the Pinner area and consisted of cheap, mostly terraced housing. Nash excelled at advertising the estate, and in 1933 he constructed a temporary 35-foot illuminated wooden arch across Alexandra Avenue as part of an advertising promotion. Other developers were also active in
1023-555: Was closed in 2015 as part of budget cuts by Harrow Council despite objections raised during a public consultation. In addition to the Zoroastrian Centre , Rayners Lane Baptist Church and a Quaker Meeting House reside nearby. The Baptist church was founded in 1934 and dedicated to Janet Hoare, a missionary who died in India while still young. Her father became the first minister of the church. The Quaker Meeting House
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1056-630: Was named after a local farmer called Daniel Rayner. It was nicknamed Pneumonia Junction because of its exposed location. On 1 March 1910, an extension of the District line was opened from South Harrow to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at Rayners Lane junction east of the station enabling District line trains to serve stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge from that date. On 23 October 1933, District line services were replaced by Piccadilly line trains. The station, more
1089-718: Was the first in Harrow, erected in 1935. Rayners Lane F.C. and Broadfields United F.C. play at the Tithe Farm Sports & Social Club. As of the 2024/25 season, Rayners Lane play in the Isthmian League South Central Division . In 2021, Broadfields United entered a groundshare agreement with Rayners Lane having previously groundshared with Harefield United . They play in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North as of
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