When opened, it was the northern terminus of the
Great Western Railway's
Uxbridge branch from the main line at
West Drayton. South from Uxbridge town centre, the line ran near Whitehall Road and Cleveland Road. In November 1885, the
Staines West branch opened sharing a short section of the Vine Street branch to connect to the main line. An intermediate station at
Cowley opened in 1904. The Uxbridge Branch continued to be operated under
British Rail until 10 September 1962, when the service from West Drayton was withdrawn and Uxbridge Vine Street station was closed to passengers. Goods traffic ceased two years later with the exception of the line south of the
Grand Union Canal on which freight services were operated to the Middlesex Oil and Chemical Works in
Yiewsley until 8 January 1979. Demolition of Uxbridge Vine Street station occurred in 1969. Hillingdon Road now covers its site. ==See also==