<sod>There were once [[British Rail]] platforms on the [[Great Western Main Line]], but these closed in March 1992. Another station on the [[Hammersmith & City line]], [[Royal Oak tube station|Royal Oak]], also had a [[Great Western Railway|GWR]] station, but this shut with the arrival of the underground in 1871. Today the first stop out of [[London Paddington station|Paddington]] is at [[Acton Main Line railway station|Acton Main Line]]. Industrial archaeologists have found the remains of buildings including a broad gauge train shed for [[Brunel]]'s original lines, a turntable, and engine sheds in excavations east of the station as part of the land clearance work for the [[Crossrail]] project.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crossrail uncovers Brunel’s railway heritage|url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/crossrail-uncovers-brunels-railway-heritage|publisher=Crossrail|accessdate=17 October 2014|author=Hamish McDougall|year=2014}}</ref><eod>
<sod>There were once [[British Rail]] platforms on the [[Great Western Main Line]] but these closed in March 1992.{{cn|date=March 2016}} Closure notices had been posted on 13 December 1990 as the Up line through the station had a 30 mph speed limit which was unacceptable for the planned [[Heathrow Express]] services; instead of modifying the station's platforms, British Rail decided that it would be more cost-effective to dispense with them.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Rail report: Westbourne Park closure |journal=Railway World |date=March 1991 |editor-last1=Leigh |editor-first1=Chris |volume=52 |issue=611 |page=165 |accessdate=2016-03-22 }}</ref><eod>