London Borough of Hounslow Western Main Line, Heathrow Express and in the future Elizabeth line. In addition to this it is also served by London Underground's District and Piccadilly lines. Because of numerous rail links, the borough has fast connections to Central London, Heathrow Airport and the rest of Greater London. The stations in or near the Borough are: Shared with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham: Shared with the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames: Shared with the London Borough of Ealing: Solely serving the London Borough of Hounslow: Shared with the London Borough of Hillingdon: <nowiki>*</nowiki>"Indicates station is not in the Borough" In
Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames in the north west from the abolition of Ham Urban District in 1933 and was affected by a minor exchange of territory with the Municipal Borough of Richmond in 1958. The district was abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area was transferred to Greater London to be combined with that of the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and the Municipal Borough of Surbiton to form the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames; with the status of Royal borough transferred to the new borough. The borough's coat of arms was first registered in 1572.