At which London railway station is Paddington Bear found by the Brown family?

The Brown family finds Paddington Bear at Paddington Station in London.

In A Bear Called Paddington, Mr and Mrs Brown encounter the bear sitting near the station's lost-property office. He wears a battered hat and carries a small suitcase, and a label around his neck asks someone to look after him. The family decides to take him home, beginning Paddington's life with the Browns.

Paddington Station is a real railway terminus in London, opened by the Great Western Railway in the 19th century. The station's name provided the character's public identity after the Browns learn that he cannot give them a more familiar English name.

The station is more than a backdrop: it explains how Paddington enters Britain and why the bear's name is tied to London geography. Some adaptations change details of the meeting, but the station remains the defining location of his arrival.