North Acton tube station

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North Acton
Location
Place	Acton
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	3
Annual entry/exit	3.621 million
Transport for London
Zone	3
History
Key dates	Opened 1923
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail

North Acton is a London Underground station in Acton in north-west London.

[edit] History

For many years the platform layout had only two platforms with the running lines between them, with passenger access down from the booking hall. Some years ago to improve operational flexibility a third platform was created. The waste railway land to the north of the eastbound platform was cleared of scrub, and a northern platform face created in place of the fence. The eastbound road was diverted to a new stretch of running line at this platform, and the former eastbound platform (and now the middle platform) resignalled so that it can be used as a two-way bay road, in addition to its existing run-through signalling facilities.

These changes provide the ability to run shuttle services to White City, from Ealing Broadway and/or West Ruislip in the event of problems elsewhere on the Central Line.

[edit] The station today

The station is on the Central Line, between East Acton and Hanger Lane, and on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.

It is the last station before the Central Line splits in to the West Ruislip and Ealing Broadway branches. Approximately half the trains stopping at the station head to each destination, hence passengers are often seen changing trains.