Shepherd's Bush tube station (Central Line)

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Shepherd's Bush
Location
Place	Shepherd's Bush
Local authority	Hammersmith and Fulham
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit	10.086 million
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
1900 1908	Opened as terminus (CLR) Becomes through station (CLR)
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail

Shepherd's Bush is a London Underground station in Shepherd's Bush, west London, one of two with the name. On the Central Line, the station is between White City and Holland Park stations, in Travelcard Zone 2.

An entirely separate London Underground station, also called Shepherd's Bush, is nearby on the Hammersmith and City Line. The two stations are within walking distance.

1 History
2 Future development
3 Local places of interest
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

1900 Map showing location of Shepherd's Bush Central Line station close to Shepherd's Bush Green

The station opened in June 1900 and was the original western terminus of the Central London Railway (CLR). To the north of the station was located the CLR's power station and Wood Lane depot which was originally accessed by a single track tunnel. The eastbound tunnel ended to the west of the station in a dead-end reversing siding with a cross-over junction connecting it to the westbound tunnel. When the now disused Wood Lane station was opened in 1908 to the north a loop tunnel was created connecting to the eastbound tunnel.

[edit] Future development

As part of the proposals for the redevelopment of the White City site, a major rebuilding and enlargement of Shepherd's Bush station is planned, including an integrated bus interchange and connection to a new Shepherd's Bush Network Rail on the West London Line. The new Network Rail station will be close to the site of the closed Uxbridge Road station site.

[edit] Local places of interest

The station is at the eastern end of Shepherd's Bush Green and is close to several popular concert venues, and Loftus Road Stadium, home of Queens Park Rangers F.C..