Royal Oak tube station

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Royal Oak
Location
Place	Westbourne Green
Local authority	City of Westminster
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	2
2005 annual usage	1.382 million †
2007 annual usage	1.545 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1871
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Royal Oak is a station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Westbourne Park and Paddington stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It is the least used station on the Hammersmith and City line with its 1.382 million passengers per annum.

The station opened 30 October 1871 although the Metropolitan Railway extension to Hammersmith had opened in 1864. It is close to the A40(M) out of London. The station is named after a pub.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Royal Oak railway station

A previous Great Western Railway station called Royal Oak was closed because the Hammersmith and City Line provided an alternative service. It was the first stop after Paddington on the Great Western Main Line. Westbourne Park also had platforms on the line, which closed because of the nearby underground service. Today the first stop after Paddington is Acton.

[edit] Image gallery

Platform of the Royal Oak tube station looking westbound

Platform eastbound towards Paddington mainline station. Note the taxi rank to the left, and 6 numbered approach lines.

[edit] External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Royal Oak station, 1934

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Westbourne Park towards Hammersmith		Hammersmith & City line		Paddington towards Barking

Coordinates: 51°31′09″N, 0°11′17″W