Ruislip tube station
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| Ruislip | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Ruislip |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ZRU |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 6 |
| 2005 annual usage | 1.649 million † |
| 2007 annual usage | 1.571 million † |
| History | |
| 1904 1910 1933 |
Opened (Metropolitan) Start (District) End (District) Start (Piccadilly) |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |
Ruislip is a London Underground station in Ruislip in north London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ruislip Manor and Ickenham stations. The station is located on West End Road (A4180). It is in Travelcard Zone 6.
The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow & Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, Ruislip being the only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905.
On 1 March 1910, an extension of the District Line from South Harrow to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at Rayners Lane was opened enabling District Line trains to serve stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge from that date. On 23 October 1933 District Line services were replaced by Piccadilly Line trains.
It is possible to reverse trains from west to east at Ruislip. Trains must detrain in the westbound platform and then continue for approximately half a mile to a siding. When leaving the siding, the train must come back the way it came and enters the eastbound platform by means of a crossover. Unfortunately, while this maneouvre is carried out, both the westbound and eastbound services are held up. Therefore, this maneouvre is usually only done by some peak-hour Piccadilly line trains due to the inconvenience it causes.
[edit] Transport connections
Bus routes 114, 331, 398, E7, H13, U1 and U10 serve the station.
[edit] See also
Other London Underground stations in Ruislip:
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| Preceding station |  London Underground |
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towards Uxbridge
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Metropolitan line |
towards Baker Street or Aldgate
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| Piccadilly line |
towards Cockfosters
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