East Acton tube station
East Acton | |
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East Acton Location of East Acton in Greater London | |
Location | East Acton |
Local authority | Hammersmith & Fulham |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 2 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2011 | 3.41 million[1] |
2012 | 3.47 million[1] |
2013 | 3.88 million[1] |
2014 | 4.02 million[1] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
3 August 1920 | Station opened |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
London Transport portalCoordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.5169°N 0.2475°W |
East Acton is a London Underground station in East Acton in west London. The station is on the Central line, between White City and North Acton stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It is close to Wormwood Scrubs prison and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.
History
The station opened in 1920 on the Ealing Broadway extension of the Central London Railway (CLR), which was renamed the Central line in 1937.[2] As Transport for London explains:[3]
“ | On 18 August 1911, the Central London Railway abandoned its policy of no through running with any other railway, and secured powers to build a short extension from Wood Lane to connect with the intended Ealing & Shepherds Bush line of the Great Western Railway (GWR), over which it proposed to exercise running powers. | ” |
The new line was built with connections to the West London Line near Shepherd's Bush, the former GWR main line to Birmingham at North Acton, and the main line to Bristol at Ealing Broadway. Since the CLR was exclusively a passenger service, two extra dedicated tracks for the GWR's freight trains were opened in 1938, but were closed in 1964.[4] The trackbed of these rails is now overgrown, with vegetation visible immediately to the north of the station.
Today
The station has recently been refurbished, with the staircases improved and the "East Acton" Underground roundels replaced with larger, newer versions.
Connections
London Buses route 7, 70, 72, 228, 272 and 283 serve the station.
Gallery
Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Acton tube station. |
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Looking east, showing the small eastbound platform shelter
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Looking east
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Looking west. The vegetation marks the alignment of the ex-GWR tracks, lifted many years ago
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Down Milk empties passing East Acton on the GWR lines in 1949
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Roundel on westbound platform
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 124. ISBN 1-85414-316-6.
- ↑ Transport for London : Central line facts
- ↑ Jackson, Alan A (1999). London's Local Railways. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-209-7.
Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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Former route | ||||
Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
Terminus | Central line (1920-1923) | towards Liverpool Street |
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towards Ealing Broadway | Central line (1923-1946) | |||
Central line (1946-1947) | towards Stratford |
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Central line (1947-1947) | towards Leytonstone |
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Central line (1947-1947) | ||||
Service arrangement if Old Oak Common station is constructed | ||||
Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
Central line |
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