East Acton tube station

East Acton London Underground
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
2013 Increase 3.88 million[1]
2014 Increase 4.02 million[1]
2015 Decrease 4.01 million[1]
2016 Increase 4.12 million[1]
2017 Decrease 4.08 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
External links
WGS84 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.51694°N 0.24750°W / 51.51694; -0.24750Coordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.51694°N 0.24750°W / 51.51694; -0.24750
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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]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 124. ISBN 1-85414-316-6.
  3. ↑ Transport for London : Central line facts Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Alan A (1999). London's Local Railways. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-209-7.
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
Central line
towards Epping, Hainault
or Woodford (via Hainault)
  Former route  
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Terminus
Central line
(1920-1923)
Central line
(1923-1946)
Central line
(1946-1947)
towards Stratford
Central line
(1947-1947)
towards Leytonstone
Central line
(1947-1947)
Service arrangement if Old Oak Common station is constructed
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Central line
towards Epping, Hainault
or Woodford (via Hainault)
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