East Acton tube station

This article is about the London Underground station on the Central line. For other stations in Acton, see Acton station (disambiguation).
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
2012 Increase 3.47 million[1]
2013 Increase 3.88 million[1]
2014 Increase 4.02 million[1]
2015 Decrease 4.01 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
WGS84 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.5169°N 0.2475°W / 51.5169; -0.2475Coordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.5169°N 0.2475°W / 51.5169; -0.2475
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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]

“ 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  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
  4. ↑ Jackson, Alan A (1999). London's Local Railways. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-209-7.
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Service arrangement if Old Oak Common station is constructed
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