Acton Central railway station

This article is about the National Rail station on the North London Line. For other stations in Acton, see Acton station (disambiguation).

Acton Central

Acton Central station building
Acton Central Location of Acton Central in Greater London
Location	Acton
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	ACC
Number of platforms	2
Accessible
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.358 million
2005–06	0.416 million
2006–07	1.334 million
2007–08	1.009 million
2008–09	1.112 million
2009–10	0.957 million
1 November 1925	Station renamed Acton Central
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

Acton Central railway station is on the North London Line, between South Acton and Willesden Junction, in Travelcard Zone 3. It is also where trains change power supply from OHLE to 3rd Rail or from 3rd rail to OHLE depending on direction of travel.

History

The Victorian Super Outer Circle route. Acton Central station is on the lower left, to the north of South Acton station

The station opened as Acton by the North and South Western Junction Railway, but was renamed Acton Central on 1 November 1925. After merging into the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Between 1875 and 1902 it was connected with St Pancras via the Dudding Hill Line, which branches off the North London Line between Acton Central and Willesden Junction. Harlesden (Midland) railway station was the next stop on the line north. The Dudding Hill Line is still open today, but only carries freight.

Acton Central station was named for closure by the 1963 Beeching Report.

Acton Central was in Zone 2 until 2 January 2008.

Service

There is a regular service westbound to Richmond and eastbound towards Stratford on the North London Line part of the London Overground.

Gallery

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  Looking westbound (actually south here)

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  Looking eastbound (actually north here), towards level crossing

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  Platform signage (temporary as of October 2008)

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  Level crossing on Churchfield Road, looking east.

Transports Links

London bus route 70, 207, 266, 607, and night route N7 and N207.

External links

• Train times and station information for Acton Central railway station from National Rail
• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
• BBC News article
• Map from BBC article
• grid reference TQ206802

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
South Acton towards Richmond		North London Line		Willesden Junction towards Stratford
		Disused Railways
South Acton		Midland Railway Dudding Hill Line		Harlesden (Midland)