Hillingdon tube station
 Interior station entrance |
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 Hillingdon
Location of Hillingdon in Greater London |
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| Location | Hillingdon |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  [1] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2008 |  1.390 million[2] |
| 2009 |  1.333 million[2] |
| 2010 | 1.300 million[2] |
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| 1904 | Tracks laid (Metropolitan) |
| 1923 | Opened (Metropolitan & District) |
| 1933 | End (District) |
| 1933 | Start (Piccadilly) |
| 10 August 1964 | Goods yard closed[3] |
| 1992 | Moved |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
Coordinates: 51°33′14″N 0°27′00″W / 51.5538°N 0.45°W
Hillingdon tube station is a London Underground station in North Hillingdon in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London.
The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ickenham and Uxbridge stations and in Travelcard Zone 6.
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[edit] History
The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line through Hillingdon between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, the only intermediate stop being at Ruislip. 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.
Progressive development in the north Middlesex area over the next two decades lead to the gradual opening of additional stations along the Uxbridge branch to encourage the growth of new residential areas. Hillingdon was the last of these stations to open on 10 December 1923 when services on the Metropolitan and District Lines first stopped at the station.
On 23 October 1933 District Line services were replaced by Piccadilly Line trains. Between the mid 1930s and the mid 1950s the station was named as Hillingdon (Swakeleys), and shown as such on tube maps and the station name signs.
The station was demolished to enable the rerouting of the A40 (Western Avenue) which now runs through the original site. A new station opened south along the line from the original in 1994, and received that year's Underground Station of the Year award.[4] The station was provisionally placed on the London Borough of Hillingdon's local list in June 2011.[4]
The station has a car park and is accessible for those with disabilities without using stairs or escalators. It has a staffed ticket office.
[edit] Transport connections
Bus route U2 serves the station. It is also regularly served by the Oxford Tube and Oxford Espress express buses between Oxford and London.
[edit] References
- ^ "Step free Tube Guide". Transport for London. December 2009. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/step-free-tube-guide-map.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (London Underground Railway Society) (591): 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
- ^ a b Coombs, Dan (13 June 2011). "Tube station among Hillingdon buildings to get protection". Uxbridge Gazette. http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/local-uxbridge-news/2011/06/13/tube-station-among-hillingdon-buildings-to-get-protection-113046-28868693/. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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