Perivale tube station

Perivale
Perivale
Location	Perivale
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	2.44 million
2020	1.50 million
2021	1.08 million
2022	1.69 million
2023	1.72 million
Key dates
1947	Opened
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1400747
Added to list	20 July 2011
Other information
External links	TfL station info page;
	London transport portal

Perivale is a London Underground station in Perivale in north-west London.

History

The Great Western Railway opened "Perivale Halt" on 2 May 1904 but was closed when the current London Underground station was opened on 30 June 1947. It was designed in 1938 but completion was delayed by the Second World War. A planned tower and extended wing were never constructed, leaving the station smaller than intended.^[7] In July 2011 the station was one of 16 London Underground stations made a Grade II listed building,^[8]

The station today

Located in the London Borough of Ealing, the station is on the Central line, between Hanger Lane and Greenford stations, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station's façade fronts onto Horsenden Lane South. Outside is a dry cleaner and a newsagent's kiosk, which is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Transport connections

The station connects with the local 297 bus route.

Local places of note

The Perivale Park industrial estate is nearby and many workers on the estate travel to and from work using the station. The station is also within walking distance of the Hoover Building and Tesco.

TV appearances

The front of the station featured briefly in the first episode of BBC TV show The Thick Of It (2005).

The station also featured in the BBC TV show The Fast Show during a "Fat Sweaty Coppers" sketch, during which the two policemen give chase to a criminal, and after briefly getting stuck in the barriers, "commandeer" a vehicle which turns out to be a fast food van, which they simply open up to order food.

References

^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Perivale Underground Station". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage.
^ "London's listed Tube stations". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
^ "16 London Underground Stations Listed At Grade II". English Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

Gallery

Looking westbound, with some refurbishment work ongoing, June 2008.
Looking eastbound, with former GWR tracks used mostly by freight on the extreme left.
Roundel on westbound platform face.