East Acton tube station
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Location | East Acton |
Local authority | Hammersmith & Fulham |
Managed by | London Underground |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 2 |
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Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
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3 August 1920 | Station opened |
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Coordinates | 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.51694°N 0.24750°W |
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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.
Location
The station is located on Erconwald Street and is near the A40 Western Avenue connected via Old Oak Common Lane. It is also just outside the London Borough of Ealing and is instead in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Though the name suggests, East Acton is not near the East Acton neighbourhood. The station, however, is near St Aidan of Lindisfarne RC Church and Wormwood Scrubs. Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, HM Prison and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station.[6]
History
In 1905, the Great Western Railway (GWR) proposal to construct the Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway (E&SBR) so that it would connect to its main line route at Ealing Broadway to the West London Railway (WLR) north of Shepherd's Bush was approved by Parliament.[note 1] Construction had not started and in 1911, the Central London Railway (CLR, now part of the Central line) and GWR agreed running powers for CLR services to continue from Shepherd's Bush to Ealing Broadway using the GWR route. The CLR request for a short extension from Wood Lane to connect to the E&SBR tracks gained parliamentary approval on 18 August 1911 under the Central London Railway Act, 1911.[8][9] The GWR constructed the new E&SBR line.[note 2] Electrification of the track did not begin after the end of the First World War. When complete, CLR services started on 3 August 1920 where East Acton was opened as the only intermediate station.[10][11][12]
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.[13] The trackbed of these rails is now overgrown, with vegetation visible immediately to the north of the station.
Improvements and closures
The tracks at East Acton were replaced in 2005 which saw a partial closure of the line from West Ruislip or Ealing Broadway to White City between 13 and 14 August 2005.[14] In 2007, the station was refurbished by Metronet.[15]
Services and connections
Services
East Acton is served by the Central line between North Acton and White City.[16] To the east, the two tracks change direction to continue to White City.[17][18]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[18]
- 9 tph eastbound to Epping
- 3 tph eastbound to Loughton
- 6 tph eastbound to Hainault via Newbury Park
- 3 tph eastbound to Woodford via Hainault
- 9 tph westbound to West Ruislip
- 3 tph westbound to Northolt
- 9 tph westbound to Ealing Broadway
Night Tube services also serve the station, with a frequency of 3 tph in both directions.[19]
Connections
London Buses routes 7, 70, 72, 95, 228, 260, 272 and 283, and Night Bus route N7 serve the station.[20]
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ According to Transport for London (TfL), the Central London Railway abandoned its policy of through services not sharing tracks with any other railway from this proposal.[7]
- ^ The line opened as a steam-hauled freight only line on 16 April 1917.
References
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ East Acton - Google Maps (Map). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Central line facts". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Bruce & Croome 2006, p. 25.
- ^ "No. 28524". The London Gazette. 22 August 1911. pp. 6216–6217.
- ^ Bruce & Croome 2006, p. 26.
- ^ Rose 1999.
- ^ Day & Reed 2008, p. 124.
- ^ Jackson, Alan A (1999). London's Local Railways. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-209-7.
- ^ "Buses Replace Trains as Track Replacement Works Take Place at East Acton" (Press release). Transport for London. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Station Refurbishment Summary" (PDF). London Underground Railway Society. July 2007. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Central line". Railfanning London's Railways. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b Clive, Feather (24 September 2018). "Central line". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Standard Night Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Transport for London. June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Buses from East Acton" (PDF). Transport for London. June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
Bibliography
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- Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-297-6.
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(help) - Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
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