Shepherd's Bush stations

Shepherd's Bush is a name used for a number of current and former stations in the Shepherd's Bush area of west London.

Current stations

London Underground stations

* Shepherd's Bush - on the Central Line

London Overground station

Shepherd's Bush railway station is also the name of a new London Overground station which opened on the West London Line on 28 September 2008. Due to its proximity to the Central Line station, the two stations form an interchange (as can be seen on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/pdf/tube_map2010.pdf this projected 2010 tube map] ). The new station is located close to the site of the closed London Underground station Uxbridge Road.

Former stations

The first Shepherd's Bush station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway in 1864 adjacent to Shepherd's Bush Market. It was closed in 1914 and replaced by the Shepherd's Bush Hammersmith and City Line station to the north and Goldhawk Road station to the south.

The London and South Western Railway opened its Shepherd's Bush station in 1869 on a loop line that connected the West London Line to the Hammersmith and City Line and its tracks to Richmond (now the District Line). The station was located on the west side of Shepherd's Bush Road (A219) at the junction with Sulgrave Road. It closed in 1916.

Shepherd's Bush Market tube station on the Hammersmith and City Line was formerly known as Shepherd's Bush, until it was renamed in October 2008 to avoid confusion with the two other Shepherd's Bush stations. [cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/9336.aspx|title=Travelling by Tube|accessdate=2008-10-09|publisher=Transport for London]

Local stations with other names

Other former or current stations in the Shepherd's Bush area but with different names are:
*White City - on the Central Line
*White City - a closed station on the Hammersmith and City Line
*Wood Lane - a closed station on the Central Line
*Wood Lane - a new station being built on the Hammersmith & City Line

ee also

*List of London Underground stations

References

External links

* [http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/24 Shepherd's Bush and White City development]