North Ealing tube station

North Ealing

North Ealing Location of North Ealing in Greater London
Location	Ealing
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2008	0.920 million[1]
2009	0.936 million[1]
2010	0.880 million[1]
Original company	Metropolitan District Railway
23 June 1903	Station opened
4 July 1932	District Line service replaced by Piccadilly Line
List of stations	Underground · National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°31′03″N 0°17′19″W / 51.5175°N 0.2886°W / 51.5175; -0.2886

North Ealing is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line between Ealing Common and Park Royal. The station is located on Station Road, a short distance from the junction of Queens Drive and Hanger Lane (A406, North Circular Road). It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

West Acton station on the Central Line is located about 550 metres to the east at the other end of Queens Drive.

History

North Ealing station was opened on 23 June 1903 by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) on its new extension from north of Ealing Common to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey (closed and replaced by Park Royal in 1931), where the Royal Agricultural Society's Park Royal show grounds had been recently opened. The line was opened fully to South Harrow on 28 June 1903.

This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common & Acton Town, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to be electrified and operate electric instead of steam trains. The Deep level tube lines open at that time (City & South London Railway, Waterloo & City Railway and Central London Railway) had been electrically powered from the start.

On 4 July 1932 the Piccadilly Line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith sharing the route with the District Line to Ealing Common. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District Line was replaced by the Piccadilly Line and, from this date, District Line trains west from Ealing Common ran to Ealing Broadway only.

References

1. ^ ^{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. 

External links

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • North Ealing station, circa 1907
  • Platforms, 1940
  • North Ealing station, 1958

Transport links

London bus route 83 and 112.

Gallery

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  Looking westbound

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  Looking eastbound

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  Looking west from footbridge

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  Roundel

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  Main Entrance

External Links

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Park Royal towards Uxbridge		Piccadilly line Uxbridge branch		Ealing Common towards Cockfosters