West Acton tube station

This article is about the London Underground station on the Central line. For other stations in Acton, see Acton station (disambiguation).

"West Acton station" redirects here. For the former station in Acton, Massachusetts, see West Acton station (MBTA).

West Acton is a London Underground station in West Acton, London. It is on the Ealing Broadway branch of the Central line, between Ealing Broadway and North Acton stations. It is its only intermediate station in the branch. The station is a Grade II listed building.^[6] It is located in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is close to North Ealing station on the Piccadilly line, 550 metres away at the western end of Queens Drive.

West Acton
Station building
West Acton Location of West Acton in Greater London
Location	West Acton
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	1.71 million[1]
2020	0.84 million[2]
2021	0.71 million[3]
2022	1.10 million[4]
2023	1.06 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
5 November 1923	Station opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51.51806°N 0.28083°W / 51.51806; -0.28083
London transport portal

History

As Transport for London explains:^[7]

On 18 August 1911, the Central London Railway abandoned its policy of no through running with any other railway, and secured powers to build a short extension from Wood Lane to connect with the intended Ealing & Shepherds Bush line of the Great Western Railway, over which it proposed to exercise running powers.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) built the Ealing Broadway branch (the western part of the former Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway) and opened it for freight trains in April 1917, and the Central London Railway trains used the line from 3 August 1920.^[8] West Acton and North Acton were built and owned by the GWR, and both opened on 5 November 1923.^[9]

GWR steam freight trains also ran through West Acton until 1938, when the London Underground tracks were segregated further east, through East Acton station, and to the west of North Acton station.

The current station, replacing the original building, was designed by the Great Western Railway, on behalf of London Transport, as part of the LPTB's 1935-40 New Works Programme improvements and extensions to the Central line. The design was by the GWR's architect Brian Lewis and it was completed by November 1940.^[10]

Connections

London Buses route 218 serves the station.^[11]

Gallery

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  Looking east
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  Looking west
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  Station roundel