Acton Town tube station
Acton Town is a London Underground station in Acton, west London, served by the Piccadilly and District lines. The station is at the junction of Gunnersbury Lane (A4000) and Bollo Lane and is in Travelcard Zone 3.
| File:ActonTown1.jpg Acton Town underground station entrance | |
| Location | Acton |
|---|---|
| Local authority | London Borough of Ealing |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2005 | 5.41 million[1] |
| 2007 | 5.774 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1879 | Opened as Mill Hill Park on the line to Ealing Broadway |
| 1 March 1910 | Renamed Acton Town |
| 4 July 1932 | Piccadilly line services commenced |
| Other information | |
| Lists of stations | |
Gallery
- ActonTown2.jpg
Acton Town station platforms, westbound Piccadilly line train arrives (September 2006)
Roundel on eastbound platforms
Acton Town Tube Station Media
- Frank Pick House, Bollo Lane, Acton (geograph 2641727).jpg
Frank Pick House near the station, on Gunnersbury Lane
- Acton Town stn eastbound District look west.JPG
Eastbound District line platform looking west with the remains of the branch on the right
Front view of the station. Note the London Underground Roundel sign mounted on the flat canopy.
- Acton Town tube station MMB 06 1973 Stock.jpg
A westbound Piccadilly line train stands on a westbound platform at Acton Town looking west. This platform is unique in being usable by trains of both the District and Piccadilly lines.
- ActonDepot-fromGunnersburyLane.jpg
A row of London Underground D78 stock trains in old painted livery at Acton Depot viewed from Gunnersbury lane
- Electric locomotive at Acton Town.jpg
Electric locomotive at Acton Town. This shows an example of the class of 20 electric locomotives introduced by the Metropolitan Railway from 1922 onwards. The example shown here is No. 12, Sarah Siddons.
Related pages
References
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Other websites
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- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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towards Ealing Broadway
| District line | towards Upminster or High Street Kensington
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towards Uxbridge
| Piccadilly line Uxbridge | towards Cockfosters
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| Piccadilly line Heathrow | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | District Line South Acton branch |
South Acton | ||
Coordinates: 51°30′10″N 0°16′48″W / 51.50278°N 0.28000°W