Central line (London Underground)

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The Central Line is a line of the London Underground. Its colour is red on the tube map. It runs east-west through London. The line was the longest line until the line between Epping and Ongar was closed. Outside the rush hours trains run every 3-4 minutes in Central London and every 6-7 minutes on the branches.


Central line
A Central line 1992 stock train leaving Theydon Bois
Overview
TypeRapid transit
SystemLondon Underground
Stations49
Ridership260.916 million (2011/12)[1] passenger journeys
Websitetfl.gov.uk
Operation
Opened30 June 1900
CharacterDeep Tube
Depot(s)Ruislip
Hainault
White City[2]
Rolling stock1992 Stock
Technical
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Map

 

Stations

Template:Central line RDT In order from west to east. Station in italics are not in the on the Central line anymore

West Ruislip branch

branch joins at North Acton:

Ealing Broadway branch

branch joins at North Acton:

Main line

Splits into two branches.

Woodford branch

Terminates at Woodford [see Ongar Branch] (except for rush hours)

Ongar branch (now Epping Branch)

  • Snaresbrook, first served 14 December 1947.
  • South Woodford, first served 14 December 1947 (as South Woodford (George Lane)); renamed 1950.
  • Buckhurst Hill, first served 21 November 1948.
  • Loughton, first served 21 November 1948.
  • Debden, first served 25 September 1949.
  • Theydon Bois, first served 25 September 1949.
  • Terminus: Epping, first served 25 September 1949.

Note: the remaining stations to Ongar were served by a shuttle service from Epping.

  • North Weald, first served 25 September 1949; closed 30 September 1994.
  • Blake Hall, first served 25 September 1949; closed: 31 October 1981.
  • Ongar, first served 25 September 1949; closed 30 September 1994.

Central Line (London Underground) Media

References

  1. "LU Performance Data Almanac" (2011/12 ed.). Transport for London. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "London Underground Key Facts". Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  3. Leboff 1994, pp. 88–89.

Other websites

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