Central line (London Underground)
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 | |
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Overview | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | London Underground |
Stations | 49 |
Ridership | 260.916 million (2011/12)[1] passenger journeys |
Website | tfl.gov.uk |
Operation | |
Opened | 30 June 1900 |
Character | Deep Tube |
Depot(s) | Ruislip Hainault White City[2] |
Rolling stock | 1992 Stock |
Technical | |
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Map
Stations
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West Ruislip branch
- Terminus: West Ruislip, opened 21 November 1948
- Ruislip Gardens, opened 21 November 1948.
- South Ruislip, opened 21 November 1948.
- Northolt, opened 21 November 1948.
- Greenford, opened 30 June 1947.
- Perivale, opened 30 June 1947.
- Hanger Lane, opened 30 June 1947.
branch joins at North Acton:
Ealing Broadway branch
- Terminus: Ealing Broadway, opened 3 August 1920.
- West Acton, opened 5 November 1923.
branch joins at North Acton:
Main line
- North Acton, opened 5 November 1923
- East Acton, opened 3 August 1920.
- White City, opened 23 November 1947.
- Wood Lane, opened 14 May 1908; closed 22 November 1947.
- Shepherd's Bush, opened 30 July 1900.
- Holland Park, opened 30 July 1900.
- Notting Hill Gate, opened 30 July 1900.
- Queensway, opened 30 July 1900 (as Queens Road); renamed 1 September 1946.
- Lancaster Gate, opened 30 July 1900.
- Marble Arch, opened 30 July 1900.
- Bond Street, opened 24 September 1900.
- Oxford Circus, opened 30 July 1900.
- Tottenham Court Road, opened 22 June 1907 (as Oxford Street); renamed 9 March 1908.
- British Museum, opened 30 July 1900; closed 24 September 1933.
- Holborn, opened 25 September 1933
- Chancery Lane, opened 30 July 1900
- St. Paul's, opened 30 July 1900
- Bank, opened 30 July 1900.
- Liverpool Street, opened 28 July 1912.
- Bethnal Green, opened 4 December 1946.
- Mile End, opened 4 December 1946.
- Stratford, first served 4 December 1946.
- Leyton, first served 5 May 1947.
- Leytonstone, first served 5 May 1947.
Splits into two branches.
Woodford branch
- Wanstead, opened 14 December 1947.
- Redbridge, opened 14 December 1947.
- Gants Hill, opened 14 December 1947.
- Newbury Park, first served 14 December 1947.
- Barkingside, first served 31 May 1948.
- Fairlop, first served 31 May 1948.
- Grange Hill, first served 21 November 1948.
- Chigwell, first served 21 November 1948.
- Roding Valley, first served 21 November 1948.
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
Harry Bell Measures designed the surface buildings for the CLR, such as this one at Oxford Circus.
Loughton station was rebuilt in the 1930s, with a central track accessed by two platforms for the Central line extension. Opening in 1940, it was not served by Central line trains until 1948.[3] Today, the station is a listed building.
References
- ↑ "LU Performance Data Almanac" (2011/12 ed.). Transport for London. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "London Underground Key Facts". Transport for London. n.d. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ↑ Leboff 1994, pp. 88–89.
Other websites
- Central Line - London Underground page about the Central Line
- Clive's Underground Line Guide
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