East Acton is a London Underground station in East Acton in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The station is on the Central line, between White City and North Acton stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Wormwood Scrubs prison and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station.

East Acton
East Acton Location of East Acton in Greater London
Location	East Acton
Local authority	Hammersmith & Fulham
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2017	4.08 million[1]
2018	3.86 million[2]
2019	4.08 million[3]
2020	2.73 million[4]
2021	1.33 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
3 August 1920	Station opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51.51694°N 0.24750°W / 51.51694; -0.24750
London transport portal

Location

The station is located on Erconwald Street and is near the A40 Western Avenue connected via Old Oak Common Lane, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the centre of East Acton. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station.[6]

History

Looking east, with the eastbound platform shelter on the left.

Down Milk empties passing East Acton on the GWR lines in 1949.

In 1905, the Great Western Railway (GWR) proposal to construct the Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway (E&SBR) so that it would connect its main line route at Ealing Broadway to the West London Railway (WLR) north of Shepherd's Bush was approved by Parliament.[note 1] Construction had not started and in 1911, the Central London Railway (CLR, now part of the Central line) and GWR agreed running powers for CLR services to continue from Shepherd's Bush to Ealing Broadway using the GWR route. The CLR request for a short extension from Wood Lane to connect to the E&SBR tracks gained parliamentary approval on 18 August 1911 under the Central London Railway Act, 1911.[8][9] The GWR constructed the new E&SBR line.[note 2] Electrification of the track did not begin until after the end of the First World War. When complete, CLR services started on 3 August 1920 where East Acton was opened as the only intermediate station.[10][11][12]

Since the CLR was exclusively a passenger service, two extra dedicated tracks for the GWR's freight trains were opened in 1938, but were closed in 1964.[13] The trackbed of these rails is now overgrown with vegetation, visible immediately to the north of the station.

Improvements and closures

The tracks at East Acton were replaced in 2005 which saw a partial closure of the line from West Ruislip or Ealing Broadway to White City between 13 and 14 August 2005.[14] In 2007, the station was refurbished by Metronet.[15]

From August 2021, the eastbound platform is being rebuilt. Because of this, eastbound Central line trains (towards central London) and all Night Tube trains will not stop at East Acton until Autumn 2022 (originally late December 2021).[16]

Services and connections

Services

East Acton is served by the Central line between North Acton and White City.[17] To the east, the two tracks change direction to continue to White City.[18][19]

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[19]

• 9 tph eastbound to Epping
• 3 tph eastbound to Loughton
• 6 tph eastbound to Hainault via Newbury Park
• 3 tph eastbound to Woodford via Hainault
• 9 tph westbound to West Ruislip
• 3 tph westbound to Northolt
• 9 tph westbound to Ealing Broadway

Night Tube services also serve the station, with a frequency of 3 tph in both directions.[20]

Connections

London Buses routes 7, 70, 72, 95, 228, 260, 272 and 283, and Night Bus route N7 serve the station.[21]

Notes and references

Notes

References

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Acton tube station.

• Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-297-6.
• Rose, Douglas (1999) [1980]. The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
• Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
North Acton towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		White City towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park
Former route
Ealing Broadway Terminus		Central line (1920–1923)		Wood Lane towards Liverpool Street
North Acton towards Ealing Broadway		Central line (1923–1946)
		Central line (1946–1947)		Wood Lane towards Stratford
		Central line (1947–1947)		Wood Lane towards Leytonstone
North Acton towards Ealing Broadway or Greenford		Central line (1947–1947)
Service arrangement if Old Oak Common station is constructed
Old Oak Common towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		White City towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park

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