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 The main entrance to Uxbridge tube station in May 2011 | |
  Uxbridge Location of Uxbridge in Greater London | |
| Location | Uxbridge |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 4 (facing 3 tracks) |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| Key dates | |
| 1904 | Opened (Metropolitan) |
| 1910 | Start (District) |
| 1933 | End (District) |
| 1933 | Start (Piccadilly) |
| 1938 | Moved |
| 1 May 1939 | Goods yard closed[2] |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1358405[3] |
| Added to list | 12 January 1983; 42 years ago (1983-01-12) |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′45″N0°28′42″W / 51.5459°N 0.4783°W /51.5459; -0.4783 |
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Uxbridge is aLondon Underground station inUxbridge in theLondon Borough of Hillingdon, north-westLondon. It is the terminus of its branches of both theMetropolitan andPiccadilly lines. The next station towards Central London isHillingdon. The station is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) west ofCharing Cross, and is located inLondon fare zone 6. The closest station on theChiltern Line andCentral line isWest Ruislip. The closest station on theElizabeth line isWest Drayton, Uxbridge was formerly the terminus of a branch of theDistrict line which ran fromEaling Common; the Piccadilly line took over in 1933.
TheHarrow and Uxbridge Railway (later merged into theMetropolitan Railway) first opened a station in Uxbridge on 4 July 1904 on Belmont Road, a short distance to the north of the existing station. The station was situated on a different track alignment, now used as sidings. The original service from central London was provided by steam-drawn trains butelectrification took place the following year.
TheLondon United Tramways extension fromShepherd's Bush was opened a few weeks before the underground station. The manager, as reported in a local newspaper at the time, commented on the high prices of the underground journey: "The tram journey took well over an hour to reach Shepherd's Bush".
On 1 March 1910, an extension of theDistrict line fromSouth Harrow to connect with the Metropolitan Railway atRayners Lane was opened, enabling District line trains to serve stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge. The original Belmont Road station had two platforms, and after the introduction of shared operation one platform was used by each line.
On 23 October 1933 District line services to Uxbridge were replaced by Piccadilly line trains.
On 4 December 1938 the current station was opened on a new alignment.[4]
On 12 January 1983, the station buildings were given Grade II listed status.[5]
TheLondon Borough of Hillingdon announced in June 2011 that it would be lobbying Transport for London to have theCentral line diverted fromWest Ruislip station to Uxbridge. Such a project would require a business case approved by TfL and the completion of signal upgrade work on theMetropolitan line.[6]
The station was designed byCharles Holden with L H Bucknell and features a red-brick facade with paired sculptures by Joseph Armitage over the entrance, representing stylised "winged wheels" withleaf springs.[7] A tall concrete canopy arches over the tracks with a row ofclerestory windows above the platforms. The canopy at Uxbridge is similar to the one atCockfosters, the terminus at the other end of the Piccadilly line. The station is below street level in a cutting.
The stained glass panels byErwin Bossanyi at the booking hall end of the platforms reflect the area's heraldic associations.[7] The crown and threeseaxes on a red background are the arms ofMiddlesex County Council and the chained swan on a black and red background is associated withBuckinghamshire. The centre shield is possibly the arms of the local Basset family; a downward-pointing red triangle on a gold background was borrowed from the Bassett arms for use on the arms ofUxbridge Urban District Council in 1948.
The forecourt of the new station was originally laid out to provide a turning circle fortrolleybuses, which replacedtrams in 1936.Ticket barriers are in operation.
Uxbridge station is the terminus of its branches of both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines in London fare zone 6. The next station isHillingdon.
The Metropolitan line is the only line in the network to operate an express service, though currently for trains on the Uxbridge branch this is eastbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday.[8]
The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[8]
The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[8]
The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[8]
The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:
The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is:
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London Buses routes222,331,427,A10,U1,U2,U3,U4,U5,U7,U9 andU10,Superloop routeSL8 and night routeN207 serve the station. These provide connections with areas such asActon,Cowley,Cranford,Denham,Ealing,Hanwell,Harefield,Harmondsworth,Hayes,Heathrow Airport,Hillingdon,Hounslow,Ickenham,Northwood,Ruislip,Shepherd's Bush,Sipson,Southall,West Drayton andWhite City.[9]
In addition, non-London Buses routes serving the station areCarousel Buses routes 101, 102 and 104 toBeaconsfield andHigh Wycombe/Heathrow Airport, 581 to Higher Denham, 583 toIver;First Beeline route 3 toSlough andGreen Line Coachesroute 724 betweenHarlow and Heathrow Airport.[10][11][12]
| Preceding station |  London Underground | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Metropolitan line Uxbridge branch | Hillingdon towardsBaker Street orAldgate | ||
| Piccadilly line Uxbridge branch | Hillingdon towardsCockfosters orArnos Grove | |||
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| Terminus | District line (1910–1933) | Hillingdon towardsUpminster | ||
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