Ealing Common | |
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 Ealing Common station in 1991 | |
  Ealing Common Location of Ealing Common in Greater London | |
| Location | Ealing |
| Local authority | London Borough of Ealing |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2020 |  1.61 million[1] |
| 2021 | 1.31 million[2] |
| 2022 |  2.02 million[3] |
| 2023 | 1.95 million[4] |
| 2024 | 1.93 million[5] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | District Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1879 | Opened asEaling Common |
| 1886 | RenamedEaling Common and West Acton |
| 23 June 1903 | Line to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey opened |
| 1 March 1910 | RenamedEaling Common |
| 4 July 1932 | Piccadilly line service introduced |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1249986[6] |
| Added to list | 17 May 1994 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′37″N0°17′17″W / 51.51028°N 0.28806°W /51.51028; -0.28806 |
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Ealing Common is aLondon Underground station, located in theLondon Borough of Ealing. It is served by theDistrict andPiccadilly lines, and is inLondon fare zone 3. On theEaling Broadway branch of the District line, the station is between Ealing Broadway andActon Town stations. On theUxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line, it is betweenNorth Ealing and Acton Town stations. It is the only station west of Acton Town to be served by both the District and Piccadilly lines.
The station is situated inEaling on theUxbridge Road (A4020), about 490 yards (450 m) east of the junction with Gunnersbury Avenue andHanger Lane (A406, North Circular Road) and theEaling Common open space the station takes its name from.
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Ealing Common station was opened on 1 July 1879 by theDistrict Railway (DR, now theDistrict line) on its extension fromTurnham Green to Ealing Broadway.[7] From 1886 until 1 March 1910 the station was known asEaling Common and West Acton after which it changed to its current name.[7]
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On 23 June 1903, the DR opened an extension of the tracks from north of Ealing Common.[7] The extension initially reached as far asPark Royal & Twyford Abbey (closed and replaced byPark Royal in 1931),[7] where theRoyal Agricultural Society'sPark Royal show grounds had been recently opened, before being opened toSouth Harrow on 28 June 1903.[7]
This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common and Acton Town, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to beelectrified and operateelectric instead ofsteam trains.[8] The deep level tube lines open at that time (City and South London Railway,Waterloo and City Railway, andCentral London Railway) had been electrically powered from the start. Electric trains started running on the section of line between Ealing Common and Ealing Broadway on 1 July 1905.[8]
During 1930 and 1931, a new station building was constructed to replace the 1879 building. The new building, byCharles Holden in a style reminiscent of his designs for the 1926Morden extension of the City and South London Railway (now part of theNorthern line),[9] was constructed inPortland stone and features a tallheptagonal ticket hall with glazed screens to all sides. The new building opened on 1 March 1931 and is very similar to the reconstructed station atHounslow West built at the same time, also by Heaps and Holden.[9]
On 4 July 1932, the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus atHammersmith, sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common.[7] From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line and, from this date, District line trains west from Ealing Common run to Ealing Broadway only.[7]
There is a shop/kiosk available at times in the station booking hall area. Many trains leavingEaling Common Depot enter service here. This is usually in the early morning, and in the westbound direction (towardsEaling Broadway Station).
Although it is possible for trains to enter the depot directly from platform one (the westbound platform), this rarely happens except for a few empty trains after the station is closed at night. However, at times of disruption it is possible for trains to arrive on platform one and, empty of passengers, then it would have to shunt forward in order to reverse and enter the depot. The train would then stable, or reverse into platform two in order to re-enter service and continue eastbound.
To the east of platform two, there are two siding roads. Those stop approximately halfway along the adjacent main-line road. They are separated from the platforms by a cement wall (behind which viewing is possible) and a wooden locked door from the platform. These roads are not connected directly to the main line, but toEaling Common Depot and are used for shunting and reversing trains within the depot.
On the Ealing Broadway branch of the District line, Ealing Common station is betweenEaling Broadway to the west andActon Town to the east.
The peak time service is:[10]
The off-peak service is:[10]
On the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line, Ealing Common station is betweenNorth Ealing to the west and Acton Town to the east.
The peak time service is:[11]
The off-peak service is:[11]
| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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| Ealing Broadway Terminus | District line Ealing Broadway branch | Acton Town | ||
| North Ealing towardsUxbridge orRayners Lane | Piccadilly line Uxbridge branch | Acton Town towardsCockfosters orArnos Grove | ||
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| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
| North Ealing towardsSouth Harrow orUxbridge | District line (1903–1932) | Acton Town towardsUpminster | ||
London Buses routes207 andSL8, and night routesN7 andN207 serve the station.[12]
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