Historic houses · London
West Acton tube station
West Acton tube station — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
Phillip Perry — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
West Acton tube station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
West Acton is a London Underground station in West Acton, London. It is on the Ealing Broadway branch of the Central line, between Ealing Broadway and North Acton stations. It is its only intermediate station in the branch. The station is a Grade II listed building. It is in London fare zone 3. The station is close to North Ealing tube station on the Piccadilly line, 550 metres away at the western end of Queens Drive.
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Background
History
As Transport for London explains: The Great Western Railway (GWR) built the Ealing Broadway branch (the western part of the former Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway) and opened it for freight trains in April 1917, and the Central London Railway trains used the line from 3 August 1920. West Acton and were built and owned by the GWR, and both opened on 5 November 1923. GWR steam freight trains also ran through West Acton until 1938, when the London Underground tracks were segregated further east, through East Acton station, and to the west of North Acton station. The current station, replacing the original building, was designed by the Great Western Railway, on behalf of London Transport, as…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5178, -0.2808
- District
- Ealing
- Parish
- Ealing, unparished area
- Postcode
- W3 0DS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Official site
- oxygenfreejumping.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1363805 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Acton tube station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Acton tube station?
- West Acton tube station is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W3 0DS), in the parish of Ealing, unparished area.
- Who owns West Acton tube station?
- West Acton tube station is owned by London Underground.
- Is West Acton tube station a listed building?
- West Acton tube station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to West Acton tube station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode W3 0DS. It sits within the Ealing Central and Acton parliamentary constituency.