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The District line is a London Underground line running from Upminster in the east and Edgware Road in the west to Earl's Court in west London, where it splits into multiple branches. One branch runs to Wimbledon in south-west London and a short branch, with a limited service, only runs for one stop to Kensington (Olympia) . [ 2 ]
This is a route-map template for the District line, a Transport for London service or facility.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
It is on the District line between Dagenham Heathway and Elm Park stations. It is 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 27.8 kilometres (17.3 mi) to Earl's Court in central London where the line divides into numerous branches. The station has moderate usage for a suburban station, with approximately 3 ...
Then, on 12 September 1976, it became Embankment, [8] so that the merged Strand and Trafalgar Square stations could be named Charing Cross. [17] In 1984–5 the station was upgraded, and public art in the form of coloured lines, by the artist Robyn Denny, were installed on the platforms and passageways of the station. [23] [24]
In 1886 the L&SWR replaced these plans with the Wimbledon and Fulham Railway that started on the west side of Wimbledon and crossing Thames to meet the District's Putney Bridge station. The line had intermediate stations at Wimbledon Park, Southfields and East Putney and a junction connected the line to the L&SWR's Waterloo to Reading Line just ...
The colour for the Fleet line was Pantone 431: Pantone 432 was too easy to confuse with the Northern line. Full colour specifications, along with a list of sources used for its development, can be found at Template:London transit icons on the Wikimedia Commons.
On 1 July 1933 the District Railway amalgamated with other Underground railways, tramway companies and bus operators to form the London Passenger Transport Board, and from 23 October 1933 Piccadilly line trains ran through to Uxbridge and the District line shuttle withdrawn. [11] The District line had 173 motor cars that were less than fifteen ...
All District line trains terminate at Wimbledon; passengers must change at Earl's Court for Ealing Broadway, Upminster, and Richmond. To the east of the station, the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines share the same tracks towards Baker Street. To the west all four lines run to Paddington, but the routes to Hammersmith and the Circle and ...