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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.
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 ]
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Transport Board, and from 23 October 1933 Piccadilly line trains ran through to Uxbridge and the District line shuttle withdrawn.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 ...
District line, then known as the District Railway, service began in 1902. [ 8 ] The District line was electrified in 1905 over a second pair of tracks, and the service was cut back from Upminster to East Ham; the station then served as the eastern terminus, where passengers transferred to steam trains, until 1908 when electrification was ...
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 ...
Opened (Wimbledon and Merton) with opening of the L&SWR main line: 22 October 1855: Opened (W&CR to Croydon) 1 October 1868: Opened (TM&WR to Tooting) 21 November 1881: Resited on the opposite side of Wimbledon Bridge: 3 June 1889: Opened (L&SWR/District to Putney) 1 June 1909: Renamed (Wimbledon) 7 July 1929: Opened (SR to South Merton) 2 June ...
During peak times trains also operate to Wimbledon. During off-peak times, 3 trains per hour from Wimbledon terminate at Barking (as of December 2014). 12 tph eastbound to Upminster (On Sundays alternate trains run to Barking only) 3 tph eastbound to Barking; 6 tph westbound to Ealing Broadway; 6 tph westbound to Richmond; 3 tph westbound to ...
The service had limited stops on the District Line and in the July 1912 the 08:00 departure from Ealing Broadway took two hours to reach Shoeburyness. Up to 1911 District Line electric locomotives worked as far as Little Ilford sidings (between East Ham and Barking) where an LT&SR steam locomotive took over. Once Barking platforms 2 and 3 were ...