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As the only station in the area when it opened, it was initially named 'Ealing', [9] [page needed] but was renamed Ealing Broadway in 1875. [10] District Railway (DR, now the District Line) services commenced on 1 July 1879, when the DR opened a branch from Turnham Green on its Richmond line. The DR built its own three-platform station ...
Ealing Broadway was designed by Keith Scott of Building Design Partnership. The 12 acres (4.9 ha) site cost £60 million to build, [5] and was built on a site that formerly consisted of housing. [6] The development also consisted of office space, a library, a gym, and two sculptures: The Family and The Horse. [5]
Ealing (/ ˈ iː l ɪ ŋ /) is a district in west London, England, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. [2] It is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
The section from Barons Court to Ealing Broadway remains at −210 V with a rail outside the running rail at +420 V, giving a potential difference of 630 V. [34] The two sections over which main line trains run, from East Putney to Wimbledon, and from Gunnersbury to Richmond, have the centre rail bonded to the running rails. [ 35 ]
Ealing Broadway — — 3 August 1920: Ealing branch Connects with District line, Elizabeth line and National Rail services. Opened by District Railway in 1879, link to main-line station opened in 1965/6. [62] West Acton: 1.53 0.95 5 November 1923: Ealing branch: North Acton: 2.49 1.55
London Buses route SL8, formerly London Buses route 607, is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England.Running between Uxbridge station and White City bus station, it is operated by Metroline.
In 1984, the northern section to Argyle Road was cut back to Ealing Broadway. In 1985, the 65 was converted to one-person operation using MCW Metrobuses , all based at Norbiton. [ 4 ] In 1987, the route was reduced further, with the southern portion of the route to Chessington cut back to Kingston.
Its administrative centre is in Ealing Broadway. Ealing London Borough Council is the local authority. Ealing has long been known as the "Queen of the Suburbs" due to its many parks and tree-lined streets; the term was coined in 1902 by borough surveyor Charles Jones. [4] This is reflected by the tree emblem on its council logo and its coat of ...