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The District line served the present Piccadilly line stations between Acton Town and Hounslow West as well as the former station of Osterley & Spring Grove (closed 1934) until District line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964. From 13 June 1905 until 28 February 1959, the District line ran a one-stop shuttle between Acton Town and South ...
Turnham Green is a London Underground station in Chiswick of the London Borough of Hounslow, west London.The station is served by the District and Piccadilly lines in a manner of cross-platform interchange although Piccadilly line trains normally stop at the station only at the beginning and end of the day, running through non-stop at other times. [7]
The tracks through Barons Court were first laid on 9 September 1874 when the District Railway (DR, now the District line) opened an extension from Earl's Court to Hammersmith. [10] When the line was constructed the area now known as " Barons Court " was open fields and market gardens to the west of the hamlet of North End and there was no call ...
The new station building serves all the lines, and the separate District Line station ticket hall was closed, although the building remains, and the original station facade is now the entrance for multiple shops. [17] [18] On Platform 9 (District line) there are some roundels of a style dating from c. 1908, three of which are replicas made in 1992.
On 1 March 1910, an extension of the District line was opened from South Harrow to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at Rayners Lane junction east of the station enabling District line trains to serve stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge from that date. On 23 October 1933, District line services were replaced by Piccadilly line trains ...
District and Hammersmith & City line trains run into Aldgate East from Liverpool Street and Tower Hill along two sides of the above triangle and pass through the site of the earlier station, most of which has been obliterated by the current junction alignment although the extensive width and height and irregular shape of the tunnel can be observed.
District line extends from South Harrow to connect to the MR at Rayners Lane and commences services to Uxbridge. [8] District line starts excursion services from Upminster to Southend-on-Sea. [8] Separate managements of the Bakerloo tube, Hampstead tube and Piccadilly tube companies merge into a single company—the London Electric Railway (LER).
Parsons Green is an intermediate terminating point for both District line services. Below are the seven sidings explained: Two sidings east of the station: One is only accessible from the eastbound running line, and can accommodate two D Stock or two S Stock trains