Eastcote is a

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station in

Eastcote Eastcote is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in northwest London. In the Middle Ages, Eastcote was one of the three areas that made up the parish of Ruislip, under the name of Ascot. The name came from its position to the e ...

in the west of Greater London. The station is on the branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between and stations. The station is located on Field End Road. It is in

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History

The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between and and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, being the only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track

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was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. Progressive development in the north

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area over the next two decades lead to the gradual opening of additional stations along the Uxbridge branch to encourage the growth of new residential areas. Eastcote opened on 26 May 1906 as Eastcote Halt. On 1 March 1910, an extension of the

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from to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at was opened 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. The station was rebuilt between 1937 and 1939 to a design by

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which features the large cube-shaped brick and glass ticket hall capped with a flat reinforced concrete roof and geometrical forms typical of the new stations built in this period. The station buildings and platforms are Grade II listed. The station is surrounded by the suburb of

; the original centre, now known as Old Eastcote is some distance away. The Cavendish Pavilion nearby was a popular destination for outings in the first part of the twentieth century.

Services

Metropolitan line

The Metropolitan line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is eastbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday. The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 8tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations) * 8tph Westbound to Uxbridge The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 2tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (semi-fast) * 4tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations) * 4tph Eastbound to Baker Street (all stations) * 10tph Westbound to Uxbridge The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 7tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations) * 3tph Eastbound to Baker Street (all stations) * 10tph Westbound to Uxbridge

Piccadilly line

Between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge there is no Piccadilly Line service before approximately 06:30 (Monday - Friday) and 08:45 (Saturday - Sunday), except for one early morning departure from Uxbridge at 05:18 (Monday - Saturday) and 06:46 (Sunday). The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 3tph Eastbound to Cockfosters * 3tph Westbound to Uxbridge The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 6tph Eastbound to Cockfosters * 6tph Westbound to Uxbridge

Connections

London Buses routes

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and

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serve the station.

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