North Ealing is a

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station on the

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branch of the

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between

Ealing Common Ealing Common is a large open space (approx ) in Ealing, West London. Boundaries The Ealing Common Area is bounded by Ealing Town Centre to the west, North Ealing and Hanger Hill to the north, Acton to the east and South Ealing and South ...

and

Park Royal Park Royal is an area in North West London, England, partly in the London Borough of Brent and partly the London Borough of Ealing. It is the site of the largest business park in London, but despite intensive existing use, the area is, toget ...

. The station is located on Station Road, a short distance from the junction of Queen's Drive and

Hanger Lane Hanger Lane is a major road in Ealing, London, England. The majority of the road forms the westernmost part of the A406 North Circular Road, running north from the A4020 Uxbridge Road at Ealing Common to the A40 Western Avenue at the Hanger Lan ...

(

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, North Circular Road). It is in

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West Acton West Acton is a place in West London, England. It is part of Acton, in the London Borough of Ealing. Neighbouring places * Park Royal * Acton * Ealing * Shepherd's Bush Shepherd's Bush is a district of West London, England, within the Lond ...

station on the Central line is located about 550 metres to the east at the other end of Queen's Drive. Despite its name, the station is geographically located to the east of

Ealing Broadway Ealing () is a district in West London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. Ealing is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Ealing was histor ...

; the areas of Gurnell,

Pitshanger Pitshanger (sometimes referred to as Pitshanger Village) is a small but busy local suburb, centred on the shops in Pitshanger Lane, located about 1 mile north of Ealing Broadway in west London. First mentioned in 1493, possibly meaning an area o ...

, Montpelier and Hanger Hill/Hanger Lane are more geographically suited to the term "North Ealing". There is even a primary school named North Ealing within Pitshanger.

History

North Ealing station was opened on 23 June 1903 by the

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(DR, now the

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) on its new extension from north of Ealing Common to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey (closed and replaced by

in 1931), where the Royal Agricultural Society's

show grounds had been recently opened. The line was opened fully to

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on 28 June 1903. This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common and

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, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to be

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and operate

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instead of

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trains. The deep-level tube lines open at that time (

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and

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) had been electrically powered from the start. North Ealing was the only station on the South Harrow branch not rebuilt in the 1930s to the "Holden" style for the start of the Piccadilly Line service. As a result, it retains its slightly rural air. A 1930s railway sub-station is built alongside the Eastbound platform and is typical of the LPTB brick and concrete architectural style of the period. On 4 July 1932 the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at

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sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line and, from this date, District line trains west from Ealing Common ran to Ealing Broadway only. In 2018, it was announced that the station would gain step free access by 2022, as part of a £200m investment to increase the number of accessible stations on the Tube.

Services

The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is: *12tph to Cockfosters (Eastbound) *6tph to Rayners Lane (Westbound) *6tph to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane (Westbound) The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: *6tph to Cockfosters (Eastbound) *3tph to Rayners Lane (Westbound) *3tph to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane (Westbound)

Connections

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routes

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and night route N83 serve the station.

Gallery

Image:North Ealing stn look west.JPG, Looking westbound towards Park Royal Image:North Ealing stn look east.JPG, Looking eastbound towards Ealing Common Image:North Ealing stn high westbound.JPG, Looking west from footbridge Image:North Ealing stn roundel.JPG, Roundel Image:North Ealing tube station.jpg, Main Entrance

References

External links

* ** ** ** {{District line navbox Tube stations in the London Borough of Ealing Former Metropolitan District Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1903 London Underground stations located above ground Piccadilly line stations Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Ealing